Hyperliquid vs NonKYC.io
Hyperliquid has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.7 against 3.8, and Privacy 7.5 against 5.3.
Hyperliquid
On-chain order-book exchange for perpetuals and spot, used with your own wallet
Privacy
7.5/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.7/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
NonKYC.io
Centralised spot exchange for small-cap coins that markets itself as KYC-free
Privacy
5.3/ 10
Caution
Safety
3.8/ 10
Poor
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Hyperliquid | NonKYC.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | No-KYC Exchanges | No-KYC Exchanges |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, USDT, HYPE | BTC, ETH, USDT, XMR, LTC |
| Pay with | Crypto | Crypto |
| Fees | Perps base tier 0.045% taker / 0.015% maker; spot 0.070% taker / 0.040% maker, lower with 14-day volume | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2023 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Seychelles (per exchange-tracking sites) |
| Not available in | United States, Ontario (Canada) and sanctioned jurisdictions; outcome markets have further exclusions | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Hyperliquid
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededNon-custodialExcludes US usersIndependent auditRuns an affiliate programme
Both
Closed source
Only NonKYC.io
CustodialAnonymous operatorRequires email
Where they sit among no-kyc exchanges
Questions
Is Hyperliquid or NonKYC.io safer?
Hyperliquid has the higher Safety grade: Hyperliquid 6.7, NonKYC.io 3.8, out of 10.
Does Hyperliquid or NonKYC.io require KYC?
Hyperliquid is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). NonKYC.io is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Hyperliquid has 0 and NonKYC.io has 0 documented incidents in the registry.