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The Change vs THORChain

THORChain has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 5.9 against 4.5, and Privacy 8.5 against 2.6.

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 →

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

The ChangeTHORChain
Category Instant Swaps Instant Swaps
KYC policy ID on risk flag ID never required
Custody Custodial Non Custodial
Sign-up Email optional No account needed
Open source No Yes
Tor onion address No No
Coins BTC, ETH, SOL, LTC, DOGE, XRP, TRX BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, DOGE, ZEC, SOL, RUNE
Pay with Crypto Crypto
Fees 0.40% for guests; 0.35% down to 0.20% for registered users by monthly volume Source-chain gas, outbound gas and a liquidity fee that varies with swap size and pool depth (per FAQ)
Limits Per-pair minimum and maximum shown on the order form (BTC pair showed about 0.00012 to 100 BTC when checked) Not published
Jurisdiction Panama Not published
Not available in United States and territories, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine and sanctioned countries (partial list; see rules) 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 The Change

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

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Only THORChain

No email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodialAnonymous operator

Where they sit among instant swaps

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Questions

Is The Change or THORChain safer?

THORChain has the higher Safety grade: The Change 4.5, THORChain 5.9, out of 10.

Does The Change or THORChain require KYC?

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

Which has more incidents on record?

The Change has 0 and THORChain has 1 documented incident in the registry.

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