# BitSwitch review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades > 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. Source: NoKYC Score, "BitSwitch review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/bitswitch ## Key facts - **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 - **Official website:** https://www.bitswitch.io ## What it 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 the terms say about ID 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." ## Features and warnings - **Identity:** ID never required: no; 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: 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; 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: yes ## 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. ## Sources - https://www.bitswitch.io - https://www.bitswitch.io/terms How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology