Pocket Bitcoin vs SafeTrade
SafeTrade has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 5.7 against 4.3, and Privacy 5.8 against 0.4.
Pocket Bitcoin
Swiss bitcoin-only broker paying out to your own wallet; full verification since Dec 2025
Privacy
0.4/ 10
Poor
Safety
4.3/ 10
Caution
ID mandatory KYC 4 Docs reviewed Full review →
SafeTrade
Small-cap spot exchange with email sign-up and no ID clause in its terms
Privacy
5.8/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.7/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Pocket Bitcoin | SafeTrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | No-KYC Exchanges | No-KYC Exchanges |
| KYC policy | ID mandatory | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | Email required | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | BTC, USDT, XMR, LTC, DOGE, ETH, SOL, USDC |
| Pay with | Bank transfer | Crypto, Monero |
| Fees | 1.5% service fee plus a shared bitcoin network fee per payout | 0.10% maker / 0.10% taker on listed pairs (fees page) |
| Limits | No tier without identity verification since 8 December 2025 (previously CHF/EUR 999 per month). A separate service handles amounts of CHF 100,000 and more. | Not published |
| Founded | 2020 | 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | Switzerland | Panama |
| Not available in | Countries under Swiss embargo and persons sanctioned by SECO are excluded | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 2 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Pocket Bitcoin
May request IDThird-party liquidity
Both
Requires emailLegal entity disclosed5+ years operating
Only SafeTrade
CustodialClosed sourceNo phone neededAccepts MoneroRuns an affiliate programme
Where they sit among no-kyc exchanges
Questions
Is Pocket Bitcoin or SafeTrade safer?
SafeTrade has the higher Safety grade: Pocket Bitcoin 4.3, SafeTrade 5.7, out of 10.
Does Pocket Bitcoin or SafeTrade require KYC?
Pocket Bitcoin is KYC level 4 (ID mandatory). SafeTrade is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Pocket Bitcoin has 2 and SafeTrade has 0 documented incidents in the registry.