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BitValve vs Haveno

Haveno has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 4.3, and Privacy 9.2 against 1.5.

BitValve

Custodial P2P marketplace with escrow; email-only tier capped at $1,000 a year

Privacy

1.5/ 10

Poor

Safety

4.3/ 10

Caution

ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →

Haveno

Open-source protocol for non-custodial Monero trading over Tor

Privacy

9.2/ 10

Excellent

Safety

7.3/ 10

Strong

ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

BitValveHaveno
Category P2P Exchanges P2P Exchanges
KYC policy ID on risk flag ID never required
Custody Custodial Non Custodial
Sign-up Email required No account needed
Open source No Yes
Tor onion address No No
Coins BTC, LTC, ETH, USDT XMR, BTC, ETH
Pay with Bank transfer, PayPal, Crypto Monero, Crypto, Bank transfer, Cash
Limits Email only: $1,000 per year. ID plus liveness selfie: $15,000 per year. Proof of address: unlimited. Not published
Jurisdiction Costa Rica Decentralised / none
Not available in Not marketed or directed to residents of the European Economic Area Not published
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only BitValve

CustodialRequires emailMay request IDAML screeningLegal entity disclosedRuns an affiliate programme

Both

Nothing distinct

Only Haveno

No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededAccepts MoneroOpen sourceNon-custodialSelf-hostable

Where they sit among p2p exchanges

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → Bisq Privacy 9.3 · Safety 8.0 Haveno Privacy 9.2 · Safety 7.3 Mostro Privacy 8.9 · Safety 7.3 Peer Privacy 7.3 · Safety 7.0 Vexl Privacy 6.1 · Safety 7.0 Hodl Hodl Privacy 6.0 · Safety 7.0 Dawnswap Privacy 9.7 · Safety 6.6 BasicSwap Privacy 9.2 · Safety 6.4 SkipShift Privacy 6.1 · Safety 6.4 Peach Bitcoin Privacy 6.5 · Safety 6.3 lnp2pBot Privacy 8.2 · Safety 5.8 RoboSats Privacy 8.7 · Safety 5.7 Bitpapa Privacy 1.9 · Safety 4.8 LocalCoinSwap Privacy 6.0 · Safety 4.7 BitValve Privacy 1.5 · Safety 4.3 Bitrica Privacy 5.7 · Safety 3.8 RetoSwap Privacy 8.9 · Safety 2.7 OpenMonero Privacy 6.6 · Safety 2.0
Trade Spend Infrastructure Identity 18 services. Hover or tap a point.

Questions

Is BitValve or Haveno safer?

Haveno has the higher Safety grade: BitValve 4.3, Haveno 7.3, out of 10.

Does BitValve or Haveno require KYC?

BitValve is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). Haveno is KYC level 0 (ID never required).

Which has more incidents on record?

BitValve has 0 and Haveno has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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