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Swap Market vs The Change

Swap Market has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 4.5, and Privacy 9.3 against 2.6.

Swap Market

Open-source front end for atomic swaps between Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid and Rootstock

Privacy

9.3/ 10

Excellent

Safety

7.3/ 10

Strong

ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →

The Change

Instant crypto exchange run by a Panama-registered company, usable as a guest

Privacy

2.6/ 10

Poor

Safety

4.5/ 10

Caution

ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

Swap MarketThe Change
Category Instant Swaps Instant Swaps
KYC policy ID never required ID on risk flag
Custody Non Custodial Custodial
Sign-up No account needed Email optional
Open source Yes No
Tor onion address Yes No
Coins BTC, L-BTC, RBTC BTC, ETH, SOL, LTC, DOGE, XRP, TRX
Pay with Crypto, Lightning Crypto
Fees Set by each backend provider and shown before the swap 0.40% for guests; 0.35% down to 0.20% for registered users by monthly volume
Limits Set by each backend provider Per-pair minimum and maximum shown on the order form (BTC pair showed about 0.00012 to 100 BTC when checked)
Founded 2024 Not published
Jurisdiction Not published Panama
Not available in Not published United States and territories, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine and sanctioned countries (partial list; see rules)
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only Swap Market

No email neededNo phone neededTor onion serviceAccepts LightningOpen sourceNon-custodialSelf-hostable

Both

No registration

Only The Change

Legal entity disclosedRuns an affiliate programmeExcludes US usersClosed sourceAML screeningMay request ID

Where they sit among instant swaps

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Questions

Is Swap Market or The Change safer?

Swap Market has the higher Safety grade: Swap Market 7.3, The Change 4.5, out of 10.

Does Swap Market or The Change require KYC?

Swap Market is KYC level 0 (ID never required). The Change is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).

Which has more incidents on record?

Swap Market has 0 and The Change has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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