Ninja.Exchange vs THORChain
THORChain has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 5.9 against 3.9, and Privacy 8.5 against 3.6.
Ninja.Exchange
Account-free instant exchange routing trades to large centralised exchanges
Privacy
3.6/ 10
Poor
Safety
3.9/ 10
Poor
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
THORChain
Cross-chain DEX protocol for native asset swaps, with an official swap interface
Privacy
8.5/ 10
Excellent
Safety
5.9/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Ninja.Exchange | THORChain | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | ID never required |
| Custody | Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, XMR, LTC, ZEC, MATIC | BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, DOGE, ZEC, SOL, RUNE |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto |
| Fees | Not published | Source-chain gas, outbound gas and a liquidity fee that varies with swap size and pool depth (per FAQ) |
| Limits | FAQ: minimums of about $80 to $120 depending on the coin; no stated maximum | Not published |
| Not available in | Terms section 9: USA, United Kingdom, Afghanistan, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Syria, Lebanon and other listed or sanctioned countries; VPN and proxy use prohibited | Site terms exclude sanctioned jurisdictions and those flagged by FATF; the FAQ says the protocol has no geographic restrictions |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 1 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Ninja.Exchange
Accepts MoneroThird-party liquidityMay request IDRefund without IDExcludes US usersClosed source
Both
No registrationAnonymous operator
Only THORChain
No email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodial
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Ninja.Exchange or THORChain safer?
THORChain has the higher Safety grade: Ninja.Exchange 3.9, THORChain 5.9, out of 10.
Does Ninja.Exchange or THORChain require KYC?
Ninja.Exchange is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). THORChain is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Ninja.Exchange has 0 and THORChain has 1 documented incident in the registry.