InstaSwap vs THORSwap
THORSwap has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 4.4 against 4.3, and Privacy 6.9 against 6.0.
InstaSwap
Cross-chain DEX aggregator routing through THORChain, Chainflip and other venues, by a Panama company
Privacy
6.0/ 10
Fair
Safety
4.3/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
THORSwap
Wallet-connect cross-chain swap front end for THORChain, Maya, Chainflip and NEAR Intents
Privacy
6.9/ 10
Fair
Safety
4.4/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| InstaSwap | THORSwap | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Swap Aggregators | Swap Aggregators |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Mixed | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, XMR, SOL, USDT, USDC, LTC, DOGE, ZEC, DASH, RUNE | BTC, ETH, RUNE, LTC, BCH, DOGE, AVAX, BNB, ZEC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto |
| Fees | Not published | Fee, if any, shown before each swap and denominated in the destination token; discounts for staked THOR |
| Founded | 2018 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | Panama | Singapore (governing law) |
| Not available in | Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Myanmar, occupied regions of Ukraine, South Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iraq, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, DR Congo, Mali and other comprehensively sanctioned jurisdictions (terms) | Belarus, Myanmar, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, DR Congo, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Zimbabwe and other sanctioned countries |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only InstaSwap
Accepts MoneroAML screeningLegal entity disclosedClosed source
Both
No registrationThird-party liquidityRuns an affiliate programme
Only THORSwap
No email neededNo phone needed
Where they sit among swap aggregators
Questions
Is InstaSwap or THORSwap safer?
THORSwap has the higher Safety grade: InstaSwap 4.3, THORSwap 4.4, out of 10.
Does InstaSwap or THORSwap require KYC?
InstaSwap is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). THORSwap is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
InstaSwap has 0 and THORSwap has 0 documented incidents in the registry.