Swap front-end routing orders through third-party processing partners
Privacy 10.0
Safety 8.4
Instant Swaps Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
0trace review
Account-free private swap service with its own liquidity, Tor mirror and PGP-signed receipts
- No account needed
- Accepts Monero
- Tor onion address
- Holds your funds
- Closed source
- Nobody accountable
ID never required KYC 0 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
8.9/ 10
Excellent
Safety
4.9/ 10
Caution
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
0trace review in short
0trace is a swap service. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.9/10 for privacy (excellent) and 4.9/10 for safety (caution). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it holds your funds while you use it, is closed source and has no publicly accountable operator. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- Instant Swaps
- KYC level
- 0 of 4: ID never required
- Grades
- Privacy 8.9/10, Safety 4.9/10
- Sign-up
- No account needed
- Custody
- custodial
- Fees
- 0.9% service fee shown on the homepage quote, plus network fee
- Limits
- Terms: 1 USD minimum and per-transaction caps may apply; the FAQ states a 105 USD minimum deposit
- Onion address
- Yes
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "0trace review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/0trace
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What 0trace is
0trace is an instant exchange with no accounts: an order ID is the only credential, and each order comes with PGP-signed guarantee and receipt documents. Its terms (updated June 2026) say it never performs KYC, never asks for AML or source-of-funds documents, has no document upload form, and deletes order data 72 hours after an order closes without keeping IP addresses against orders. The about page says swaps settle from its own liquidity, while terms section 6 adds that some orders may be routed through integrated DEX liquidity. It runs a Tor mirror, a referral scheme with a 24-hour attribution cookie, and names no operating company. The terms state a 1 USD minimum while the FAQ gives a 105 USD minimum deposit.
What 0trace offers, and what to watch
7 of 15 privacy and safety features, 3 warnings in its terms.
"Not stated" means its own pages do not say.
Identity
- ID never required Yes The terms rule identity checks out, or the design makes them impossible.
- No account needed Yes Usable without creating an account, or the account is only a random number.
- No email needed Yes An email address is not required to sign up or use it.
- No phone number Yes A phone number is never required.
Payment
- Accepts Monero Yes Monero hides sender, receiver and amount, so the payment cannot be traced to you.
- Accepts Lightning Not stated
Access
- Tor onion address Yes An official .onion address, reachable only through Tor.
- Works without JavaScript Not stated
Trust
- Never holds your funds No
- Own liquidity Yes Fills orders from its own reserves, so no upstream exchange screens your deposit.
- Refund without ID Not stated
- Open source No
- Independent audit Not stated
- Company named No
- 5+ years operating Not stated
Warnings
- May ask for ID Not in terms
- Screens deposits Not in terms
- Passes orders to partners Not in terms
- Holds your funds Yes The operator controls user funds while they are on the platform.
- Email required Not in terms
- Phone number required Not in terms
- Closed source Yes The code is not public, so its behaviour cannot be checked.
- Nobody accountable Yes No company or person is publicly responsible for the service.
Does 0trace require KYC?
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
KYC level 0: ID never required. The terms rule out identity checks, or the design makes them impossible.
Terms section 2: "0trace does not perform Know Your Customer (KYC) verification" and there is no document upload form anywhere; section 3 rules out AML document requests.
How the grades add up
Both grades start at 50 points and move by fixed, published amounts. Nothing is adjusted by hand. The total is divided by ten.
Privacy
8.9- Starting points 50
- KYC level 0: ID never required +20
- No registration +6
- No email needed +3
- No phone needed +1
- Accepts Monero +4
- Tor onion service +4
- No-logs policy +2
- Own liquidity +1
- Closed source -2
- Total, clamped to 0–100 89
Safety
4.9- Starting points 50
- Own liquidity +6
- Closed source -3
- Anonymous operator -4
- Total, clamped to 0–100 49
Test ledger
Real transactions run by our editors. A badge without a ledger is an assertion; this is the proof.
No test transactions published yet
The grades above rest on 0trace’s terms and documentation. Tests will appear here with the date, route, amount band and result as they are run.
Incidents on record
No incidents are on record for 0trace. If you have a documented case, report it.
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0trace: common questions
Does 0trace require KYC?
0trace is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Terms section 2: "0trace does not perform Know Your Customer (KYC) verification" and there is no document upload form anywhere; section 3 rules out AML document requests.
Is 0trace safe to use?
0trace has a Safety grade of 4.9 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.9 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is 0trace legit?
0trace is a working swap service. Its operators do not publish a company or names, so nobody is publicly accountable for it. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 4.9 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is 0trace a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for 0trace.
Do I need an account or email to use 0trace?
No account needed.
What fees does 0trace charge?
0.9% service fee shown on the homepage quote, plus network fee. Fees were recorded from 0trace's own pages and can change; check before you send.
What are 0trace's limits?
Terms: 1 USD minimum and per-transaction caps may apply; the FAQ states a 105 USD minimum deposit.
Does 0trace have a Tor onion address?
Yes. 0trace publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. Open it in Tor Browser.
Which cryptocurrencies does 0trace support?
0trace supports BTC, XMR, USDT, ETH, USDC, BNB, SOL, TRX, LTC, ZEC, DAI.
Is 0trace custodial?
Yes. 0trace holds funds during a trade, which means it is able to delay or freeze them.
Can I use 0trace over Tor?
Yes. 0trace publishes an official onion address, shown on this page.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.