# Bitania review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades > Bitania is a swap service. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.5/10 for privacy (excellent) and 6.4/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it holds your funds while you use it and is closed source. No incidents are on record. Source: NoKYC Score, "Bitania review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/bitania ## Key facts - **Category:** Instant Swaps - **KYC level:** 0 of 4: ID never required - **Grades:** Privacy 8.5/10, Safety 6.4/10 - **Sign-up:** No account needed - **Custody:** custodial - **Fees:** 0.4% floating, 0.8% fixed; payout network fee paid by Bitania; refund fee withheld on refunds - **Limits:** Per-pair minimums and maximums shown before confirming - **Jurisdiction:** Panama - **Incidents on record:** 0 - **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026 - **Official website:** https://bitania.com ## What it is Bitania is an instant swap service for BTC, LTC, XMR, TRX, ETH, SOL, AVAX, USDT and USDC with floating (0.4%) and fixed (0.8%) rates. Its terms name the operator, Bitania Exchange Inc in Panama, state that Bitania is the counterparty to every swap and pays out from its own liquidity, and say identity is not asked for and never will be as a condition of swapping. Each step of a swap is confirmed in a letter signed with the service's published PGP key. The site needs JavaScript, but the same swap can be done through its SimpleX Chat bot. Users deposit to an address Bitania generates, so the service holds the coins while a swap runs, even though it calls itself non-custodial. A swap that cannot complete is refunded to the refund address minus a refund fee. ## What the terms say about ID Terms: "We do not ask for your identity and never will as a condition of swapping." Swaps that breach the sanctions/legal-use section may be refused, cancelled or refunded; no hold-for-ID clause. ## Features and warnings - **Identity:** ID never required: yes; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes - **Payment:** Accepts Monero: yes; Accepts Lightning: not stated - **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated - **Trust:** Never holds your funds: no; Own liquidity: yes; Refund without ID: yes; Open source: no; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: yes; 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; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: yes; Nobody accountable: not in terms ## Questions ### Does Bitania require KYC? Bitania is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Terms: "We do not ask for your identity and never will as a condition of swapping." Swaps that breach the sanctions/legal-use section may be refused, cancelled or refunded; no hold-for-ID clause. ### Is Bitania safe to use? Bitania has a Safety grade of 6.4 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.5 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed. ### Is Bitania legit? Bitania is a working swap service. It publishes the company that runs it, in Panama. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.4 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents. ### Is Bitania 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 Bitania. ### Do I need an account or email to use Bitania? No account needed. ### What fees does Bitania charge? 0.4% floating, 0.8% fixed; payout network fee paid by Bitania; refund fee withheld on refunds. Fees were recorded from Bitania's own pages and can change; check before you send. ### What are Bitania's limits? Per-pair minimums and maximums shown before confirming. ### Does Bitania have a Tor onion address? No official onion address was found on Bitania's own pages. ### Which cryptocurrencies does Bitania support? Bitania supports BTC, LTC, XMR, TRX, ETH, SOL, AVAX, USDT, USDC. ### Is Bitania custodial? Yes. Bitania holds funds during a trade, which means it is able to delay or freeze them. ### Can I use Bitania over Tor? Bitania does not publish an official onion address. ## Sources - https://bitania.com - https://bitania.com/terms - https://bitania.com/privacy - https://bitania.com/faq - https://p2p.bitania.com How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology