Open-source desktop P2P exchange for bitcoin with no registration
Privacy 9.3
Safety 8.0
P2P Exchanges Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Haveno review
Open-source protocol for non-custodial Monero trading over Tor
- No account needed
- Accepts Monero
- Never holds your funds
- Open source
- Accepts cash
- No email needed
ID never required KYC 0 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
9.2/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
Haveno review in short
Haveno is a P2P exchange. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 9.2/10 for privacy (excellent) and 7.3/10 for safety (strong). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- P2P Exchanges
- KYC level
- 0 of 4: ID never required
- Grades
- Privacy 9.2/10, Safety 7.3/10
- Sign-up
- No account needed
- Custody
- non-custodial
- Jurisdiction
- Decentralised / none
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "Haveno review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/haveno
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What Haveno is
Haveno is an open-source project for a non-custodial, decentralised exchange for Monero against national currencies and other cryptocurrencies, built on Tor. The project site states that all connections between peers run through Tor. The core project publishes the software and a test network but says it does not endorse any live network; third parties run their own networks using the code, the best known being RetoSwap. Anyone can start a network. Because the project supplies software rather than a service, there is no account system or operator able to request identification. A protocol flaw was exploited on a third-party network in 2026.
What Haveno offers, and what to watch
8 of 16 privacy and safety features, 0 warnings in its terms.
"Not stated" means its own pages do not say.
Identity
- ID never required Yes The terms rule identity checks out, or the design makes them impossible.
- 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
- Accepts cash Yes Cash by post or in person: no bank and no blockchain record.
Access
- Tor onion address Not stated
- Works without JavaScript Not stated
Trust
- Never holds your funds Yes The operator never controls user funds, so it cannot freeze them.
- Refund without ID Not stated
- Escrow it cannot spend alone Not stated
- Open source Yes The code that matters is public and can be inspected.
- Independent audit Not stated
- Company named Not stated
- 5+ years operating Not stated
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 Not in terms
- Nobody accountable Not in terms
Does Haveno require KYC?
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
KYC level 0: ID never required. The terms rule out identity checks, or the design makes them impossible.
The project publishes software only and runs no service; peers connect over Tor and no party can collect identity documents.
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
9.2- Starting points 50
- KYC level 0: ID never required +20
- No registration +6
- No email needed +3
- No phone needed +1
- Accepts Monero +4
- Open source +2
- Non-custodial +3
- Self-hostable +3
- Total, clamped to 0–100 92
Safety
7.3- Starting points 50
- Open source +8
- Non-custodial +12
- Self-hostable +3
- Total, clamped to 0–100 73
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 Haveno’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 Haveno. If you have a documented case, report it.
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Haveno: common questions
Does Haveno require KYC?
Haveno is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. The project publishes software only and runs no service; peers connect over Tor and no party can collect identity documents.
Is Haveno safe to use?
Haveno has a Safety grade of 7.3 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 9.2 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is Haveno legit?
Haveno is a working P2P exchange. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 7.3 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is Haveno 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 Haveno.
Do I need an account or email to use Haveno?
No account needed.
Does Haveno have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on Haveno's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does Haveno support?
Haveno supports XMR, BTC, ETH, and fiat payments in EUR, USD.
Is Haveno custodial?
No. Haveno is non-custodial: the operator does not control user funds.
Can I use Haveno over Tor?
Haveno does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.