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Bisq vs BitValve

Bisq has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.0 against 4.3, and Privacy 9.3 against 1.5.

Bisq

Open-source desktop P2P exchange for bitcoin with no registration

Privacy

9.3/ 10

Excellent

Safety

8.0/ 10

Strong

ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →

BitValve

Custodial P2P marketplace with escrow; email-only tier capped at $1,000 a year

Privacy

1.5/ 10

Poor

Safety

4.3/ 10

Caution

ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

BisqBitValve
Category P2P Exchanges P2P Exchanges
KYC policy ID never required ID on risk flag
Custody Non Custodial Custodial
Sign-up No account needed Email required
Open source Yes No
Tor onion address No No
Coins BTC, XMR BTC, LTC, ETH, USDT
Pay with Bank transfer, Cash, Crypto, Monero Bank transfer, PayPal, Crypto
Limits Not published Email only: $1,000 per year. ID plus liveness selfie: $15,000 per year. Proof of address: unlimited.
Founded 2014 Not published
Jurisdiction Decentralised / none Costa Rica
Not available in Not published Not marketed or directed to residents of the European Economic Area
Incidents on record 1 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only Bisq

No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededAccepts MoneroAccepts cashOpen sourceNon-custodialMultisig or hold-invoice escrow5+ years operating

Both

Nothing distinct

Only BitValve

CustodialRequires emailMay request IDAML screeningLegal entity disclosedRuns an affiliate programme

Where they sit among p2p exchanges

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → Bisq Privacy 9.3 · Safety 8.0 Haveno Privacy 9.2 · Safety 7.3 Mostro Privacy 8.9 · Safety 7.3 Peer Privacy 7.3 · Safety 7.0 Vexl Privacy 6.1 · Safety 7.0 Hodl Hodl Privacy 6.0 · Safety 7.0 Dawnswap Privacy 9.7 · Safety 6.6 BasicSwap Privacy 9.2 · Safety 6.4 SkipShift Privacy 6.1 · Safety 6.4 Peach Bitcoin Privacy 6.5 · Safety 6.3 lnp2pBot Privacy 8.2 · Safety 5.8 RoboSats Privacy 8.7 · Safety 5.7 Bitpapa Privacy 1.9 · Safety 4.8 LocalCoinSwap Privacy 6.0 · Safety 4.7 BitValve Privacy 1.5 · Safety 4.3 Bitrica Privacy 5.7 · Safety 3.8 RetoSwap Privacy 8.9 · Safety 2.7 OpenMonero Privacy 6.6 · Safety 2.0
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Questions

Is Bisq or BitValve safer?

Bisq has the higher Safety grade: Bisq 8.0, BitValve 4.3, out of 10.

Does Bisq or BitValve require KYC?

Bisq is KYC level 0 (ID never required). BitValve is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).

Which has more incidents on record?

Bisq has 1 and BitValve has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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