Azteco vs Pocket Bitcoin
Azteco has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 5.5 against 4.3, and Privacy 7.3 against 0.4.
Azteco
Bitcoin vouchers bought with cash or card and redeemed to your own wallet
Privacy
7.3/ 10
Strong
Safety
5.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Pocket Bitcoin
Swiss bitcoin-only broker paying out to your own wallet; full verification since Dec 2025
Privacy
0.4/ 10
Poor
Safety
4.3/ 10
Caution
ID mandatory KYC 4 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Azteco | Pocket Bitcoin | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | No-KYC Exchanges | No-KYC Exchanges |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID mandatory |
| Custody | N/A | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | BTC |
| Pay with | Cash, Card, Lightning | Bank transfer |
| Fees | Commission is set by each retailer and shown on the voucher; on-chain vouchers include a network fee and some countries add a processing fee | 1.5% service fee plus a shared bitcoin network fee per payout |
| Limits | Vouchers start at $10; no maximum stated on the pages read | No tier without identity verification since 8 December 2025 (previously CHF/EUR 999 per month). A separate service handles amounts of CHF 100,000 and more. |
| Founded | Not published | 2020 |
| Jurisdiction | United States | Switzerland |
| Not available in | Not published | Countries under Swiss embargo and persons sanctioned by SECO are excluded |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 2 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Azteco
No registrationAccepts cashAccepts Lightning
Both
Legal entity disclosed
Only Pocket Bitcoin
Requires emailMay request IDThird-party liquidity5+ years operating
Where they sit among no-kyc exchanges
Questions
Is Azteco or Pocket Bitcoin safer?
Azteco has the higher Safety grade: Azteco 5.5, Pocket Bitcoin 4.3, out of 10.
Does Azteco or Pocket Bitcoin require KYC?
Azteco is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Pocket Bitcoin is KYC level 4 (ID mandatory).
Which has more incidents on record?
Azteco has 0 and Pocket Bitcoin has 2 documented incidents in the registry.