Bitania vs The Change
Bitania has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.4 against 4.5, and Privacy 8.5 against 2.6.
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 →
The Change
Instant crypto exchange run by a Panama-registered company, usable as a guest
Privacy
2.6/ 10
Poor
Safety
4.5/ 10
Caution
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitania | The Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, SOL, LTC, DOGE, XRP, TRX |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto |
| Fees | 0.4% floating, 0.8% fixed; payout network fee paid by Bitania; refund fee withheld on refunds | 0.40% for guests; 0.35% down to 0.20% for registered users by monthly volume |
| Limits | Per-pair minimums and maximums shown before confirming | Per-pair minimum and maximum shown on the order form (BTC pair showed about 0.00012 to 100 BTC when checked) |
| Jurisdiction | Panama | Panama |
| Not available in | Cuba, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions; anyone under sanctions (terms s.2) | United States and territories, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine and sanctioned countries (partial list; see rules) |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Bitania
No email neededNo phone neededAccepts MoneroOwn liquidityRefund without ID
Both
No registrationLegal entity disclosedClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programme
Only The Change
Excludes US usersAML screeningMay request ID
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Bitania or The Change safer?
Bitania has the higher Safety grade: Bitania 6.4, The Change 4.5, out of 10.
Does Bitania or The Change require KYC?
Bitania is KYC level 0 (ID never required). The Change is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitania has 0 and The Change has 0 documented incidents in the registry.