Mostro vs RoboSats
Mostro has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 5.7, and Privacy 8.9 against 8.7.
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 →
RoboSats
Tor-based P2P bitcoin exchange settling over Lightning with robot identities
Privacy
8.7/ 10
Excellent
Safety
5.7/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Mostro | RoboSats | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID never required |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Mixed |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | BTC | BTC |
| Pay with | Lightning, Bank transfer, Cash | Lightning, Bank transfer, Cash |
| Fees | Set by each node operator; the FAQ gives about 0.3% each for buyer and seller as an example | About 0.2% total per trade, per a third-party comparison |
| Limits | Set by each node operator | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2022 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Decentralised / none |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 1 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Mostro
Non-custodialSelf-hostable
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceAccepts Lightning
Only RoboSats
Tor onion service
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is Mostro or RoboSats safer?
Mostro has the higher Safety grade: Mostro 7.3, RoboSats 5.7, out of 10.
Does Mostro or RoboSats require KYC?
Mostro is KYC level 0 (ID never required). RoboSats is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Mostro has 0 and RoboSats has 1 documented incident in the registry.