Bitania vs BitSwitch
Bitania has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.4 against 3.9, and Privacy 8.5 against 4.0.
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 →
BitSwitch
Signup-free swap with a refund address and a hybrid of own and third-party liquidity
Privacy
4.0/ 10
Caution
Safety
3.9/ 10
Poor
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitania | BitSwitch | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID on risk flag |
| 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, ETH, XMR, USDC, ETC, POL |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Monero |
| 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 | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2022 |
| 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 phone neededOwn liquidityRefund without IDLegal entity disclosedRuns an affiliate programme
Both
No registrationNo email neededAccepts MoneroClosed source
Only BitSwitch
May request IDAnonymous operator
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Bitania or BitSwitch safer?
Bitania has the higher Safety grade: Bitania 6.4, BitSwitch 3.9, out of 10.
Does Bitania or BitSwitch require KYC?
Bitania is KYC level 0 (ID never required). BitSwitch is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitania has 0 and BitSwitch has 0 documented incidents in the registry.