Bitania vs BitcoinVN
Bitania has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.4 against 5.3, and Privacy 8.5 against 5.6.
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 →
BitcoinVN
Vietnam-rooted swap desk operating since 2014; some orders need verification
Privacy
5.6/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.3/ 10
Caution
ID in rare cases KYC 2 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitania | BitcoinVN | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID in rare cases |
| Custody | Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, LTC, XMR, TRX, ETH, SOL, AVAX, USDT, USDC | BTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, LTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Monero, Lightning |
| Fees | 0.4% floating, 0.8% fixed; payout network fee paid by Bitania; refund fee withheld on refunds | Not published |
| Limits | Per-pair minimums and maximums shown before confirming | Widget showed a maximum of 100,000 USDT per order when checked |
| Founded | Not published | 2014 |
| 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 email neededNo phone neededOwn liquidityRefund without IDLegal entity disclosedRuns an affiliate programme
Both
No registrationAccepts MoneroClosed source
Only BitcoinVN
Accepts LightningMay request ID5+ years operating
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Bitania or BitcoinVN safer?
Bitania has the higher Safety grade: Bitania 6.4, BitcoinVN 5.3, out of 10.
Does Bitania or BitcoinVN require KYC?
Bitania is KYC level 0 (ID never required). BitcoinVN is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitania has 0 and BitcoinVN has 0 documented incidents in the registry.