BitValve vs Hodl Hodl
Hodl Hodl has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.0 against 4.3, and Privacy 6.0 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 →
Hodl Hodl
Web-based P2P bitcoin trading with 2-of-3 multisig escrow
Privacy
6.0/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| BitValve | Hodl Hodl | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | Email required | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, LTC, ETH, USDT | BTC |
| Pay with | Bank transfer, PayPal, Crypto | Bank transfer, Cash, Gift card |
| Fees | Not published | 0.75% per party (up to 1.5% per trade); 0.5% for referred users |
| Limits | Email only: $1,000 per year. ID plus liveness selfie: $15,000 per year. Proof of address: unlimited. | Minimum 0.00025 BTC; maximum 1, 2 or 5 BTC per trade by account level |
| Jurisdiction | Costa Rica | Not published |
| Not available in | Not marketed or directed to residents of the European Economic Area | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 1 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only BitValve
CustodialMay request IDAML screening
Both
Requires emailLegal entity disclosedRuns an affiliate programme
Only Hodl Hodl
No phone neededNon-custodialMultisig or hold-invoice escrowClosed source5+ years operating
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is BitValve or Hodl Hodl safer?
Hodl Hodl has the higher Safety grade: BitValve 4.3, Hodl Hodl 7.0, out of 10.
Does BitValve or Hodl Hodl require KYC?
BitValve is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). Hodl Hodl is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
BitValve has 0 and Hodl Hodl has 1 documented incident in the registry.