Swap front-end routing orders through third-party processing partners
Privacy 10.0
Safety 8.4
Instant Swaps Since 2022 Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
BitSwitch review
Signup-free swap with a refund address and a hybrid of own and third-party liquidity
- No account needed
- Accepts Monero
- No email needed
- May ask for ID
- Holds your funds
- Closed source
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
4.0/ 10
Caution
Safety
3.9/ 10
Poor
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
BitSwitch review in short
BitSwitch is a swap service operating since 2022. Its terms put it at KYC level 3 of 4: ID on risk flag. NoKYC Score grades it 4.0/10 for privacy (caution) and 3.9/10 for safety (poor). 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
- 3 of 4: ID on risk flag
- Grades
- Privacy 4.0/10, Safety 3.9/10
- Sign-up
- No account needed
- Custody
- custodial
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "BitSwitch review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/bitswitch
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What BitSwitch is
BitSwitch is a signup-free instant swap service with a Telegram bot and an order lookup by ID; each swap asks for a recipient address and a refund address. Its terms (last updated October 2022) say AML/KYC is not mandatory but the service reserves the right to require it on suspicious activity "or for any other reason", checks sanctions lists, and may report suspicious transactions. The terms describe a hybrid model that uses its own liquidity and third-party providers when necessary. No company or governing jurisdiction is named.
What BitSwitch 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 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 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 No
- 5+ years operating Not stated
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 Yes No company or person is publicly responsible for the service.
Does BitSwitch 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, AML/KYC: "AML/KYC is not mandatory to use our service but BitSwitch.io reserves the right to require AML/KYC when detect suspicious activities or for any other reason."
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
4.0- Starting points 50
- KYC level 3: ID on risk flag -14
- No registration +6
- No email needed +3
- Accepts Monero +4
- May request ID -7
- Closed source -2
- Total, clamped to 0–100 40
Safety
3.9- Starting points 50
- May request ID -4
- Closed source -3
- Anonymous operator -4
- Total, clamped to 0–100 39
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 BitSwitch’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 BitSwitch. If you have a documented case, report it.
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BitSwitch: common questions
Does BitSwitch require KYC?
BitSwitch is rated KYC level 3 of 4 on this site: ID on risk flag. Terms, AML/KYC: "AML/KYC is not mandatory to use our service but BitSwitch.io reserves the right to require AML/KYC when detect suspicious activities or for any other reason."
Is BitSwitch safe to use?
BitSwitch has a Safety grade of 3.9 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 4.0 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is BitSwitch legit?
BitSwitch is a working swap service that has operated since 2022. 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 3.9 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is BitSwitch 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 BitSwitch. Its terms also allow it to hold a flagged deposit and ask for identity documents.
Do I need an account or email to use BitSwitch?
No account needed.
Does BitSwitch have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on BitSwitch's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does BitSwitch support?
BitSwitch supports BTC, ETH, XMR, USDC, ETC, POL.
Is BitSwitch custodial?
Yes. BitSwitch holds funds during a trade, which means it is able to delay or freeze them.
Can I use BitSwitch over Tor?
BitSwitch does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.