# Particl Marketplace review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> Particl Marketplace is a marketplace. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.5/10 for privacy (excellent) and 7.6/10 for safety (strong). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "Particl Marketplace review", reviewed 23 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/particl-marketplace

## Key facts
- **Category:** Marketplaces
- **KYC level:** 0 of 4: ID never required
- **Grades:** Privacy 8.5/10, Safety 7.6/10
- **Sign-up:** No account needed
- **Custody:** non-custodial
- **Fees:** Listing fee paid in PART depends on listing duration; escrow has no fee
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 23 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://particl.io

## What it is
Particl Marketplace is a decentralized buy-and-sell marketplace that runs inside the Particl Desktop app over a peer-to-peer network, paid in the PART privacy coin (which can be obtained on the BasicSwap DEX for BTC or XMR). There are no accounts with the operator: users create market identities locally. Every purchase uses Particl's two-party escrow, where buyer and seller both lock a deposit and funds are released only when both agree, with no third-party arbiter. Listings are moderated by users flagging and voting with coins rather than by staff. The desktop client (GPL-2.0) and core (MIT) are published on GitHub; the docs describe the marketplace as beta.

## What the terms say about ID
Decentralized desktop app with locally created market identities and no operator-held accounts or funds; nothing to verify.

## 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:** Escrow it cannot spend alone: yes; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: not stated
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does Particl Marketplace require KYC?
Particl Marketplace is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Decentralized desktop app with locally created market identities and no operator-held accounts or funds; nothing to verify.

### Is Particl Marketplace safe to use?
Particl Marketplace has a Safety grade of 7.6 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.5 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is Particl Marketplace legit?
Particl Marketplace is a working marketplace. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 7.6 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is Particl Marketplace 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 Particl Marketplace.

### Do I need an account or email to use Particl Marketplace?
No account needed.

### What fees does Particl Marketplace charge?
Listing fee paid in PART depends on listing duration; escrow has no fee. Fees were recorded from Particl Marketplace's own pages and can change; check before you send.

### Does Particl Marketplace have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on Particl Marketplace's own pages.

### Which cryptocurrencies does Particl Marketplace support?
Particl Marketplace supports PART.

### Can I use Particl Marketplace over Tor?
Particl Marketplace does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://particl.io/
- https://particl.io/about
- https://academy.particl.io/en/latest/faq/faq_mp_general_overview.html
- https://academy.particl.io/en/latest/particl-marketplace/marketplace_escrow.html
- https://academy.particl.io/en/latest/particl-marketplace/marketplace_moderation.html
- https://github.com/particl

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology