Haveno vs lnp2pBot
Haveno has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 5.8, and Privacy 9.2 against 8.2.
Haveno
Open-source protocol for non-custodial Monero trading over Tor
Privacy
9.2/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
lnp2pBot
Telegram bot for P2P bitcoin trades settled over Lightning
Privacy
8.2/ 10
Strong
Safety
5.8/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Haveno | lnp2pBot | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID never required |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Mixed |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | XMR, BTC, ETH | BTC |
| Pay with | Monero, Crypto, Bank transfer, Cash | Lightning, Bank transfer, Cash |
| Jurisdiction | Decentralised / none | Decentralised / none |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Haveno
No phone neededAccepts MoneroNon-custodialSelf-hostable
Both
No registrationNo email neededOpen source
Only lnp2pBot
Accepts Lightning
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is Haveno or lnp2pBot safer?
Haveno has the higher Safety grade: Haveno 7.3, lnp2pBot 5.8, out of 10.
Does Haveno or lnp2pBot require KYC?
Haveno is KYC level 0 (ID never required). lnp2pBot is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Haveno has 0 and lnp2pBot has 0 documented incidents in the registry.