# FuguSwap review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades > FuguSwap is a swap service. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 7.0/10 for privacy (strong) and 4.0/10 for safety (caution). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it screens deposits, passes orders to partner exchanges and holds your funds while you use it. No incidents are on record. Source: NoKYC Score, "FuguSwap review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/fuguswap ## Key facts - **Category:** Instant Swaps - **KYC level:** 0 of 4: ID never required - **Grades:** Privacy 7.0/10, Safety 4.0/10 - **Sign-up:** No account needed - **Custody:** custodial - **Fees:** Service fee included in the quoted rate - **Incidents on record:** 0 - **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026 - **Official website:** https://fuguswap.com ## What it is FuguSwap is a no-account instant swap service listing 500+ assets, with fixed and floating rates priced from partner venues. Its terms and AML policy say it runs no identity checks of any kind (no KYC, KYB or document uploads) and will never ask for passports, selfies or source-of-funds papers. Deposits are still screened automatically. A flagged order is frozen, and if the user does not reply within 60 minutes it is returned to the sender or refund address. The service does not explain why an order was flagged. The terms exclude the United States, Russia, Belarus, Iran and other listed regions, and list blocked counterparties. No operating company is named. A referral programme exists. ## What the terms say about ID Terms s.5: "We run no identity checks - no KYC, no KYB, no document uploads"; AML policy s.4 lists passports, selfies and source-of-funds papers under "What We Will Never Ask For". ## 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: not stated - **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated - **Trust:** Never holds your funds: no; Own liquidity: no; Refund without ID: yes; Open source: no; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: no; 5+ years operating: not stated - **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Screens deposits: yes; Passes orders to partners: yes; Holds your funds: yes; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: yes; Nobody accountable: yes ## Questions ### Does FuguSwap require KYC? FuguSwap is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Terms s.5: "We run no identity checks - no KYC, no KYB, no document uploads"; AML policy s.4 lists passports, selfies and source-of-funds papers under "What We Will Never Ask For". ### Is FuguSwap safe to use? FuguSwap has a Safety grade of 4.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 7.0 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed. ### Is FuguSwap legit? FuguSwap is a working swap service. 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 4.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents. ### Is FuguSwap 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 FuguSwap. ### Do I need an account or email to use FuguSwap? No account needed. ### What fees does FuguSwap charge? Service fee included in the quoted rate. Fees were recorded from FuguSwap's own pages and can change; check before you send. ### Does FuguSwap have a Tor onion address? No official onion address was found on FuguSwap's own pages. ### Which cryptocurrencies does FuguSwap support? FuguSwap supports BTC, USDT. ### Is FuguSwap custodial? Yes. FuguSwap holds funds during a trade, which means it is able to delay or freeze them. ### Can I use FuguSwap over Tor? FuguSwap does not publish an official onion address. ## Sources - https://fuguswap.com - https://fuguswap.com/terms - https://fuguswap.com/aml - https://fuguswap.com/info How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology