Order-book exchange using two-key deposit accounts with timelocked refunds
Privacy 6.5
Safety 6.4
No-KYC Exchanges Since 2013 Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Bull Bitcoin review
Bitcoin-only exchange and OTC desk that pays out to the customer's own wallet
- Own liquidity
- Accepts Lightning
- Company named
- 5+ years operating
- May ask for ID
- Email required
ID mandatory KYC 4 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
0.9/ 10
Poor
Safety
6.7/ 10
Fair
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
Bull Bitcoin review in short
Bull Bitcoin is an exchange operating since 2013. Its terms put it at KYC level 4 of 4: ID mandatory. NoKYC Score grades it 0.9/10 for privacy (poor) and 6.7/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: accepts Lightning, own liquidity and company named. To watch: it may ask for ID and requires an email address. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- No-KYC Exchanges
- KYC level
- 4 of 4: ID mandatory
- Grades
- Privacy 0.9/10, Safety 6.7/10
- Sign-up
- Email required
- Custody
- mixed
- Fees
- Spread included in the quoted price; current rates are published on the rates page
- Limits
- Site states no transaction limits for verified customers; no tier without verification
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "Bull Bitcoin review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/bull-bitcoin
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What Bull Bitcoin is
Bull Bitcoin is a bitcoin-only exchange founded in 2013 that acts as the direct counterparty to each trade and does not offer bitcoin custody, though customers can hold a fiat account balance. Its terms name Satoshi Portal Inc., a Canadian corporation registered with FINTRAC, for Canada and Leonod SARL, registered with the French regulator, for EU countries; the site also lists Mexico, Costa Rica, Argentina and Colombia. The terms state that users must submit the personal information required for know-your-client and anti-money-laundering verification before using the services, including identity and proof-of-residence documents. Residents of some countries, including the United States and United Kingdom, may be prohibited.
What Bull Bitcoin offers, and what to watch
4 of 15 privacy and safety features, 2 warnings in its terms.
"Not stated" means its own pages do not say.
Identity
- ID never required No
- No account needed No
- No email needed No
- No phone number Not stated
Payment
- Accepts Monero Not stated
- Accepts Lightning Yes Bitcoin Lightning payments: fast, cheap and more private than on-chain.
- Accepts cash Not stated
Access
- Tor onion address Not stated
- Works without JavaScript Not stated
Trust
- Never holds your funds Not stated
- Own liquidity Yes Fills orders from its own reserves, so no upstream exchange screens your deposit.
- Refund without ID Not stated
- Independent audit Not stated
- Company named Yes The operating company and its jurisdiction are published.
- 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 Not in terms
- Email required Yes An email address is required to use the service.
- Phone number required Not in terms
- Nobody accountable Not in terms
Does Bull Bitcoin require KYC?
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
KYC level 4: ID mandatory. Identity verification is required to use the service.
Terms 11.1: 'Users must submit personal information required for "know your client" and anti-money laundering verifications before using Bull Bitcoin services.'
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
0.9- Starting points 50
- KYC level 4: ID mandatory -32
- Requires email -4
- May request ID -7
- Own liquidity +1
- Accepts Lightning +1
- Total, clamped to 0–100 9
Safety
6.7- Starting points 50
- May request ID -4
- Legal entity disclosed +5
- 5+ years operating +10
- Own liquidity +6
- Total, clamped to 0–100 67
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 Bull Bitcoin’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 Bull Bitcoin. If you have a documented case, report it.
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Bull Bitcoin: common questions
Does Bull Bitcoin require KYC?
Bull Bitcoin is rated KYC level 4 of 4 on this site: ID mandatory. Terms 11.1: 'Users must submit personal information required for "know your client" and anti-money laundering verifications before using Bull Bitcoin services.'
Is Bull Bitcoin safe to use?
Bull Bitcoin has a Safety grade of 6.7 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 0.9 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is Bull Bitcoin legit?
Bull Bitcoin is a working exchange that has operated since 2013. It publishes the company that runs it, in Canada. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.7 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is Bull Bitcoin 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 Bull Bitcoin. Its terms also allow it to hold a flagged deposit and ask for identity documents.
Do I need an account or email to use Bull Bitcoin?
Email required.
What fees does Bull Bitcoin charge?
Spread included in the quoted price; current rates are published on the rates page. Fees were recorded from Bull Bitcoin's own pages and can change; check before you send.
What are Bull Bitcoin's limits?
Site states no transaction limits for verified customers; no tier without verification.
Does Bull Bitcoin have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on Bull Bitcoin's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does Bull Bitcoin support?
Bull Bitcoin supports BTC, and fiat payments in CAD, EUR, MXN, CRC, ARS, COP.
Is Bull Bitcoin custodial?
Bull Bitcoin uses a mixed custody model. Read the listing for details.
Can I use Bull Bitcoin over Tor?
Bull Bitcoin does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.