Wasabi Wallet vs ZEUS
They are level on Safety. Wasabi Wallet has the higher Privacy grade, 8.9 against 8.6.
Wasabi Wallet
Open-source desktop Bitcoin wallet that routes all traffic through Tor
Privacy
8.9/ 10
Excellent
Safety
8.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
ZEUS
Open-source self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning wallet and remote node manager
Privacy
8.6/ 10
Excellent
Safety
8.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Wasabi Wallet | ZEUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Wallets | Wallets |
| 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 | BTC |
| Fees | Not published | Olympus LSP just-in-time channels: 10,000 sat per new channel up to 1M sat, 1% for 1M to 5M sat, 2 sat per wrapped invoice without a channel open (low-fee conditions). Swaps carry a service fee plus network fee shown before confirming. ZEUS Pay Zaplocker addresses: no fee. |
| Limits | Not published | Swaps have provider-set minimum and maximum amounts. |
| Founded | 2018 | 2019 |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Wasabi Wallet
Tor onion service
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodial5+ years operating
Only ZEUS
Accepts Lightning
Where they sit among wallets
Questions
Is Wasabi Wallet or ZEUS safer?
They have the same Safety grade, 8.0 out of 10.
Does Wasabi Wallet or ZEUS require KYC?
Wasabi Wallet is KYC level 0 (ID never required). ZEUS is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Wasabi Wallet has 0 and ZEUS has 0 documented incidents in the registry.