Swap front-end routing orders through third-party processing partners
Privacy 10.0
Safety 8.4
Instant Swaps Since 2018 Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
StealthEX review
Account-free instant swaps with a published KYC/AML annex
- No account needed
- Accepts Monero
- No email needed
- May ask for ID
- Screens deposits
- Passes orders to partners
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
2.7/ 10
Poor
Safety
4.4/ 10
Caution
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
StealthEX review in short
StealthEX is a swap service operating since 2018. Its terms put it at KYC level 3 of 4: ID on risk flag. NoKYC Score grades it 2.7/10 for privacy (poor) and 4.4/10 for safety (caution). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it may ask for ID, screens deposits and passes orders to partner exchanges. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- Instant Swaps
- KYC level
- 3 of 4: ID on risk flag
- Grades
- Privacy 2.7/10, Safety 4.4/10
- Sign-up
- No account needed
- Custody
- custodial
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "StealthEX review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/stealthex
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What StealthEX is
StealthEX is an instant swap platform for crypto-to-crypto exchanges, with fiat purchases offered through partners. Swaps can be started without an account. The terms of use incorporate a KYC/AML policy by reference, define a KYC verification process for assessing a user's risk profile, and exclude residents of restricted jurisdictions and persons on sanctions lists. The KYC/AML annex, last updated March 2024, says its rules are based on UK money-laundering regulations. In practice this means most small swaps complete without checks, while flagged transactions can be paused until documents are supplied.
What StealthEX offers, and what to watch
5 of 15 privacy and safety features, 5 warnings in its terms.
"Not stated" means its own pages do not say.
Identity
- ID never required No
- 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 Not stated
- Works without JavaScript Not stated
Trust
- Never holds your funds No
- Own liquidity No
- Refund without ID Not stated
- Open source No
- Independent audit Not stated
- Company named Not stated
- 5+ years operating Yes Has operated continuously for five years or more.
Warnings
- May ask for ID Yes The terms reserve the right to demand identity documents, often after a risk flag.
- Screens deposits Yes Deposits are scored by blockchain analytics; a flag can freeze them.
- Passes orders to partners Yes Orders go to upstream exchanges that apply their own screening.
- 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 Not in terms
Does StealthEX require KYC?
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
KYC level 3: ID on risk flag. The terms allow funds to be held and identity demanded after an automated risk flag.
Terms incorporate a KYC/AML policy under which flagged users can be required to complete identity verification.
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
2.7- Starting points 50
- KYC level 3: ID on risk flag -14
- No registration +6
- Accepts Monero +4
- Third-party liquidity -3
- AML screening -7
- May request ID -7
- Closed source -2
- Total, clamped to 0–100 27
Safety
4.4- Starting points 50
- Third-party liquidity -6
- AML screening -3
- May request ID -4
- Closed source -3
- 5+ years operating +10
- Total, clamped to 0–100 44
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 StealthEX’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 StealthEX. If you have a documented case, report it.
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StealthEX: common questions
Does StealthEX require KYC?
StealthEX is rated KYC level 3 of 4 on this site: ID on risk flag. Terms incorporate a KYC/AML policy under which flagged users can be required to complete identity verification.
Is StealthEX safe to use?
StealthEX has a Safety grade of 4.4 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 2.7 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is StealthEX legit?
StealthEX is a working swap service that has operated since 2018. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 4.4 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is StealthEX 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 StealthEX. Its terms also allow it to hold a flagged deposit and ask for identity documents.
Do I need an account or email to use StealthEX?
No account needed.
Does StealthEX have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on StealthEX's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does StealthEX support?
StealthEX supports BTC, ETH, XMR, USDT, LTC, SOL, ARB.
Is StealthEX custodial?
Yes. StealthEX holds funds during a trade, which means it is able to delay or freeze them.
Can I use StealthEX over Tor?
StealthEX does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.