Swap Market vs THORChain
Swap Market has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 5.9, and Privacy 9.3 against 8.5.
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 →
THORChain
Cross-chain DEX protocol for native asset swaps, with an official swap interface
Privacy
8.5/ 10
Excellent
Safety
5.9/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Swap Market | THORChain | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID never required |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | Yes | No |
| Coins | BTC, L-BTC, RBTC | BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, DOGE, ZEC, SOL, RUNE |
| Pay with | Crypto, Lightning | Crypto |
| Fees | Set by each backend provider and shown before the swap | Source-chain gas, outbound gas and a liquidity fee that varies with swap size and pool depth (per FAQ) |
| Limits | Set by each backend provider | Not published |
| Founded | 2024 | Not published |
| Not available in | Not published | Site terms exclude sanctioned jurisdictions and those flagged by FATF; the FAQ says the protocol has no geographic restrictions |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 1 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Swap Market
Tor onion serviceAccepts LightningSelf-hostable
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodial
Only THORChain
Anonymous operator
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is Swap Market or THORChain safer?
Swap Market has the higher Safety grade: Swap Market 7.3, THORChain 5.9, out of 10.
Does Swap Market or THORChain require KYC?
Swap Market is KYC level 0 (ID never required). THORChain is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Swap Market has 0 and THORChain has 1 documented incident in the registry.