# GhostSwap review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades > GhostSwap is a swap service operating since 2024. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 10.0/10 for privacy (excellent) and 8.4/10 for safety (strong). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it holds your funds while you use it and has no publicly accountable operator. No incidents are on record. Source: NoKYC Score, "GhostSwap review", reviewed 21 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/ghostswap ## Key facts - **Category:** Instant Swaps - **KYC level:** 0 of 4: ID never required - **Grades:** Privacy 10.0/10, Safety 8.4/10 - **Sign-up:** No account needed - **Custody:** custodial - **Limits:** Limits depend on the pair and are shown in the swap form; the homepage example showed 0.00001 BTC minimum and 2 BTC maximum when checked - **Onion address:** Yes - **Incidents on record:** 0 - **Last reviewed:** 21 Oct 2026 - **Official website:** https://ghostswap.io ## What it is GhostSwap presents itself as a no-KYC, no-account, no-email swap interface for more than 1,600 coins and says it has operated since October 2024. Its terms of use, dated May 2026, say transactions are processed by licensed third-party liquidity and processing partners and are subject to those partners' automated AML and sanctions procedures, with the right to block, reject or refund flagged transactions. Its privacy policy adds that a partner generates the deposit address, receives the funds and sends the payout, and that in rare cases the partner may ask for verification before releasing a swap; the site's page on delayed swaps says this can include verifying identity. No operating company or jurisdiction is named. The privacy policy publishes an onion address covering the swap form and status page. ## What the terms say about ID Terms subject every swap to partners' automated AML and sanctions checks and allow blocking or rejecting flagged transactions; the privacy policy and the delayed-swap page say the partner may ask for verification, including identity, before releasing a held swap. ## Features and warnings - **Identity:** ID never required: yes; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes - **Payment:** Accepts Monero: yes; Accepts Lightning: yes - **Access:** Tor onion address: yes; Works without JavaScript: yes - **Trust:** Never holds your funds: no; Own liquidity: yes; Refund without ID: yes; Open source: yes; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: no; 5+ years operating: not stated - **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Screens deposits: not in terms; Passes orders to partners: not in terms; Holds your funds: yes; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: not in terms; Nobody accountable: yes ## Questions ### Does GhostSwap require KYC? GhostSwap is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Terms subject every swap to partners' automated AML and sanctions checks and allow blocking or rejecting flagged transactions; the privacy policy and the delayed-swap page say the partner may ask for verification, including identity, before releasing a held swap. ### Is GhostSwap safe to use? GhostSwap has a Safety grade of 8.4 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 10.0 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed. ### Is GhostSwap legit? GhostSwap is a working swap service that has operated since 2024. 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 8.4 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents. ### Is GhostSwap 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 GhostSwap. ### Do I need an account or email to use GhostSwap? No account needed. ### What are GhostSwap's limits? Limits depend on the pair and are shown in the swap form; the homepage example showed 0.00001 BTC minimum and 2 BTC maximum when checked. ### Does GhostSwap have a Tor onion address? Yes. GhostSwap publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. Open it in Tor Browser. ### Which cryptocurrencies does GhostSwap support? GhostSwap supports BTC, ETH, XMR, ZEC, SOL, USDT. ### Is GhostSwap custodial? Yes. GhostSwap holds funds during a trade, which means it is able to delay or freeze them. ### Can I use GhostSwap over Tor? Yes. GhostSwap publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. ## Sources - https://ghostswap.io - https://ghostswap.io/terms-of-use/ - https://ghostswap.io/privacy-policy/ How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology