Chainflip vs Godex
It is a trade-off. Chainflip has the higher Safety grade (8.3 against 6.3), while Godex has the higher Privacy grade (7.6 against 7.1).
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 →
Godex
Registration-free instant exchange with no stated volume limits
Privacy
7.6/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.3/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Chainflip | Godex | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID in rare cases | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, USDT, DOT, TRX, FLIP | BTC, ETH, XMR, USDT, LTC, ZEC, DASH |
| Pay with | Crypto | Crypto, Monero |
| Limits | Not published | Site states there is no upper limit on swap volume |
| Founded | Not published | 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | Seychelles (per third-party review quoted on site) |
| Not available in | Persons subject to sanctions regimes are barred by the front-end terms; no country list published | US, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Sudan, Crimea, Bangladesh, Bolivia (terms s.3.2) |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Chainflip
Open sourceNon-custodialIndependent auditLegal entity disclosed
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone needed
Only Godex
Accepts MoneroExcludes US usersClosed source5+ years operatingRuns an affiliate programmeRefund without ID
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Chainflip or Godex safer?
Chainflip has the higher Safety grade: Chainflip 8.3, Godex 6.3, out of 10.
Does Chainflip or Godex require KYC?
Chainflip is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases). Godex is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Chainflip has 0 and Godex has 0 documented incidents in the registry.