# Blockstream app (Green) review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> Blockstream app (Green) is a wallet. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.3/10 for privacy (strong) and 6.4/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "Blockstream app (Green) review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/blockstream-app

## Key facts
- **Category:** Wallets
- **KYC level:** 0 of 4: ID never required
- **Grades:** Privacy 8.3/10, Safety 6.4/10
- **Sign-up:** No account needed
- **Custody:** non-custodial
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://blockstream.com/app

## What it is
The Blockstream app, formerly Blockstream Green, is a self-custodial wallet for on-chain Bitcoin, Lightning and Liquid assets on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux, made by Blockstream Corporation Inc. The site says a wallet opens with no mandatory documents or personal data, that traffic can be routed through Tor, and that users can connect their own node. Bitcoin can be bought inside the app through exchange partners, which are not named on the page and apply their own terms. The code is public under the GPL-3.0 licence.

## What the terms say about ID
Site: "No mandatory documents or personal data"; in-app bitcoin purchases go through exchange partners under their own terms.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: yes; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: yes
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Never holds your funds: yes; Open source: yes; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: not stated
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Screens deposits: not in terms; Holds your funds: not in terms; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does Blockstream app (Green) require KYC?
Blockstream app (Green) is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Site: "No mandatory documents or personal data"; in-app bitcoin purchases go through exchange partners under their own terms.

### Is Blockstream app (Green) safe to use?
Blockstream app (Green) has a Safety grade of 6.4 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.3 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is Blockstream app (Green) legit?
Blockstream app (Green) is a working wallet. 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 Blockstream app (Green) 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 Blockstream app (Green).

### Do I need an account or email to use Blockstream app (Green)?
No account needed.

### Does Blockstream app (Green) have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on Blockstream app (Green)'s own pages.

### Which cryptocurrencies does Blockstream app (Green) support?
Blockstream app (Green) supports BTC, L-BTC.

### Can I use Blockstream app (Green) over Tor?
Blockstream app (Green) does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://blockstream.com/app
- https://github.com/Blockstream/green_android

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology