Bitania vs PulseLN
Bitania has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.4 against 3.9, and Privacy 8.5 against 3.3.
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 →
PulseLN
No-signup instant swaps across Lightning, PulseChain and other networks
Privacy
3.3/ 10
Poor
Safety
3.9/ 10
Poor
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitania | PulseLN | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, PLS, BNB, ETH, SOL, TRX, XMR, LTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Lightning, Monero |
| Fees | 0.4% floating, 0.8% fixed; payout network fee paid by Bitania; refund fee withheld on refunds | Swap fee plus a fixed routing fee shown in the quote; discounts for holders of the service's PLN token |
| Limits | Per-pair minimums and maximums shown before confirming | Per-pair minimum and maximum shown in the swap form |
| Jurisdiction | Panama | Not published |
| Not available in | Cuba, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions; anyone under sanctions (terms s.2) | United States, North Korea, Eritrea, Cuba, and countries under UN sanctions (list last updated 3 May 2026) |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Bitania
No email neededNo phone neededOwn liquidityRefund without IDLegal entity disclosedClosed source
Both
No registrationAccepts MoneroRuns an affiliate programme
Only PulseLN
Accepts LightningMay request IDAML screeningAnonymous operatorExcludes US users
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Bitania or PulseLN safer?
Bitania has the higher Safety grade: Bitania 6.4, PulseLN 3.9, out of 10.
Does Bitania or PulseLN require KYC?
Bitania is KYC level 0 (ID never required). PulseLN is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitania has 0 and PulseLN has 0 documented incidents in the registry.