THORChain vs WizardSwap
THORChain has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 5.9 against 5.5, and Privacy 8.5 against 8.2.
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 →
WizardSwap
No-JavaScript swap service for privacy coins that says it uses its own liquidity
Privacy
8.2/ 10
Strong
Safety
5.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| THORChain | WizardSwap | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | Yes |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, DOGE, ZEC, SOL, RUNE | BTC, XMR, LTC, ETH, ZEC, DASH, FIRO, PART |
| Pay with | Crypto | Crypto, Monero |
| Fees | Source-chain gas, outbound gas and a liquidity fee that varies with swap size and pool depth (per FAQ) | About 2.2% fixed on most trades; up to 10% extra on low-liquidity coins (FAQ) |
| Not available in | Site terms exclude sanctioned jurisdictions and those flagged by FATF; the FAQ says the protocol has no geographic restrictions | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 1 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only THORChain
Open sourceNon-custodial
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededAnonymous operator
Only WizardSwap
Tor onion serviceWorks without JavaScriptAccepts MoneroOwn liquidityClosed sourceRuns an affiliate programmeRefund without ID
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is THORChain or WizardSwap safer?
THORChain has the higher Safety grade: THORChain 5.9, WizardSwap 5.5, out of 10.
Does THORChain or WizardSwap require KYC?
THORChain is KYC level 0 (ID never required). WizardSwap is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
THORChain has 1 and WizardSwap has 0 documented incidents in the registry.