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AnonExch vs ShapeShift

It is a trade-off. ShapeShift has the higher Safety grade (6.2 against 4.3), while AnonExch has the higher Privacy grade (8.7 against 7.1).

AnonExch

Swap aggregator whose terms rule out KYC, AML screening and held funds

Privacy

8.7/ 10

Excellent

Safety

4.3/ 10

Caution

ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →

ShapeShift

DAO-run open-source wallet and DEX aggregator for multichain swaps

Privacy

7.1/ 10

Strong

Safety

6.2/ 10

Fair

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

AnonExchShapeShift
Category Swap Aggregators Swap Aggregators
KYC policy ID never required No ID mentioned
Custody Non Custodial Non Custodial
Sign-up No account needed No account needed
Open source No Yes
Tor onion address Yes No
Coins BTC, XMR, ETH, LTC, USDT, SOL, TRX, ZEC BTC, ETH, RUNE, CACAO, ATOM, DOGE, LTC, BCH, SOL
Pay with Crypto, Monero Crypto
Fees Homepage: fees typically 0.4%, already included in the quoted receive amount Not published
Limits Per-asset minimums; no maximum stated Not published
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only AnonExch

Tor onion serviceAccepts MoneroNo-logs policyRefund without IDClosed sourceAnonymous operatorRuns an affiliate programme

Both

No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededThird-party liquidity

Only ShapeShift

Open source5+ years operating

Where they sit among swap aggregators

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → ShapeShift Privacy 7.1 · Safety 6.2 B2P Central Privacy 7.7 · Safety 4.4 THORSwap Privacy 6.9 · Safety 4.4 AnonExch Privacy 8.7 · Safety 4.3 InstaSwap Privacy 6.0 · Safety 4.3 Changerella Privacy 6.7 · Safety 3.7 SplitNOW Privacy 6.0 · Safety 3.4 CypherGoat Privacy 5.4 · Safety 5.2 BestChange Privacy 3.4 · Safety 4.7 CoinoSwap Privacy 3.4 · Safety 4.2 Flashift Privacy 2.9 · Safety 4.2 OrangeFren Privacy 4.9 · Safety 4.1 Intercambio Privacy 5.3 · Safety 3.7 Trocador Privacy 4.2 · Safety 3.7 Swapzone Privacy 3.4 · Safety 3.7 Rango Exchange Privacy 2.9 · Safety 3.7 TorrentSwap Privacy 3.4 · Safety 3.4 Acechange.io Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.4 Houdini Swap Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.4 SwapSpace Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.4 Husher Privacy 2.3 · Safety 3.4 SwapZilla Privacy 3.1 · Safety 3.0
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Questions

Is AnonExch or ShapeShift safer?

ShapeShift has the higher Safety grade: AnonExch 4.3, ShapeShift 6.2, out of 10.

Does AnonExch or ShapeShift require KYC?

AnonExch is KYC level 0 (ID never required). ShapeShift is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).

Which has more incidents on record?

AnonExch has 0 and ShapeShift has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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