Bitania vs BitcoinBox
Bitania has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.4 against 3.6, and Privacy 8.5 against 2.0.
Bitania
Instant crypto swap paying out from its own liquidity, with PGP-signed swap receipts and a SimpleX bot
Privacy
8.5/ 10
Excellent
Safety
6.4/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
BitcoinBox
Order-based exchanger whose policy sets risk-score bands and Sumsub KYC on flagged orders
Privacy
2.0/ 10
Poor
Safety
3.6/ 10
Poor
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitania | BitcoinBox | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID on risk flag |
| Custody | Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Not published |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, LTC, XMR, TRX, ETH, SOL, AVAX, USDT, USDC | Not published |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto |
| Fees | 0.4% floating, 0.8% fixed; payout network fee paid by Bitania; refund fee withheld on refunds | Refund after a failed review may cost up to 5% (max $100 equivalent); fees published on the site |
| Limits | Per-pair minimums and maximums shown before confirming | Reviews can take 24-72 hours and up to 30 working days |
| Jurisdiction | Panama | Not published |
| Not available in | Cuba, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions; anyone under sanctions (terms s.2) | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Bitania
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededAccepts MoneroOwn liquidityRefund without IDLegal entity disclosedRuns an affiliate programme
Both
Closed source
Only BitcoinBox
AML screeningMay request IDAnonymous operator
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Bitania or BitcoinBox safer?
Bitania has the higher Safety grade: Bitania 6.4, BitcoinBox 3.6, out of 10.
Does Bitania or BitcoinBox require KYC?
Bitania is KYC level 0 (ID never required). BitcoinBox is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitania has 0 and BitcoinBox has 0 documented incidents in the registry.