n.exchange vs StealthEX
n.exchange has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.1 against 4.4, and Privacy 3.1 against 2.7.
n.exchange
Costa Rica-registered instant swap with internal reserves and a formal CDD/EDD programme
Privacy
3.1/ 10
Poor
Safety
6.1/ 10
Fair
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
StealthEX
Account-free instant swaps with a published KYC/AML annex
Privacy
2.7/ 10
Poor
Safety
4.4/ 10
Caution
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| n.exchange | StealthEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | ID on risk flag |
| Custody | Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, SOL, LTC, XRP, XMR, PAXG | BTC, ETH, XMR, USDT, LTC, SOL, ARB |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto, Monero |
| Fees | Fees included in quotes; terms allow an AML/KYC compliance fee of up to 5% and up to 5% on approved refunds | Not published |
| Founded | 2016 | 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | Costa Rica | Not published |
| Not available in | United States, United Kingdom, Iceland, Morocco, Algeria, Ecuador, Bolivia, North Macedonia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Kyrgyzstan, Bahrain, Namibia, Qatar, Afghanistan, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Cuba, Belarus, Crimea, Venezuela, Russia | Restricted jurisdictions list maintained by the platform; sanctioned persons excluded |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only n.exchange
Own liquidityExcludes US usersLegal entity disclosed
Both
No registrationAccepts MoneroAML screeningMay request ID5+ years operatingRuns an affiliate programmeClosed source
Only StealthEX
Third-party liquidity
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is n.exchange or StealthEX safer?
n.exchange has the higher Safety grade: n.exchange 6.1, StealthEX 4.4, out of 10.
Does n.exchange or StealthEX require KYC?
n.exchange is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). StealthEX is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
n.exchange has 0 and StealthEX has 0 documented incidents in the registry.