Swap front-end routing orders through third-party processing partners
Privacy 10.0
Safety 8.4
Instant Swaps Since 2012 Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Alfacash review
Long-running instant crypto exchange operated by a Nevis-registered company
- Accepts Monero
- No email needed
- Company named
- May ask for ID
- Screens deposits
- Holds your funds
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
2.4/ 10
Poor
Safety
5.5/ 10
Fair
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
Alfacash review in short
Alfacash is a swap service operating since 2012. Its terms put it at KYC level 3 of 4: ID on risk flag. NoKYC Score grades it 2.4/10 for privacy (poor) and 5.5/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no email needed, accepts Monero and company named. To watch: it may ask for ID, screens deposits and holds your funds while you use it. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- Instant Swaps
- KYC level
- 3 of 4: ID on risk flag
- Grades
- Privacy 2.4/10, Safety 5.5/10
- Sign-up
- Email optional
- Custody
- custodial
- Jurisdiction
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "Alfacash review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/alfacash
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What Alfacash is
Alfacash is an instant exchange for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero and other assets, founded in 2012 and operated by AlfaLAB LTD, a company registered in Nevis. An optional personal account gives fee discounts; the terms describe account verification steps that include phone validation, an identity document and proof of address. All transactions pass a blockchain risk check and may be suspended, cancelled or refunded depending on the risk score, and the operator may request information or documents on the source of funds. Fiat purchases are handled by third-party providers with their own KYC. Residents of the United States are excluded.
What Alfacash offers, and what to watch
4 of 15 privacy and safety features, 4 warnings in its terms.
"Not stated" means its own pages do not say.
Identity
- ID never required No
- No account needed Not stated
- No email needed Yes An email address is not required to sign up or use it.
- No phone number Not stated
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 Not stated
- Works without JavaScript Not stated
Trust
- Never holds your funds No
- Own liquidity Not stated
- Refund without ID Not stated
- Open source No
- Independent audit Not stated
- Company named Yes The operating company and its jurisdiction are published.
- 5+ years operating Yes Has operated continuously for five years or more.
Warnings
- May ask for ID Yes The terms reserve the right to demand identity documents, often after a risk flag.
- Screens deposits Yes Deposits are scored by blockchain analytics; a flag can freeze them.
- 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 Not in terms
Does Alfacash require KYC?
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
KYC level 3: ID on risk flag. The terms allow funds to be held and identity demanded after an automated risk flag.
Terms: transactions "may be delayed, suspended, or cancelled if they are flagged as high-risk by our KYT systems" and the operator "may request additional information or documentation regarding the source or destination of funds".
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
2.4- Starting points 50
- KYC level 3: ID on risk flag -14
- Accepts Monero +4
- AML screening -7
- May request ID -7
- Closed source -2
- Total, clamped to 0–100 24
Safety
5.5- Starting points 50
- Legal entity disclosed +5
- 5+ years operating +10
- AML screening -3
- May request ID -4
- Closed source -3
- Total, clamped to 0–100 55
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 Alfacash’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 Alfacash. If you have a documented case, report it.
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Alfacash: common questions
Does Alfacash require KYC?
Alfacash is rated KYC level 3 of 4 on this site: ID on risk flag. Terms: transactions "may be delayed, suspended, or cancelled if they are flagged as high-risk by our KYT systems" and the operator "may request additional information or documentation regarding the source or destination of funds".
Is Alfacash safe to use?
Alfacash has a Safety grade of 5.5 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 2.4 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is Alfacash legit?
Alfacash is a working swap service that has operated since 2012. It publishes the company that runs it, in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 5.5 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is Alfacash 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 Alfacash. Its terms also allow it to hold a flagged deposit and ask for identity documents.
Do I need an account or email to use Alfacash?
Email optional.
Does Alfacash have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on Alfacash's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does Alfacash support?
Alfacash supports BTC, ETH, LTC, XMR, DASH, ZEC, USDT, USDC.
Is Alfacash custodial?
Yes. Alfacash holds funds during a trade, which means it is able to delay or freeze them.
Can I use Alfacash over Tor?
Alfacash does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.