Service overview
GhostSwap
ghostswap.io
Swap front-end routing orders through third-party processing partners
Non-custodialNo registration
Privacy 10.0/10
Safety 8.4/10
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Maya Protocol review
THORChain-style cross-chain liquidity protocol with native BTC, ZEC and DASH pools
Privacy score
8.5/ 10
ExcellentHow much you reveal
See the score breakdown Safety score
7.0/ 10
StrongHow well you’re protected
See the score breakdown Identity policy
0/ 4 KYC level
ID never required Read the policy Evidence
Documentation reviewed Grades based on published terms and documentation.
0 published tests Two grades. Different questions.Understand the methodology
The overview
The essentials, at a glance.
Maya Protocol is a swap service. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.5/10 for privacy (excellent) and 7.0/10 for safety (strong). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.
What stands out
- Never holds your funds
The operator never controls user funds, so it cannot freeze them.
- Open source
The code that matters is public and can be inspected.
- No account needed
Usable without creating an account, or the account is only a random number.
Before you use it
No warning flags found in the recorded terms. This is not a guarantee of safety.
0 incidents on recordNo test transactions published yet.
About Maya Protocol
Maya Protocol runs MAYAChain, a friendly fork of THORChain: an automated market maker that swaps native assets across chains using on-chain vaults secured by threshold signatures, without wrapped tokens. Users swap through third-party front ends and wallets such as THORSwap, ShapeShift, Rango, El Dorito, CacaoSwap and Vultisig, or directly with transaction memos. Its live pools include BTC, ETH, ZEC, DASH, ADA, ARB and RUNE, paired against the CACAO token; Zcash was integrated in 2024. Fees are a fixed outbound fee plus a dynamic liquidity fee that rises with the swap's size relative to pool depth. The node code is public under the MIT licence.
Cite this review or read as plain text
NoKYC Score, "Maya Protocol review", reviewed 23 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/maya-protocol
Open plain-text review ↗The feature review
Privacy, without the guesswork.
6 / 15 features confirmed0 warnings in the recorded terms
Identity
4 / 4 confirmed
- ID never requiredYes
The terms rule identity checks out, or the design makes them impossible.
- No account neededYes
Usable without creating an account, or the account is only a random number.
- No email neededYes
An email address is not required to sign up or use it.
- No phone numberYes
A phone number is never required.
Payment
0 / 2 confirmed
- Accepts MoneroNot stated
Monero hides sender, receiver and amount, so the payment cannot be traced to you.
- Accepts LightningNot stated
Bitcoin Lightning payments: fast, cheap and more private than on-chain.
Access
0 / 2 confirmed
- Tor onion addressNot stated
An official .onion address, reachable only through Tor.
- Works without JavaScriptNot stated
Core functions work with scripts disabled, as in Tor Browser on its safest setting.
Trust
2 / 7 confirmed
- Never holds your fundsYes
The operator never controls user funds, so it cannot freeze them.
- Own liquidityNot stated
Fills orders from its own reserves, so no upstream exchange screens your deposit.
- Refund without IDNot stated
The terms commit to refunding a stopped order without identity documents.
- Open sourceYes
The code that matters is public and can be inspected.
- Independent auditNot stated
A third party audited the code or the no-logs claim, and the report is public.
- Company namedNot stated
The operating company and its jurisdiction are published.
- 5+ years operatingNot stated
Has operated continuously for five years or more.
Warnings
0 flagged
- May ask for IDNot in terms
The terms reserve the right to demand identity documents, often after a risk flag.
- Screens depositsNot in terms
Deposits are scored by blockchain analytics; a flag can freeze them.
- Passes orders to partnersNot in terms
Orders go to upstream exchanges that apply their own screening.
- Holds your fundsNot in terms
The operator controls user funds while they are on the platform.
- Email requiredNot in terms
An email address is required to use the service.
- Phone number requiredNot in terms
A phone number is required to use the service.
- Closed sourceNot in terms
The code is not public, so its behaviour cannot be checked.
- Nobody accountableNot in terms
No company or person is publicly responsible for the service.
“Not stated” means the service’s own pages do not say. Expand a group to see every check.
Identity requirements
Does Maya Protocol require KYC?
Level 0 of 4
ID never required
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
No. Maya Protocol's terms rule out identity checks, or its design makes them impossible. Checked against its own terms.
- No account needed
- No email
- No phone number
- No ID documents
KYC level 0: ID never required. The terms rule out identity checks, or the design makes them impossible.
Swaps are executed by the MAYAChain protocol itself; there is no account or operator that collects identity documents. Front ends that route to Maya have their own terms.
Transparent by design
Every point, explained.
Both grades start at 50 points and move by fixed, published amounts. Nothing is adjusted by hand. The total is divided by ten.
Privacy
8.5/ 10
- Starting points 50
- KYC level 0: ID never required +20
- No registration +6
- No email needed +3
- No phone needed +1
- Non-custodial +3
- Open source +2
- Total, clamped to 0–100 85
Safety
7.0/ 10
- Starting points 50
- Non-custodial +12
- Open source +8
- Total, clamped to 0–100 70
Evidence, not promises
Test ledger 0
Published test transactions, with the route, amount and outcome available to inspect.
No test transactions published yet
The grades above rest on Maya Protocol’s terms and documentation. Tests will appear here with the date, route, amount band and result as they are run.
The track record
Incidents 0
No incidents on record
We have no documented cases for Maya Protocol. An empty record does not guarantee a service is risk-free.
Community experience
What users are saying 0
Reviews never change a grade. Reviews with a transaction reference are marked.
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Maya Protocol: common questions
Does Maya Protocol require KYC?
Maya Protocol is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Swaps are executed by the MAYAChain protocol itself; there is no account or operator that collects identity documents. Front ends that route to Maya have their own terms.
Is Maya Protocol safe to use?
Maya Protocol has a Safety grade of 7.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.5 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is Maya Protocol legit?
Maya Protocol is a working swap service. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 7.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is Maya Protocol 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 Maya Protocol.
Do I need an account or email to use Maya Protocol?
No account needed.
What fees does Maya Protocol charge?
Fixed outbound fee plus a dynamic liquidity (slip-based) fee, per the docs. Fees were recorded from Maya Protocol's own pages and can change; check before you send.
Does Maya Protocol have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on Maya Protocol's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does Maya Protocol support?
Maya Protocol supports BTC, ETH, ZEC, DASH, ADA, RUNE, CACAO, ARB.
Is Maya Protocol custodial?
No. Maya Protocol is non-custodial: the operator does not control user funds.
Can I use Maya Protocol over Tor?
Maya Protocol does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.