Bitania vs Expeer
Bitania has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.4 against 3.0, and Privacy 8.5 against 2.4.
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 →
Expeer
Crypto-only instant swap with Lightning; deposits risk-scored and held for ID above set thresholds
Privacy
2.4/ 10
Poor
Safety
3.0/ 10
Poor
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitania | Expeer | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID on risk flag |
| Custody | Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email required |
| 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, SOL, BNB, DOGE |
| 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 | Fee included in the quoted rate; underpayment refunds 0.2%-2%; AML-hold returns up to 5% capped at USD 100 |
| Limits | Per-pair minimums and maximums shown before confirming | Not published |
| 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 Expeer
Requires emailAccepts LightningThird-party liquidityAML screeningMay request IDAnonymous operator
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Bitania or Expeer safer?
Bitania has the higher Safety grade: Bitania 6.4, Expeer 3.0, out of 10.
Does Bitania or Expeer require KYC?
Bitania is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Expeer is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitania has 0 and Expeer has 0 documented incidents in the registry.