Hodl Hodl vs Peer
They are level on Safety. Peer has the higher Privacy grade, 7.3 against 6.0.
Hodl Hodl
Web-based P2P bitcoin trading with 2-of-3 multisig escrow
Privacy
6.0/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Peer
P2P fiat on/off-ramp settling through smart-contract escrow and payment-app proofs
Privacy
7.3/ 10
Strong
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Hodl Hodl | Peer | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | Email required | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | USDC, ETH, SOL, BTC, USDT |
| Pay with | Bank transfer, Cash, Gift card | PayPal, Bank transfer |
| Fees | 0.75% per party (up to 1.5% per trade); 0.5% for referred users | Up to 0.95% taker service fee; up to 0.5% bridge fee when bridging to another chain |
| Limits | Minimum 0.00025 BTC; maximum 1, 2 or 5 BTC per trade by account level | Order sizes depend on each seller's configured range and available liquidity |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | United States (terms governed by California law) |
| Not available in | Not published | Sanctioned persons and jurisdictions are excluded by the terms |
| Incidents on record | 1 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Hodl Hodl
No phone neededMultisig or hold-invoice escrowLegal entity disclosedRequires emailClosed source5+ years operatingRuns an affiliate programme
Both
Non-custodial
Only Peer
Open sourceNo registration
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is Hodl Hodl or Peer safer?
They have the same Safety grade, 7.0 out of 10.
Does Hodl Hodl or Peer require KYC?
Hodl Hodl is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Peer is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Hodl Hodl has 1 and Peer has 0 documented incidents in the registry.