Maya Protocol vs Swap Market
Swap Market has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 7.0, and Privacy 9.3 against 8.5.
Maya Protocol
THORChain-style cross-chain liquidity protocol with native BTC, ZEC and DASH pools
Privacy
8.5/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Swap Market
Open-source front end for atomic swaps between Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid and Rootstock
Privacy
9.3/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Maya Protocol | Swap Market | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID never required |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, ZEC, DASH, ADA, RUNE, CACAO, ARB | BTC, L-BTC, RBTC |
| Pay with | Crypto | Crypto, Lightning |
| Fees | Fixed outbound fee plus a dynamic liquidity (slip-based) fee, per the docs | Set by each backend provider and shown before the swap |
| Limits | Not published | Set by each backend provider |
| Founded | Not published | 2024 |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Maya Protocol
Nothing distinct
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededNon-custodialOpen source
Only Swap Market
Tor onion serviceAccepts LightningSelf-hostable
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Maya Protocol or Swap Market safer?
Swap Market has the higher Safety grade: Maya Protocol 7.0, Swap Market 7.3, out of 10.
Does Maya Protocol or Swap Market require KYC?
Maya Protocol is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Swap Market is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Maya Protocol has 0 and Swap Market has 0 documented incidents in the registry.