Bitania vs ChangeNOW
Bitania has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.4 against 4.4, and Privacy 8.5 against 2.7.
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 →
ChangeNOW
High-volume instant swap service; no account needed, AML/KYC policy applies
Privacy
2.7/ 10
Poor
Safety
4.4/ 10
Caution
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitania | ChangeNOW | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, USDT, LTC, SOL, XRP, TRX |
| 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 | 2017 |
| 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 disclosed
Both
No registrationAccepts MoneroClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programme
Only ChangeNOW
Third-party liquidityAML screeningMay request ID5+ years operating
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Bitania or ChangeNOW safer?
Bitania has the higher Safety grade: Bitania 6.4, ChangeNOW 4.4, out of 10.
Does Bitania or ChangeNOW require KYC?
Bitania is KYC level 0 (ID never required). ChangeNOW is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitania has 0 and ChangeNOW has 0 documented incidents in the registry.