Bitania vs CrystalTrade
Bitania has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.4 against 4.5, 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 →
CrystalTrade
Costa Rica-registered crypto exchanger with fiat payouts and blockchain-analytics risk scoring
Privacy
2.0/ 10
Poor
Safety
4.5/ 10
Caution
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitania | CrystalTrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID on risk flag |
| Custody | Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email optional |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, LTC, XMR, TRX, ETH, SOL, AVAX, USDT, USDC | BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, XMR, LTC, TRX, TON, DOGE, ZEC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Monero, Card |
| Fees | 0.4% floating, 0.8% fixed; payout network fee paid by Bitania; refund fee withheld on refunds | Fees included in the exchange rate; refunds carry a 5% manual processing fee |
| Limits | Per-pair minimums and maximums shown before confirming | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2022 |
| Jurisdiction | Panama | Costa Rica |
| Not available in | Cuba, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions; anyone under sanctions (terms s.2) | United States and US territories, plus a long list in the terms including China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Morocco, Qatar, Venezuela, North Korea, Syria and UN/EU-sanctioned countries |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Bitania
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededOwn liquidityRefund without ID
Both
Accepts MoneroLegal entity disclosedClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programme
Only CrystalTrade
Requires emailAML screeningMay request IDExcludes US users
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Bitania or CrystalTrade safer?
Bitania has the higher Safety grade: Bitania 6.4, CrystalTrade 4.5, out of 10.
Does Bitania or CrystalTrade require KYC?
Bitania is KYC level 0 (ID never required). CrystalTrade is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitania has 0 and CrystalTrade has 0 documented incidents in the registry.