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Trade · October 2026

P2P crypto exchanges with no KYC

Peer-to-peer exchanges match a buyer and a seller who settle between themselves, by bank transfer, cash, or another payment method. The platform provides an order book and an escrow so neither side can walk away with both the coins and the money.

The best P2P exchanges are non-custodial: escrow is a multisignature address or a Lightning hold invoice, not an account the operator controls. There is no company in the middle that could freeze your funds or ask for documents. The trade-off is that you deal with a real counterparty, your bank sees the fiat leg, and software bugs in the escrow protocol are a real risk, as the incident records on this page show.

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P2P Exchanges, ranked by Safety grade

P2P crypto exchanges with no KYC: KYC level, Privacy grade, Safety grade and evidence level
# Service KYC Privacy Safety Evidence
01
Mostro No account needed Never holds your funds Open source

Open-source P2P bitcoin trading protocol over Nostr and Lightning hold invoices

 Never KYC 0 8.9 7.3 Docs reviewed
02
lnp2pBot No account needed Open source

Telegram bot for P2P bitcoin trades settled over Lightning

 Never KYC 0 8.2 5.8 Docs reviewed
03
RoboSats Tor onion address No account needed Open source

Tor-based P2P bitcoin exchange settling over Lightning with robot identities

 Never KYC 0 8.7 5.7 Docs reviewed

Check the rules where you live

Whether a provider may serve customers in your country depends on local licensing rules. A listing describes a service; it is not an invitation to use it and not financial advice.
2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → Mostro Privacy 8.9 · Safety 7.3 lnp2pBot Privacy 8.2 · Safety 5.8 RoboSats Privacy 8.7 · Safety 5.7
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Criteria

What we check for every P2P exchange

  • Escrow design: multisig, hold invoice, or operator custody
  • Dispute resolution and who arbitrates
  • Supported fiat payment methods
  • Protocol exploits and how losses were handled
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On record

Recent incidents among p2p exchanges

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medium

Policy change Hodl Hodl

Announced screening of all incoming bitcoin, described as "security scoring"

The directory kycnot.me records that on 18 September 2026 Hodl Hodl announced on X that it would check every bitcoin sent to its escrow system. According to that record the platform described the measure as security scoring and denied that it is an AML process, while some users reported being placed in what the service privately called an AML review. The platform's FAQ, read during this review, still describes trades as taking place without KYC or AML.

Unresolved Source: kycnot.me ↗

medium

KYC added Peach Bitcoin

Interim rules restrict sell offers to verified, whitelisted or established sellers

According to press coverage of a company announcement dated 31 August 2026, Peach Bitcoin introduced interim rules from 1 September 2026 after it received a regulatory letter saying its compliance arrangement should be requalified. Sellers must be KYC-verified, whitelisted or have a sufficient trade record to post sell offers; purchases are capped at CHF 500 per transaction; and the platform's escrow co-signature is paused. The company described the measures as temporary while it appeals.

Outcome unknown Source: bitcoinnews.com ↗

critical

Shutdown NoOnes

Announced wind-down after EU sanctions listing; marketplace closed 21 August 2026

According to press coverage, NoOnes began winding down on 17 August 2026 after the EU sanctions package adopted on 23 July 2026 listed its operating entity and partners withdrew services. The peer-to-peer market closed on 21 August, and users were told to withdraw all balances by 23 August through Bitcoin or USDT on Tron. The directory kycnot.me recorded withdrawal failures during the closure. No confirmation that all balances were returned was found.

Service closed Source: beincrypto.com ↗

high

Hack or exploit OpenMonero

Reported drain of 112 XMR in July 2026

The directory kycnot.me records that 112 XMR was drained from OpenMonero in July 2026, the most recent of four incidents it lists for the service. The directory keeps the listing in its unreviewed community category with two critical incidents marked as ongoing, and commenters there have called for the service to be blacklisted. Whether the users affected by the July 2026 incident were reimbursed could not be established from the material reviewed.

Unresolved Source: kycnot.me ↗

Closed

Services that no longer operate

Questions

P2P Exchanges: common questions

Related guides

What replaced LocalBitcoins and LocalMonero?

Both closed. Non-custodial platforms took over most of their volume: Bisq, RoboSats, Peach and Hodl Hodl for Bitcoin, and Haveno-based networks for Monero. See the alternatives pages for a side-by-side view.

Is P2P trading private?

The platform may know nothing about you, but your trading partner sees your payment details and your bank sees the transfer. Cash-by-mail and cash-in-person trades reveal the least.

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