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Baltex vs THORChain

THORChain has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 5.9 against 3.0, and Privacy 8.5 against 2.7.

Baltex

Swap service with standard, Monero-routed private, DEX and card-purchase modes

Privacy

2.7/ 10

Poor

Safety

3.0/ 10

Poor

ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →

THORChain

Cross-chain DEX protocol for native asset swaps, with an official swap interface

Privacy

8.5/ 10

Excellent

Safety

5.9/ 10

Fair

ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

BaltexTHORChain
Category Instant Swaps Instant Swaps
KYC policy ID on risk flag ID never required
Custody Mixed Non Custodial
Sign-up No account needed No account needed
Open source No Yes
Tor onion address No No
Coins BTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, USDC, SOL, ZEC, TON BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, DOGE, ZEC, SOL, RUNE
Pay with Crypto, Monero, Card Crypto
Fees Fee included in the quoted rate; user-error refunds only above $50 with a $50 processing fee plus network fees; AML refunds carry network fees only (per terms) Source-chain gas, outbound gas and a liquidity fee that varies with swap size and pool depth (per FAQ)
Limits Minimum set dynamically with reference to network fees Not published
Founded 2025 Not published
Not available in Not listed; terms say availability may be restricted where crypto activity is prohibited or limited by law Site terms exclude sanctioned jurisdictions and those flagged by FATF; the FAQ says the protocol has no geographic restrictions
Incidents on record 0 1
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only Baltex

Accepts MoneroClosed sourceThird-party liquidityAML screeningMay request ID

Both

No registrationAnonymous operator

Only THORChain

No email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodial

Where they sit among instant swaps

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → GhostSwap Privacy 10.0 · Safety 8.4 Chainflip Privacy 7.1 · Safety 8.3 Swap Market Privacy 9.3 · Safety 7.3 eigenwallet Privacy 8.9 · Safety 7.0 Bitania Privacy 8.5 · Safety 6.4 Godex Privacy 7.6 · Safety 6.3 n.exchange Privacy 3.1 · Safety 6.1 THORChain Privacy 8.5 · Safety 5.9 xchange.me Privacy 6.6 · Safety 5.9 SideShift.ai Privacy 4.2 · Safety 5.9 WizardSwap Privacy 8.2 · Safety 5.5 NativeSwap Privacy 7.3 · Safety 5.5 Alfacash Privacy 2.4 · Safety 5.5 BitcoinVN Privacy 5.6 · Safety 5.3 ETZ-Swap Privacy 7.5 · Safety 5.2 SimpleSwap Privacy 2.9 · Safety 5.0 0trace Privacy 8.9 · Safety 4.9 Mistex Privacy 8.9 · Safety 4.9 FixedFloat Privacy 3.7 · Safety 4.8 Flyp.me Privacy 3.2 · Safety 4.8 Mine.exchange Privacy 2.7 · Safety 4.8 NEAR Intents Privacy 6.4 · Safety 4.7 Swapuz Privacy 3.4 · Safety 4.7 NeverKYC Privacy 7.1 · Safety 4.6 OctoSwap Privacy 6.9 · Safety 4.6 AvanChange Privacy 2.4 · Safety 4.6 The Change Privacy 2.6 · Safety 4.5 CrystalTrade Privacy 2.0 · Safety 4.5 ChangeNOW Privacy 2.7 · Safety 4.4 StealthEX Privacy 2.7 · Safety 4.4 Changelly Privacy 1.7 · Safety 4.4 Pablo Cash Privacy 8.9 · Safety 4.3 SWAP.MY Privacy 8.3 · Safety 4.3 SilentSwap Privacy 5.9 · Safety 4.3 xchg Privacy 7.9 · Safety 4.0 StereoSwap Privacy 7.3 · Safety 4.0 PegasusSwap Privacy 7.2 · Safety 4.0 FuguSwap Privacy 7.0 · Safety 4.0 Fswap Privacy 3.6 · Safety 4.0 ChangeHero Privacy 3.4 · Safety 4.0 PLATOV Privacy 2.7 · Safety 4.0 CCE Cash Privacy 2.5 · Safety 4.0 Mchanger Privacy 2.4 · Safety 4.0 BitSwitch Privacy 4.0 · Safety 3.9 SecureShift Privacy 4.0 · Safety 3.9 Priamex Privacy 3.8 · Safety 3.9 Ninja.Exchange Privacy 3.6 · Safety 3.9 PulseLN Privacy 3.3 · Safety 3.9 ExWell Privacy 2.1 · Safety 3.9 xmr2cex Privacy 8.4 · Safety 3.7 Wagyu Privacy 5.4 · Safety 3.7 Nanswap Privacy 3.2 · Safety 3.7 Exolix Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.7 HiddenSwap Privacy 3.4 · Safety 3.6 ChainSwap Privacy 3.0 · Safety 3.6 InstantExchangers Privacy 3.0 · Safety 3.6 Rabbit Swap Privacy 2.9 · Safety 3.6 YellowChanger Privacy 2.6 · Safety 3.6 AlwaysMoney Privacy 2.0 · Safety 3.6 BitcoinBox Privacy 2.0 · Safety 3.6 RubyCash Privacy 2.0 · Safety 3.6 BitFlaming Privacy 1.5 · Safety 3.6 Mix Swap Privacy 3.4 · Safety 3.3 CoinCraddle Privacy 3.1 · Safety 3.0 GoExme Privacy 3.1 · Safety 3.0 BitXchange Privacy 3.0 · Safety 3.0 Baltex Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 Changee Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 EXC24 Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 Explace Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 Fujn Swap Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 SnapSwap Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 SwapGate Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 Swappix Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 Xgram.io Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 YBEX Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 Expeer Privacy 2.4 · Safety 3.0 EasyBit Privacy 2.3 · Safety 3.0 CoinPayMaster Privacy 1.9 · Safety 3.0 Lizex Privacy 3.0 · Safety 1.5 Swapter Privacy 2.7 · Safety 0.1
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Questions

Is Baltex or THORChain safer?

THORChain has the higher Safety grade: Baltex 3.0, THORChain 5.9, out of 10.

Does Baltex or THORChain require KYC?

Baltex is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). THORChain is KYC level 0 (ID never required).

Which has more incidents on record?

Baltex has 0 and THORChain has 1 documented incident in the registry.

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