Bitania vs YellowChanger
Bitania has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.4 against 3.6, 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 →
YellowChanger
Russian-language exchanger for crypto and rubles (SBP, Sber); ID can be demanded on high-risk deposits
Privacy
2.6/ 10
Poor
Safety
3.6/ 10
Poor
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Bitania | YellowChanger | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, USDT, ETH |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Bank transfer |
| Fees | 0.4% floating, 0.8% fixed; payout network fee paid by Bitania; refund fee withheld on refunds | Green mode 0.2%-0.5% by monthly volume tier; ruble directions 2% (homepage table) |
| 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) | Residents and citizens of UN, EU or US sanctioned states and countries where crypto is banned (rules s.4.4) |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Bitania
No email neededNo phone neededAccepts MoneroOwn liquidityRefund without IDLegal entity disclosed
Both
No registrationClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programme
Only YellowChanger
AML screeningMay request IDAnonymous operator
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Bitania or YellowChanger safer?
Bitania has the higher Safety grade: Bitania 6.4, YellowChanger 3.6, out of 10.
Does Bitania or YellowChanger require KYC?
Bitania is KYC level 0 (ID never required). YellowChanger is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Bitania has 0 and YellowChanger has 0 documented incidents in the registry.