Peer vs SideSwap
SideSwap has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.0 against 7.0, and Privacy 7.7 against 7.3.
Peer
P2P fiat on/off-ramp settling through smart-contract escrow and payment-app proofs
Privacy
7.3/ 10
Strong
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
SideSwap
Liquid Network wallet with a peer-to-peer atomic swap order book and BTC peg-in/out
Privacy
7.7/ 10
Strong
Safety
8.0/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Peer | SideSwap | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | USDC, ETH, SOL, BTC, USDT | BTC, L-BTC |
| Pay with | PayPal, Bank transfer | Crypto |
| Fees | Up to 0.95% taker service fee; up to 0.5% bridge fee when bridging to another chain | Peg-in and peg-out 0.1% plus network fee; Swap Market 0.2% for the taker (minimum 500 sats), 0% for the maker |
| Limits | Order sizes depend on each seller's configured range and available liquidity | Swap Market order minimum 0.00002 L-BTC; peg-ins need 2 to 103 confirmations depending on size and hot-wallet balance |
| Founded | Not published | 2021 |
| Jurisdiction | United States (terms governed by California law) | Not published |
| Not available in | Sanctioned persons and jurisdictions are excluded by the terms | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Peer
Nothing distinct
Both
Non-custodialOpen sourceNo registration
Only SideSwap
No email neededNo phone needed5+ years operating
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is Peer or SideSwap safer?
SideSwap has the higher Safety grade: Peer 7.0, SideSwap 8.0, out of 10.
Does Peer or SideSwap require KYC?
Peer is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). SideSwap is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Peer has 0 and SideSwap has 0 documented incidents in the registry.