Peer vs SkipShift
Peer has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.0 against 6.4, and Privacy 7.3 against 6.1.
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 →
SkipShift
Wallet-based peer-to-peer fiat on/off-ramp settled through smart-contract escrow
Privacy
6.1/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.4/ 10
Fair
ID in rare cases KYC 2 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Peer | SkipShift | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID in rare cases |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | USDC, ETH, SOL, BTC, USDT | USDT, USDC, DAI |
| Pay with | PayPal, Bank transfer | Crypto, Bank transfer, PayPal |
| Fees | Up to 0.95% taker service fee; up to 0.5% bridge fee when bridging to another chain | Spread set by each liquidity provider, plus network fees |
| Limits | Order sizes depend on each seller's configured range and available liquidity | Most liquidity positions require 2,500 RBX tokens as refundable collateral per FAQ |
| Jurisdiction | United States (terms governed by California law) | United States (terms governed by Florida law) |
| 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
Open source
Both
Non-custodialNo registration
Only SkipShift
Legal entity disclosedClosed source
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is Peer or SkipShift safer?
Peer has the higher Safety grade: Peer 7.0, SkipShift 6.4, out of 10.
Does Peer or SkipShift require KYC?
Peer is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). SkipShift is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases).
Which has more incidents on record?
Peer has 0 and SkipShift has 0 documented incidents in the registry.