GhostSwap vs Swap Market
GhostSwap has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.4 against 7.3, and Privacy 10.0 against 9.3.
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 →
Swap Market
Open-source front end for atomic swaps between Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid and Rootstock
Privacy
9.3/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| GhostSwap | Swap Market | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID never required |
| Custody | Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | Yes | Yes |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, XMR, ZEC, SOL, USDT | BTC, L-BTC, RBTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Lightning |
| Fees | Not published | Set by each backend provider and shown before the swap |
| Limits | 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 | Set by each backend provider |
| Founded | 2024 | 2024 |
| Not available in | Jurisdictions under comprehensive sanctions | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only GhostSwap
Account-number loginWorks without JavaScriptAccepts MoneroNo-logs policyOwn liquidityMultisig or hold-invoice escrowRefund without IDAnonymous operatorRuns an affiliate programme
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceAccepts LightningOpen sourceNon-custodial
Only Swap Market
Self-hostable
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is GhostSwap or Swap Market safer?
GhostSwap has the higher Safety grade: GhostSwap 8.4, Swap Market 7.3, out of 10.
Does GhostSwap or Swap Market require KYC?
GhostSwap is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Swap Market is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
GhostSwap has 0 and Swap Market has 0 documented incidents in the registry.