ExWell vs GhostSwap
GhostSwap has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.4 against 3.9, and Privacy 10.0 against 2.1.
ExWell
Crypto exchange and TRON energy rental run by a Belize company, with risk-scored swaps
Privacy
2.1/ 10
Poor
Safety
3.9/ 10
Poor
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
| ExWell | GhostSwap | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | ID never required |
| Custody | Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | Not published | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | XMR, USDT, TRX, AAVE, SHIB, DAI | BTC, ETH, XMR, ZEC, SOL, USDT |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Monero |
| 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 | Not published | 2024 |
| Jurisdiction | Belize | Not published |
| Not available in | Terms: United States and US territories, Russia, Belarus, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Pakistan, occupied territories of Ukraine and others | Jurisdictions under comprehensive sanctions |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only ExWell
Third-party liquidityAML screeningMay request IDExcludes US usersLegal entity disclosedClosed source
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
Questions
Is ExWell or GhostSwap safer?
GhostSwap has the higher Safety grade: ExWell 3.9, GhostSwap 8.4, out of 10.
Does ExWell or GhostSwap require KYC?
ExWell is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). GhostSwap is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
ExWell has 0 and GhostSwap has 0 documented incidents in the registry.