SideSwap vs Vexl
SideSwap has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.0 against 7.0, and Privacy 7.7 against 6.1.
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 →
Vexl
Mobile app for finding bitcoin trades within your own social network
Privacy
6.1/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| SideSwap | Vexl | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | P2P Exchanges | P2P Exchanges |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Phone number required |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, L-BTC | BTC |
| Pay with | Crypto | Cash, Bank transfer |
| Fees | Peg-in and peg-out 0.1% plus network fee; Swap Market 0.2% for the taker (minimum 500 sats), 0% for the maker | Not published |
| Limits | Swap Market order minimum 0.00002 L-BTC; peg-ins need 2 to 103 confirmations depending on size and hot-wallet balance | Not published |
| Founded | 2021 | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only SideSwap
No registrationNo email neededNo phone needed5+ years operating
Both
Open sourceNon-custodial
Only Vexl
Accepts cashRequires phone number
Where they sit among p2p exchanges
Questions
Is SideSwap or Vexl safer?
SideSwap has the higher Safety grade: SideSwap 8.0, Vexl 7.0, out of 10.
Does SideSwap or Vexl require KYC?
SideSwap is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Vexl is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
SideSwap has 0 and Vexl has 0 documented incidents in the registry.