Lightning Loop vs Rebex
Lightning Loop has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.0 against 3.1, and Privacy 7.8 against 2.7.
Lightning Loop
Lightning Labs' non-custodial submarine swap service for moving sats between Lightning and on-chain
Privacy
7.8/ 10
Strong
Safety
8.0/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Rebex
No-account instant exchange with automated risk checks and a document clause
Privacy
2.7/ 10
Poor
Safety
3.1/ 10
Poor
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Lightning Loop | Rebex | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID on risk flag |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | BTC, ETH, XMR, USDT, LTC, SOL, XRP, DASH |
| Pay with | Crypto, Lightning | Crypto, Monero |
| Fees | Loop service fee varying with on-chain conditions, plus on-chain and routing fees; 30,000-sat no-show prepayment on Loop Out | Fee included in the quoted rate (terms 5.4); 10% (minimum $100) to return assets blocked by AML checks |
| Founded | 2019 | Not published |
| Not available in | Not published | United States and its territories, all EU/EEA states, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Sudan, Syria and UN-sanctioned countries |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Lightning Loop
No email neededNo phone neededAccepts LightningNon-custodialOpen source5+ years operating
Both
No registration
Only Rebex
Accepts MoneroCustodialClosed sourceAnonymous operatorMay request IDAML screeningExcludes US users
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Lightning Loop or Rebex safer?
Lightning Loop has the higher Safety grade: Lightning Loop 8.0, Rebex 3.1, out of 10.
Does Lightning Loop or Rebex require KYC?
Lightning Loop is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Rebex is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Lightning Loop has 0 and Rebex has 0 documented incidents in the registry.