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Changelly vs GhostSwap

GhostSwap has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.4 against 4.4, and Privacy 10.0 against 1.7.

Changelly

Long-running instant crypto exchange with a fiat on-ramp marketplace

Privacy

1.7/ 10

Poor

Safety

4.4/ 10

Caution

ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →

GhostSwap

Swap front-end routing orders through third-party processing partners

Privacy

10.0/ 10

Excellent

Safety

8.4/ 10

Strong

ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

ChangellyGhostSwap
Category Instant Swaps Instant Swaps
KYC policy ID on risk flag ID never required
Custody Custodial Custodial
Sign-up Email required No account needed
Open source No Yes
Tor onion address No Yes
Coins BTC, ETH, XMR, LTC, SOL, XRP, TRX, USDT BTC, ETH, XMR, ZEC, SOL, USDT
Pay with Crypto, Monero, Card Crypto, Monero
Fees 0.25% of the output amount on floating-rate swaps (per terms); fixed-rate fee built into the quoted rate Not published
Limits Not published Limits depend on the pair and are shown in the swap form; the homepage example showed 0.00001 BTC minimum and 2 BTC maximum when checked
Founded 2015 2024
Not available in Afghanistan, Austria, Bangladesh, Crimea, Cuba, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, North Korea, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and territories, Venezuela, Yemen Jurisdictions under comprehensive sanctions
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only Changelly

5+ years operatingExcludes US usersRequires emailClosed sourceThird-party liquidityAML screeningMay request ID

Both

Accepts MoneroRuns an affiliate programme

Only GhostSwap

No registrationAccount-number loginNo email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceWorks without JavaScriptAccepts LightningOpen sourceNon-custodialNo-logs policyOwn liquidityMultisig or hold-invoice escrowRefund without IDAnonymous operator

Where they sit among instant swaps

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → GhostSwap Privacy 10.0 · Safety 8.4 Chainflip Privacy 7.1 · Safety 8.3 Swap Market Privacy 9.3 · Safety 7.3 eigenwallet Privacy 8.9 · Safety 7.0 Bitania Privacy 8.5 · Safety 6.4 Godex Privacy 7.6 · Safety 6.3 n.exchange Privacy 3.1 · Safety 6.1 THORChain Privacy 8.5 · Safety 5.9 xchange.me Privacy 6.6 · Safety 5.9 SideShift.ai Privacy 4.2 · Safety 5.9 WizardSwap Privacy 8.2 · Safety 5.5 NativeSwap Privacy 7.3 · Safety 5.5 Alfacash Privacy 2.4 · Safety 5.5 BitcoinVN Privacy 5.6 · Safety 5.3 ETZ-Swap Privacy 7.5 · Safety 5.2 SimpleSwap Privacy 2.9 · Safety 5.0 0trace Privacy 8.9 · Safety 4.9 Mistex Privacy 8.9 · Safety 4.9 FixedFloat Privacy 3.7 · Safety 4.8 Flyp.me Privacy 3.2 · Safety 4.8 Mine.exchange Privacy 2.7 · Safety 4.8 NEAR Intents Privacy 6.4 · Safety 4.7 Swapuz Privacy 3.4 · Safety 4.7 NeverKYC Privacy 7.1 · Safety 4.6 OctoSwap Privacy 6.9 · Safety 4.6 AvanChange Privacy 2.4 · Safety 4.6 The Change Privacy 2.6 · Safety 4.5 CrystalTrade Privacy 2.0 · Safety 4.5 ChangeNOW Privacy 2.7 · Safety 4.4 StealthEX Privacy 2.7 · Safety 4.4 Changelly Privacy 1.7 · Safety 4.4 Pablo Cash Privacy 8.9 · Safety 4.3 SWAP.MY Privacy 8.3 · Safety 4.3 SilentSwap Privacy 5.9 · Safety 4.3 xchg Privacy 7.9 · Safety 4.0 StereoSwap Privacy 7.3 · Safety 4.0 PegasusSwap Privacy 7.2 · Safety 4.0 FuguSwap Privacy 7.0 · Safety 4.0 Fswap Privacy 3.6 · Safety 4.0 ChangeHero Privacy 3.4 · Safety 4.0 PLATOV Privacy 2.7 · Safety 4.0 CCE Cash Privacy 2.5 · Safety 4.0 Mchanger Privacy 2.4 · Safety 4.0 BitSwitch Privacy 4.0 · Safety 3.9 SecureShift Privacy 4.0 · Safety 3.9 Priamex Privacy 3.8 · Safety 3.9 Ninja.Exchange Privacy 3.6 · Safety 3.9 PulseLN Privacy 3.3 · Safety 3.9 ExWell Privacy 2.1 · Safety 3.9 xmr2cex Privacy 8.4 · Safety 3.7 Wagyu Privacy 5.4 · Safety 3.7 Nanswap Privacy 3.2 · Safety 3.7 Exolix Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.7 HiddenSwap Privacy 3.4 · Safety 3.6 ChainSwap Privacy 3.0 · Safety 3.6 InstantExchangers Privacy 3.0 · Safety 3.6 Rabbit Swap Privacy 2.9 · Safety 3.6 YellowChanger Privacy 2.6 · Safety 3.6 AlwaysMoney Privacy 2.0 · Safety 3.6 BitcoinBox Privacy 2.0 · Safety 3.6 RubyCash Privacy 2.0 · Safety 3.6 BitFlaming Privacy 1.5 · Safety 3.6 Mix Swap Privacy 3.4 · Safety 3.3 CoinCraddle Privacy 3.1 · Safety 3.0 GoExme Privacy 3.1 · Safety 3.0 BitXchange Privacy 3.0 · Safety 3.0 Baltex Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 Changee Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 EXC24 Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 Explace Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 Fujn Swap Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 SnapSwap Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 SwapGate Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 Swappix Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 Xgram.io Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 YBEX Privacy 2.7 · Safety 3.0 Expeer Privacy 2.4 · Safety 3.0 EasyBit Privacy 2.3 · Safety 3.0 CoinPayMaster Privacy 1.9 · Safety 3.0 Lizex Privacy 3.0 · Safety 1.5 Swapter Privacy 2.7 · Safety 0.1
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Questions

Is Changelly or GhostSwap safer?

GhostSwap has the higher Safety grade: Changelly 4.4, GhostSwap 8.4, out of 10.

Does Changelly or GhostSwap require KYC?

Changelly is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). GhostSwap is KYC level 0 (ID never required).

Which has more incidents on record?

Changelly has 0 and GhostSwap has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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