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Dawnswap vs OpenMonero

Dawnswap has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.6 against 2.0, and Privacy 9.7 against 6.6.

Dawnswap

Independent Haveno network for peer-to-peer Monero trading over Tor

Privacy

9.7/ 10

Excellent

Safety

6.6/ 10

Fair

ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →

OpenMonero

LocalMonero-style P2P Monero marketplace with repeated reported losses

Privacy

6.6/ 10

Fair

Safety

2.0/ 10

Poor

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

DawnswapOpenMonero
Category P2P Exchanges P2P Exchanges
KYC policy ID never required No ID mentioned
Custody Non Custodial Custodial
Sign-up No account needed Email optional
Open source Yes No
Tor onion address Yes No
Coins XMR, BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, USDT, USDC, DAI XMR
Pay with Monero, Crypto, Bank transfer, Cash Monero, Bank transfer, Cash
Fees Maker 0%, taker 0.4% Not published
Limits Minimum trade and deposit 0.02 XMR; minimum security deposit 5% Not published
Jurisdiction Decentralised / none Not published
Incidents on record 0 2
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only Dawnswap

No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceAccepts cashOpen sourceNon-custodial

Both

Accepts MoneroAnonymous operator

Only OpenMonero

Nothing distinct

Where they sit among p2p exchanges

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → Bisq Privacy 9.3 · Safety 8.0 Haveno Privacy 9.2 · Safety 7.3 Mostro Privacy 8.9 · Safety 7.3 Peer Privacy 7.3 · Safety 7.0 Vexl Privacy 6.1 · Safety 7.0 Hodl Hodl Privacy 6.0 · Safety 7.0 Dawnswap Privacy 9.7 · Safety 6.6 BasicSwap Privacy 9.2 · Safety 6.4 SkipShift Privacy 6.1 · Safety 6.4 Peach Bitcoin Privacy 6.5 · Safety 6.3 lnp2pBot Privacy 8.2 · Safety 5.8 RoboSats Privacy 8.7 · Safety 5.7 Bitpapa Privacy 1.9 · Safety 4.8 LocalCoinSwap Privacy 6.0 · Safety 4.7 BitValve Privacy 1.5 · Safety 4.3 Bitrica Privacy 5.7 · Safety 3.8 RetoSwap Privacy 8.9 · Safety 2.7 OpenMonero Privacy 6.6 · Safety 2.0
Trade Spend Infrastructure Identity 18 services. Hover or tap a point.

Questions

Is Dawnswap or OpenMonero safer?

Dawnswap has the higher Safety grade: Dawnswap 6.6, OpenMonero 2.0, out of 10.

Does Dawnswap or OpenMonero require KYC?

Dawnswap is KYC level 0 (ID never required). OpenMonero is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).

Which has more incidents on record?

Dawnswap has 0 and OpenMonero has 2 documented incidents in the registry.

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