BasicSwap vs Hodl Hodl
It is a trade-off. Hodl Hodl has the higher Safety grade (7.0 against 6.4), while BasicSwap has the higher Privacy grade (9.2 against 6.0).
BasicSwap
Self-hosted cross-chain DEX using atomic swaps for Bitcoin, Monero and more
Privacy
9.2/ 10
Excellent
Safety
6.4/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Hodl Hodl
Web-based P2P bitcoin trading with 2-of-3 multisig escrow
Privacy
6.0/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| BasicSwap | Hodl Hodl | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email required |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, XMR, LTC, PART, FIRO, DASH | BTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Bank transfer, Cash, Gift card |
| Fees | Not published | 0.75% per party (up to 1.5% per trade); 0.5% for referred users |
| Limits | Not published | Minimum 0.00025 BTC; maximum 1, 2 or 5 BTC per trade by account level |
| Jurisdiction | Decentralised / none | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 1 | 1 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only BasicSwap
No registrationNo email neededAccepts MoneroOpen sourceSelf-hostable
Both
No phone neededNon-custodial
Only Hodl Hodl
Multisig or hold-invoice escrowLegal entity disclosedRequires emailClosed source5+ years operatingRuns an affiliate programme
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is BasicSwap or Hodl Hodl safer?
Hodl Hodl has the higher Safety grade: BasicSwap 6.4, Hodl Hodl 7.0, out of 10.
Does BasicSwap or Hodl Hodl require KYC?
BasicSwap is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Hodl Hodl is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
BasicSwap has 1 and Hodl Hodl has 1 documented incident in the registry.