# Exodus review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> Exodus is a wallet operating since 2015. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 7.0/10 for privacy (strong) and 6.8/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it is closed source. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "Exodus review", reviewed 23 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/exodus-wallet

## Key facts
- **Category:** Wallets
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 7.0/10, Safety 6.8/10
- **Sign-up:** No account needed
- **Custody:** non-custodial
- **Fees:** Terms: Exodus charges no fee for the software; network and third-party provider fees apply
- **Jurisdiction:** United States
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 23 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://www.exodus.com

## What it is
Exodus is a multi-asset software wallet for desktop and mobile, published by Exodus Movement, Inc., which says it has released software since 2015. Its terms describe it as software for managing self-custodied digital assets; no account is needed to use it. Swaps and purchases inside the app are executed by third-party providers listed in the terms (swap services such as ChangeNOW, Changelly, Exolix and SimpleSwap, and on-ramps such as MoonPay and Ramp), whose own terms govern those transactions. The terms add that Exodus may screen users, transactions, wallet addresses and IP information against sanctions lists. It also integrates Ledger and Trezor hardware wallets and an optional custodial Lightning wallet from a third party. The ExodusMovement GitHub organisation publishes libraries but not the wallet application itself.

## What the terms say about ID
Terms describe self-custodial software with no account and no identity requirement for the wallet itself; third-party swap and purchase providers apply their own terms, and Exodus 'may screen users, transactions, wallet addresses, and IP information against applicable Sanctions Lists' (section 1.6(b)).

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

## Questions
### Does Exodus require KYC?
Exodus is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. Terms describe self-custodial software with no account and no identity requirement for the wallet itself; third-party swap and purchase providers apply their own terms, and Exodus 'may screen users, transactions, wallet addresses, and IP information against applicable Sanctions Lists' (section 1.6(b)).

### Is Exodus safe to use?
Exodus has a Safety grade of 6.8 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 7.0 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is Exodus legit?
Exodus is a working wallet that has operated since 2015. It publishes the company that runs it, in United States. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.8 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is Exodus 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 Exodus.

### Do I need an account or email to use Exodus?
No account needed.

### What fees does Exodus charge?
Terms: Exodus charges no fee for the software; network and third-party provider fees apply. Fees were recorded from Exodus's own pages and can change; check before you send.

### Does Exodus have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on Exodus's own pages.

### Which cryptocurrencies does Exodus support?
Exodus supports BTC, ETH, SOL, USDT, USDC.

### Can I use Exodus over Tor?
Exodus does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://www.exodus.com
- https://www.exodus.com/about/
- https://www.exodus.com/terms/
- https://www.exodus.com/legal/exodus-tos-20260216-v37.pdf
- https://github.com/ExodusMovement

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