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Mostro vs OpenMonero

Mostro has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 2.0, and Privacy 8.9 against 6.6.

Mostro

Open-source P2P bitcoin trading protocol over Nostr and Lightning hold invoices

Privacy

8.9/ 10

Excellent

Safety

7.3/ 10

Strong

ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →

OpenMonero

LocalMonero-style P2P Monero marketplace with repeated reported losses

Privacy

6.6/ 10

Fair

Safety

2.0/ 10

Poor

No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

MostroOpenMonero
Category P2P Exchanges P2P Exchanges
KYC policy ID never required No ID mentioned
Custody Non Custodial Custodial
Sign-up No account needed Email optional
Open source Yes No
Tor onion address No No
Coins BTC XMR
Pay with Lightning, Bank transfer, Cash Monero, Bank transfer, Cash
Fees Set by each node operator; the FAQ gives about 0.3% each for buyer and seller as an example Not published
Limits Set by each node operator Not published
Incidents on record 0 2
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only Mostro

No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededNon-custodialOpen sourceSelf-hostableAccepts Lightning

Both

Nothing distinct

Only OpenMonero

Accepts MoneroAnonymous operator

Where they sit among p2p exchanges

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → Bisq Privacy 9.3 · Safety 8.0 Haveno Privacy 9.2 · Safety 7.3 Mostro Privacy 8.9 · Safety 7.3 Peer Privacy 7.3 · Safety 7.0 Vexl Privacy 6.1 · Safety 7.0 Hodl Hodl Privacy 6.0 · Safety 7.0 Dawnswap Privacy 9.7 · Safety 6.6 BasicSwap Privacy 9.2 · Safety 6.4 SkipShift Privacy 6.1 · Safety 6.4 Peach Bitcoin Privacy 6.5 · Safety 6.3 lnp2pBot Privacy 8.2 · Safety 5.8 RoboSats Privacy 8.7 · Safety 5.7 Bitpapa Privacy 1.9 · Safety 4.8 LocalCoinSwap Privacy 6.0 · Safety 4.7 BitValve Privacy 1.5 · Safety 4.3 Bitrica Privacy 5.7 · Safety 3.8 RetoSwap Privacy 8.9 · Safety 2.7 OpenMonero Privacy 6.6 · Safety 2.0
Trade Spend Infrastructure Identity 18 services. Hover or tap a point.

Questions

Is Mostro or OpenMonero safer?

Mostro has the higher Safety grade: Mostro 7.3, OpenMonero 2.0, out of 10.

Does Mostro or OpenMonero require KYC?

Mostro is KYC level 0 (ID never required). OpenMonero is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).

Which has more incidents on record?

Mostro has 0 and OpenMonero has 2 documented incidents in the registry.

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