Chainflip vs The Change
Chainflip has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.3 against 4.5, and Privacy 7.1 against 2.6.
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 →
The Change
Instant crypto exchange run by a Panama-registered company, usable as a guest
Privacy
2.6/ 10
Poor
Safety
4.5/ 10
Caution
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Chainflip | The Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID in rare cases | ID on risk flag |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email optional |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, USDT, DOT, TRX, FLIP | BTC, ETH, SOL, LTC, DOGE, XRP, TRX |
| Pay with | Crypto | Crypto |
| Fees | Not published | 0.40% for guests; 0.35% down to 0.20% for registered users by monthly volume |
| Limits | Not published | Per-pair minimum and maximum shown on the order form (BTC pair showed about 0.00012 to 100 BTC when checked) |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | Panama |
| Not available in | Persons subject to sanctions regimes are barred by the front-end terms; no country list published | United States and territories, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine and sanctioned countries (partial list; see rules) |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Chainflip
No email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodialIndependent audit
Both
No registrationLegal entity disclosed
Only The Change
Runs an affiliate programmeExcludes US usersClosed sourceAML screeningMay request ID
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Chainflip or The Change safer?
Chainflip has the higher Safety grade: Chainflip 8.3, The Change 4.5, out of 10.
Does Chainflip or The Change require KYC?
Chainflip is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases). The Change is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Chainflip has 0 and The Change has 0 documented incidents in the registry.