Bitania vs xchange.me
Bitania has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.4 against 5.9, and Privacy 8.5 against 6.6.
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 →
xchange.me
Accountless floating-rate swap from privacy coins and BTC into 200+ assets
Privacy
6.6/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.9/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitania | xchange.me | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | BTC, LTC, XMR, TRX, ETH, SOL, AVAX, USDT, USDC | BTC, XMR, ETH, LTC, DASH, ZEC, FIRO |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Monero |
| Fees | 0.4% floating, 0.8% fixed; payout network fee paid by Bitania; refund fee withheld on refunds | Per fee table when checked: BTC 2%, XMR 1%, other deposit coins 3% |
| Limits | Per-pair minimums and maximums shown before confirming | Per-coin minimums (e.g. 0.01 BTC, 2 XMR); no maximum stated |
| Founded | Not published | 2017 |
| Jurisdiction | Panama | Marshall Islands |
| Not available in | Cuba, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions; anyone under sanctions (terms s.2) | Iran, North Korea, Russia, Belarus and other FATF high-risk countries per terms |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Bitania
No email neededNo phone neededOwn liquidity
Both
No registrationAccepts MoneroRefund without IDLegal entity disclosedClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programme
Only xchange.me
Tor onion service5+ years operatingThird-party liquidityAML screening
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Bitania or xchange.me safer?
Bitania has the higher Safety grade: Bitania 6.4, xchange.me 5.9, out of 10.
Does Bitania or xchange.me require KYC?
Bitania is KYC level 0 (ID never required). xchange.me is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitania has 0 and xchange.me has 0 documented incidents in the registry.