BitcoinVN vs Chainflip
Chainflip has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.3 against 5.3, and Privacy 7.1 against 5.6.
BitcoinVN
Vietnam-rooted swap desk operating since 2014; some orders need verification
Privacy
5.6/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.3/ 10
Caution
ID in rare cases KYC 2 Docs reviewed Full review →
Chainflip
Cross-chain DEX protocol for native BTC, ETH, SOL and stablecoin swaps
Privacy
7.1/ 10
Strong
Safety
8.3/ 10
Strong
ID in rare cases KYC 2 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| BitcoinVN | Chainflip | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID in rare cases | ID in rare cases |
| Custody | Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, LTC | BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, USDT, DOT, TRX, FLIP |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero, Lightning | Crypto |
| Limits | Widget showed a maximum of 100,000 USDT per order when checked | Not published |
| Founded | 2014 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Germany |
| Not available in | Not published | Persons subject to sanctions regimes are barred by the front-end terms; no country list published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only BitcoinVN
Accepts MoneroAccepts LightningMay request IDClosed source5+ years operating
Both
No registration
Only Chainflip
No email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodialIndependent auditLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is BitcoinVN or Chainflip safer?
Chainflip has the higher Safety grade: BitcoinVN 5.3, Chainflip 8.3, out of 10.
Does BitcoinVN or Chainflip require KYC?
BitcoinVN is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases). Chainflip is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases).
Which has more incidents on record?
BitcoinVN has 0 and Chainflip has 0 documented incidents in the registry.