Chainflip vs xchange.me
Chainflip has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.3 against 5.9, and Privacy 7.1 against 6.6.
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 →
xchange.me
Accountless floating-rate swap from privacy coins and BTC into 200+ assets
Privacy
6.6/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.9/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Chainflip | xchange.me | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yes |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, USDT, DOT, TRX, FLIP | BTC, XMR, ETH, LTC, DASH, ZEC, FIRO |
| Pay with | Crypto | Crypto, Monero |
| Fees | Not published | Per fee table when checked: BTC 2%, XMR 1%, other deposit coins 3% |
| Limits | Not published | Per-coin minimums (e.g. 0.01 BTC, 2 XMR); no maximum stated |
| Founded | Not published | 2017 |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | Marshall Islands |
| Not available in | Persons subject to sanctions regimes are barred by the front-end terms; no country list published | Iran, North Korea, Russia, Belarus and other FATF high-risk countries per terms |
| 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 xchange.me
Tor onion serviceAccepts Monero5+ years operatingThird-party liquidityAML screeningRefund without IDClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programme
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Chainflip or xchange.me safer?
Chainflip has the higher Safety grade: Chainflip 8.3, xchange.me 5.9, out of 10.
Does Chainflip or xchange.me require KYC?
Chainflip is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases). xchange.me is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Chainflip has 0 and xchange.me has 0 documented incidents in the registry.