# Swaps.org review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> Swaps.org is a swap service. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. It has not been graded yet. In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it is closed source and has no publicly accountable operator.

Source: NoKYC Score, "Swaps.org review", updated 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/swaps-org

## Key facts
- **Category:** Instant Swaps
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Sign-up:** No account needed
- **Custody:** non-custodial
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** Not yet reviewed
- **Official website:** https://swaps.org

## What it is
Swaps.org distributes a desktop wallet and exchange (version 3.0.0 beta, with GPG signatures, for Windows, macOS and Linux) that trades native BTC, ETH, XMR, DAI, USDT, USDC and ERC-20 tokens through atomic swaps on a distributed order book, with liquidity from market makers that anyone can run. The homepage says no signup is needed and that private keys never leave the user's device. No terms of service, privacy policy, company details or public source code repository were found, so all of this comes from the homepage only.

## What the terms say about ID
No identity requirement is mentioned anywhere on the site; the homepage says no signup is required. No terms were found to confirm this.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: yes; Accepts Lightning: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Never holds your funds: yes; Own liquidity: not stated; 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: not in terms; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: yes; Nobody accountable: yes

## Questions
### Does Swaps.org require KYC?
Swaps.org is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No identity requirement is mentioned anywhere on the site; the homepage says no signup is required. No terms were found to confirm this.

### Is Swaps.org legit?
Swaps.org 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 Its operators do not publish a company or names, so nobody is publicly accountable for it.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: it has not been graded yet, so read its terms before sending money.

### Is Swaps.org 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 Swaps.org.

### Do I need an account or email to use Swaps.org?
No account needed.

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

### Which cryptocurrencies does Swaps.org support?
Swaps.org supports BTC, ETH, XMR, DAI, USDT, USDC.

### Is Swaps.org custodial?
No. Swaps.org is non-custodial: the operator does not control user funds.

### Can I use Swaps.org over Tor?
Swaps.org does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://swaps.org
- https://cdn.swaps.org/releases/3.0.0/swaps-v3.0.0-beta-installer.tar.gz

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