Chainflip vs SideShift.ai
Chainflip has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.3 against 5.9, and Privacy 7.1 against 4.2.
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 →
SideShift.ai
Account-free shifting service with automated risk screening; not available in the US
Privacy
4.2/ 10
Caution
Safety
5.9/ 10
Fair
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Chainflip | SideShift.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID in rare cases | ID on risk flag |
| 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, SOL, BCH |
| Pay with | Crypto | Crypto, Monero, Lightning |
| Founded | Not published | 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 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, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Chainflip
Open sourceNon-custodialIndependent audit
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededLegal entity disclosed
Only SideShift.ai
Accepts MoneroAccepts LightningAML screeningExcludes US usersClosed source5+ years operatingRuns an affiliate programme
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Chainflip or SideShift.ai safer?
Chainflip has the higher Safety grade: Chainflip 8.3, SideShift.ai 5.9, out of 10.
Does Chainflip or SideShift.ai require KYC?
Chainflip is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases). SideShift.ai is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Chainflip has 0 and SideShift.ai has 0 documented incidents in the registry.