BitcoinVN vs Swap Market
Swap Market has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 5.3, and Privacy 9.3 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 →
Swap Market
Open-source front end for atomic swaps between Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid and Rootstock
Privacy
9.3/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| BitcoinVN | Swap Market | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID in rare cases | ID never required |
| Custody | Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | BTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, LTC | BTC, L-BTC, RBTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero, Lightning | Crypto, Lightning |
| Fees | Not published | Set by each backend provider and shown before the swap |
| Limits | Widget showed a maximum of 100,000 USDT per order when checked | Set by each backend provider |
| Founded | 2014 | 2024 |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only BitcoinVN
Accepts MoneroMay request IDClosed source5+ years operating
Both
No registrationAccepts Lightning
Only Swap Market
No email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceOpen sourceNon-custodialSelf-hostable
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is BitcoinVN or Swap Market safer?
Swap Market has the higher Safety grade: BitcoinVN 5.3, Swap Market 7.3, out of 10.
Does BitcoinVN or Swap Market require KYC?
BitcoinVN is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases). Swap Market is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
BitcoinVN has 0 and Swap Market has 0 documented incidents in the registry.