Haveno vs SideSwap
It is a trade-off. SideSwap has the higher Safety grade (8.0 against 7.3), while Haveno has the higher Privacy grade (9.2 against 7.7).
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 →
SideSwap
Liquid Network wallet with a peer-to-peer atomic swap order book and BTC peg-in/out
Privacy
7.7/ 10
Strong
Safety
8.0/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Haveno | SideSwap | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | XMR, BTC, ETH | BTC, L-BTC |
| Pay with | Monero, Crypto, Bank transfer, Cash | Crypto |
| Fees | Not published | Peg-in and peg-out 0.1% plus network fee; Swap Market 0.2% for the taker (minimum 500 sats), 0% for the maker |
| Limits | Not published | Swap Market order minimum 0.00002 L-BTC; peg-ins need 2 to 103 confirmations depending on size and hot-wallet balance |
| Founded | Not published | 2021 |
| Jurisdiction | Decentralised / none | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Haveno
Accepts MoneroSelf-hostable
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodial
Only SideSwap
5+ years operating
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is Haveno or SideSwap safer?
SideSwap has the higher Safety grade: Haveno 7.3, SideSwap 8.0, out of 10.
Does Haveno or SideSwap require KYC?
Haveno is KYC level 0 (ID never required). SideSwap is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Haveno has 0 and SideSwap has 0 documented incidents in the registry.