Service overview
Electrum
electrum.org
Long-established open-source Bitcoin wallet with Lightning support
Non-custodialNo registration
Privacy 8.6/10
Safety 8.5/10
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Ashigaru review
Open-source privacy Bitcoin wallet continuing Samourai Wallet's code, with Whirlpool coinjoin
Privacy score
8.9/ 10
ExcellentHow much you reveal
See the score breakdown Safety score
6.6/ 10
FairHow well you’re protected
See the score breakdown Identity policy
0/ 4 KYC level
ID never required Read the policy Evidence
Documentation reviewed Grades based on published terms and documentation.
0 published tests Two grades. Different questions.Understand the methodology
The overview
The essentials, at a glance.
Ashigaru is a wallet operating since 2024. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.9/10 for privacy (excellent) and 6.6/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it has no publicly accountable operator. No incidents are on record.
What stands out
- Never holds your funds
The operator never controls user funds, so it cannot freeze them.
- Open source
The code that matters is public and can be inspected.
- No account needed
Usable without creating an account, or the account is only a random number.
Before you use it
- Nobody accountable
No company or person is publicly responsible for the service.
No test transactions published yet.
About Ashigaru
Ashigaru is a self-custodial Bitcoin wallet for Android plus a desktop 'Terminal' application, developed by the Ashigaru Open Source Project. Its about page says the project formed after the Samourai Wallet developers were charged in the United States and development of that wallet stopped, and that its members were Samourai users with no relationship to the original team. Features listed on the site include Whirlpool coinjoins through the project's own coordinator, PayNym (BIP47) payment codes, Ricochet, coin control, batch spending and connection to a user's own Dojo node over Tor. The code is released under the GPLv3 and hosted on a Tor-only Gitea repository; binaries are downloaded with the Tor Browser. The privacy policy says the project never receives usage data from the apps and keeps no logs on its websites. No individuals or company are named.
Cite this review or read as plain text
NoKYC Score, "Ashigaru review", reviewed 23 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/ashigaru
Open plain-text review ↗The feature review
Privacy, without the guesswork.
7 / 13 features confirmed1 warning in the recorded terms
Identity
4 / 4 confirmed
- ID never requiredYes
The terms rule identity checks out, or the design makes them impossible.
- No account neededYes
Usable without creating an account, or the account is only a random number.
- No email neededYes
An email address is not required to sign up or use it.
- No phone numberYes
A phone number is never required.
Payment
0 / 2 confirmed
- Accepts MoneroNot stated
Monero hides sender, receiver and amount, so the payment cannot be traced to you.
- Accepts LightningNot stated
Bitcoin Lightning payments: fast, cheap and more private than on-chain.
Access
1 / 2 confirmed
- Tor onion addressYes
An official .onion address, reachable only through Tor.
- Works without JavaScriptNot stated
Core functions work with scripts disabled, as in Tor Browser on its safest setting.
Trust
2 / 5 confirmed
- Never holds your fundsYes
The operator never controls user funds, so it cannot freeze them.
- Open sourceYes
The code that matters is public and can be inspected.
- Independent auditNot stated
A third party audited the code or the no-logs claim, and the report is public.
- Company namedNo
The operating company and its jurisdiction are published.
- 5+ years operatingNot stated
Has operated continuously for five years or more.
Warnings
1 flagged
- May ask for IDNot in terms
The terms reserve the right to demand identity documents, often after a risk flag.
- Screens depositsNot in terms
Deposits are scored by blockchain analytics; a flag can freeze them.
- Holds your fundsNot in terms
The operator controls user funds while they are on the platform.
- Email requiredNot in terms
An email address is required to use the service.
- Phone number requiredNot in terms
A phone number is required to use the service.
- Closed sourceNot in terms
The code is not public, so its behaviour cannot be checked.
- Nobody accountableYes
No company or person is publicly responsible for the service.
“Not stated” means the service’s own pages do not say. Expand a group to see every check.
Identity requirements
Does Ashigaru require KYC?
Level 0 of 4
ID never required
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
No. Ashigaru's terms rule out identity checks, or its design makes them impossible. Checked against its own terms.
- No account needed
- No email
- No phone number
- No ID documents
KYC level 0: ID never required. The terms rule out identity checks, or the design makes them impossible.
Self-custodial open-source software with no account; the privacy policy describes no identity collection.
Transparent by design
Every point, explained.
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/ 10
- Starting points 50
- KYC level 0: ID never required +20
- No registration +6
- No email needed +3
- No phone needed +1
- Tor onion service +4
- Open source +2
- Non-custodial +3
- Total, clamped to 0–100 89
Safety
6.6/ 10
- Starting points 50
- Open source +8
- Non-custodial +12
- Anonymous operator -4
- Total, clamped to 0–100 66
Evidence, not promises
Test ledger 0
Published test transactions, with the route, amount and outcome available to inspect.
No test transactions published yet
The grades above rest on Ashigaru’s terms and documentation. Tests will appear here with the date, route, amount band and result as they are run.
The track record
Incidents 0
No incidents on record
We have no documented cases for Ashigaru. An empty record does not guarantee a service is risk-free.
Community experience
What users are saying 0
Reviews never change a grade. Reviews with a transaction reference are marked.
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Ashigaru: common questions
Does Ashigaru require KYC?
Ashigaru is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Self-custodial open-source software with no account; the privacy policy describes no identity collection.
Is Ashigaru safe to use?
Ashigaru has a Safety grade of 6.6 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.9 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is Ashigaru legit?
Ashigaru is a working wallet that has operated since 2024. 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 6.6 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is Ashigaru 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 Ashigaru.
Do I need an account or email to use Ashigaru?
No account needed.
Does Ashigaru have a Tor onion address?
Yes. Ashigaru publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. Open it in Tor Browser.
Which cryptocurrencies does Ashigaru support?
Ashigaru supports BTC.
Can I use Ashigaru over Tor?
Yes. Ashigaru 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.