Swap front-end routing orders through third-party processing partners
Privacy 10.0
Safety 8.4
Instant Swaps Since 2021 Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
ChainSwap review
Instant swap service advertising no accounts; its AML page reserves ID checks
- No account needed
- Accepts Monero
- No email needed
- May ask for ID
- Screens deposits
- Holds your funds
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
3.0/ 10
Poor
Safety
3.6/ 10
Poor
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
ChainSwap review in short
ChainSwap is a swap service operating since 2021. Its terms put it at KYC level 3 of 4: ID on risk flag. NoKYC Score grades it 3.0/10 for privacy (poor) and 3.6/10 for safety (poor). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it may ask for ID, screens deposits and holds your funds while you use it. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- Instant Swaps
- KYC level
- 3 of 4: ID on risk flag
- Grades
- Privacy 3.0/10, Safety 3.6/10
- Sign-up
- No account needed
- Custody
- custodial
- Limits
- Per-pair minimum and maximum shown before the order; amounts outside the range are refunded automatically (per terms)
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "ChainSwap review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/chainswap
Also available as plain text.
What ChainSwap is
ChainSwap is an instant crypto swap service that says it has operated since 2021 and needs no account or email. Its published documents contradict each other: the FAQ says no documents or proof of source of funds are ever required, while the AML/KYC policy page says the service may ask for ID, proof of address, a selfie or live verification and may place temporary holds on suspicious transactions. The short terms of service say no jurisdictions are prohibited and that refunds are automatic and free. No operating company is named.
What ChainSwap offers, and what to watch
5 of 15 privacy and safety features, 5 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 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 Yes Deposits are scored by blockchain analytics; a flag can freeze them.
- 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 ChainSwap 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.
AML & KYC policy page: "We may ask for ID, proof of address, a selfie, or other supporting documents" and "Suspicious activity may lead to temporary holds while we investigate"; the FAQ on the same site says no documents are required.
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
3.0- Starting points 50
- KYC level 3: ID on risk flag -14
- No registration +6
- Accepts Monero +4
- Closed source -2
- AML screening -7
- May request ID -7
- Total, clamped to 0–100 30
Safety
3.6- Starting points 50
- Anonymous operator -4
- Closed source -3
- AML screening -3
- May request ID -4
- Total, clamped to 0–100 36
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 ChainSwap’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 ChainSwap. If you have a documented case, report it.
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ChainSwap: common questions
Does ChainSwap require KYC?
ChainSwap is rated KYC level 3 of 4 on this site: ID on risk flag. AML & KYC policy page: "We may ask for ID, proof of address, a selfie, or other supporting documents" and "Suspicious activity may lead to temporary holds while we investigate"; the FAQ on the same site says no documents are required.
Is ChainSwap safe to use?
ChainSwap has a Safety grade of 3.6 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 3.0 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is ChainSwap legit?
ChainSwap is a working swap service that has operated since 2021. 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 3.6 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is ChainSwap 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 ChainSwap. Its terms also allow it to hold a flagged deposit and ask for identity documents.
Do I need an account or email to use ChainSwap?
No account needed.
What are ChainSwap's limits?
Per-pair minimum and maximum shown before the order; amounts outside the range are refunded automatically (per terms).
Does ChainSwap have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on ChainSwap's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does ChainSwap support?
ChainSwap supports BTC, XMR, ETH, LTC, USDT, SOL, ZEC, ZANO.
Is ChainSwap custodial?
Yes. ChainSwap holds funds during a trade, which means it is able to delay or freeze them.
Can I use ChainSwap over Tor?
ChainSwap does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.