Swap front-end routing orders through third-party processing partners
Privacy 10.0
Safety 8.4
Instant Swaps Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Mistex review
Account-free private swap service with a Tor mirror, no-logs policy and optional Monero sign-in
- No account needed
- Accepts Monero
- Tor onion address
- Holds your funds
- Closed source
- Nobody accountable
ID never required KYC 0 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
8.9/ 10
Excellent
Safety
4.9/ 10
Caution
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
Mistex review in short
Mistex is a swap service. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.9/10 for privacy (excellent) and 4.9/10 for safety (caution). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it holds your funds while you use it, is closed source and has no publicly accountable operator. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- Instant Swaps
- KYC level
- 0 of 4: ID never required
- Grades
- Privacy 8.9/10, Safety 4.9/10
- Sign-up
- No account needed
- Custody
- custodial
- Fees
- Fees shown before each swap; fixed rate carries about a 0.5% premium per the FAQ
- Onion address
- Yes
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "Mistex review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/mistex
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What Mistex is
Mistex is an instant exchange that needs no registration; optional accounts (email or a Monero-address signature) unlock cashback, referrals and the API. Its privacy policy says it never asks for a name, email, phone, ID documents, selfies or proof of address. It also says the service keeps no request logs with client IPs and runs no analytics. The about page says swaps use its own liquidity pools, while the terms say deposits are routed through liquidity without naming whose. It runs a Tor v3 mirror, welcomes VPN and Tor traffic, and describes its team as anonymous; no operating company is named. The terms contain no clause on freezing or screening funds.
What Mistex offers, and what to watch
7 of 15 privacy and safety features, 3 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
Access
- Tor onion address Yes An official .onion address, reachable only through Tor.
- Works without JavaScript Not stated
Trust
- Never holds your funds No
- Own liquidity Yes Fills orders from its own reserves, so no upstream exchange screens your deposit.
- Refund without ID Not stated
- 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 Not in terms
- Passes orders to partners Not in terms
- Holds your funds Yes The operator controls user funds while they are on the platform.
- Email required Not in terms
- Phone number required Not in terms
- Closed source Yes The code is not public, so its behaviour cannot be checked.
- Nobody accountable Yes No company or person is publicly responsible for the service.
Does Mistex 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.
Privacy policy section 2 (What we never ask for): "No ID documents, no selfies, no proof of address"; the about page states "Zero KYC. Ever."
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
8.9- Starting points 50
- KYC level 0: ID never required +20
- No registration +6
- No email needed +3
- No phone needed +1
- Accepts Monero +4
- Tor onion service +4
- No-logs policy +2
- Own liquidity +1
- Closed source -2
- Total, clamped to 0–100 89
Safety
4.9- Starting points 50
- Own liquidity +6
- Closed source -3
- Anonymous operator -4
- Total, clamped to 0–100 49
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 Mistex’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 Mistex. If you have a documented case, report it.
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Mistex: common questions
Does Mistex require KYC?
Mistex is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Privacy policy section 2 (What we never ask for): "No ID documents, no selfies, no proof of address"; the about page states "Zero KYC. Ever."
Is Mistex safe to use?
Mistex has a Safety grade of 4.9 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.9 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is Mistex legit?
Mistex 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 4.9 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is Mistex 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 Mistex.
Do I need an account or email to use Mistex?
No account needed.
What fees does Mistex charge?
Fees shown before each swap; fixed rate carries about a 0.5% premium per the FAQ. Fees were recorded from Mistex's own pages and can change; check before you send.
Does Mistex have a Tor onion address?
Yes. Mistex publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. Open it in Tor Browser.
Which cryptocurrencies does Mistex support?
Mistex supports BTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, LTC, SOL.
Is Mistex custodial?
Yes. Mistex holds funds during a trade, which means it is able to delay or freeze them.
Can I use Mistex over Tor?
Yes. Mistex publishes an official onion address, shown on this page.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.