Hodl Hodl vs SideSwap
SideSwap has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.0 against 7.0, and Privacy 7.7 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 →
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
| Hodl Hodl | SideSwap | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | BTC, L-BTC |
| Pay with | Bank transfer, Cash, Gift card | Crypto |
| Fees | 0.75% per party (up to 1.5% per trade); 0.5% for referred users | 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 | Minimum 0.00025 BTC; maximum 1, 2 or 5 BTC per trade by account level | 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 |
| Incidents on record | 1 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Hodl Hodl
Multisig or hold-invoice escrowLegal entity disclosedRequires emailClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programme
Both
No phone neededNon-custodial5+ years operating
Only SideSwap
No registrationNo email neededOpen source
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is Hodl Hodl or SideSwap safer?
SideSwap has the higher Safety grade: Hodl Hodl 7.0, SideSwap 8.0, out of 10.
Does Hodl Hodl or SideSwap require KYC?
Hodl Hodl is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). SideSwap is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Hodl Hodl has 1 and SideSwap has 0 documented incidents in the registry.