Swap front-end routing orders through third-party processing partners
Privacy 10.0
Safety 8.4
Instant Swaps Since 2014 Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
BitcoinVN review
Vietnam-rooted swap desk operating since 2014; some orders need verification
- No account needed
- Accepts Monero
- Accepts Lightning
- May ask for ID
- Holds your funds
- Closed source
ID in rare cases KYC 2 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
5.6/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.3/ 10
Caution
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
BitcoinVN review in short
BitcoinVN is a swap service operating since 2014. Its terms put it at KYC level 2 of 4: ID in rare cases. NoKYC Score grades it 5.6/10 for privacy (fair) and 5.3/10 for safety (caution). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it may ask for ID, holds your funds while you use it and is closed source. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- Instant Swaps
- KYC level
- 2 of 4: ID in rare cases
- Grades
- Privacy 5.6/10, Safety 5.3/10
- Sign-up
- No account needed
- Custody
- custodial
- Limits
- Widget showed a maximum of 100,000 USDT per order when checked
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "BitcoinVN review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/bitcoinvn
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What BitcoinVN is
BitcoinVN is a swap service that says it has helped people buy, sell and swap cryptocurrency since 2014 and is still owned and run by its founders. Orders can be created without signing up, and the site supports a wide range of assets including Monero, Lightning and stablecoins on several networks. The homepage states plainly that no account is needed for most swaps but that some orders still require identity verification, and each order is subject to its published terms and KYC/AML policy. The swap widget showed a maximum of 100,000 USDT per order when checked.
What BitcoinVN offers, and what to watch
6 of 15 privacy and safety features, 3 warnings in its terms.
"Not stated" means its own pages do not say.
Identity
- ID never required No
- 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 Yes Bitcoin Lightning payments: fast, cheap and more private than on-chain.
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 Not stated
- 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 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 Not in terms
Does BitcoinVN require KYC?
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
KYC level 2: ID in rare cases. The terms allow identity checks only in exceptional cases, such as a legal order.
Homepage states no account is needed for most swaps but that some orders still require identity verification.
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
5.6- Starting points 50
- KYC level 2: ID in rare cases +4
- No registration +6
- Accepts Monero +4
- Accepts Lightning +1
- May request ID -7
- Closed source -2
- Total, clamped to 0–100 56
Safety
5.3- Starting points 50
- May request ID -4
- Closed source -3
- 5+ years operating +10
- Total, clamped to 0–100 53
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 BitcoinVN’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 BitcoinVN. If you have a documented case, report it.
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BitcoinVN: common questions
Does BitcoinVN require KYC?
BitcoinVN is rated KYC level 2 of 4 on this site: ID in rare cases. Homepage states no account is needed for most swaps but that some orders still require identity verification.
Is BitcoinVN safe to use?
BitcoinVN has a Safety grade of 5.3 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 5.6 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is BitcoinVN legit?
BitcoinVN is a working swap service that has operated since 2014. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 5.3 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is BitcoinVN 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 BitcoinVN.
Do I need an account or email to use BitcoinVN?
No account needed.
What are BitcoinVN's limits?
Widget showed a maximum of 100,000 USDT per order when checked.
Does BitcoinVN have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on BitcoinVN's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does BitcoinVN support?
BitcoinVN supports BTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, LTC.
Is BitcoinVN custodial?
Yes. BitcoinVN holds funds during a trade, which means it is able to delay or freeze them.
Can I use BitcoinVN over Tor?
BitcoinVN does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.