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Instant Swaps Since 2020 Reviewed 22 Oct 2026

Swapuz review

Instant swap service with fixed and floating rates and an AML/KYC policy

  • 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
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Privacy

3.4/ 10

Poor

Safety

4.7/ 10

Caution

Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic

Swapuz review in short

Swapuz is a swap service operating since 2020. Its terms put it at KYC level 3 of 4: ID on risk flag. NoKYC Score grades it 3.4/10 for privacy (poor) and 4.7/10 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. One incident is on record, the latest from 2 Jul 2026.

Category
Instant Swaps
KYC level
3 of 4: ID on risk flag
Grades
Privacy 3.4/10, Safety 4.7/10
Sign-up
No account needed
Custody
custodial
Fees
An undisclosed fee on "high-risk" transfers was reported in July 2026
Incidents on record
1
Last reviewed
22 Oct 2026
Cite this review

NoKYC Score, "Swapuz review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/swapuz

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What Swapuz is

Swapuz is an instant swap service online since 2020 that offers fixed and floating rates and promotes itself as a no-KYC exchange. Its footer nevertheless links to a separate AML/KYC policy alongside the terms of use, which indicates that checks can be applied to some transactions. Swaps can be created without an account, and an optional sign-in exists. The operating entity is not named on the pages read during this review.

What Swapuz 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 Swapuz require KYC?

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4

KYC level 3: ID on risk flag. The terms allow funds to be held and identity demanded after an automated risk flag.

An AML/KYC policy is published and a fee on transfers classed as high-risk was reported in July 2026.

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

3.4
  • Starting points 50
  • KYC level 3: ID on risk flag -14
  • No registration +6
  • Accepts Monero +4
  • Third-party liquidity -3
  • AML screening -7
  • Closed source -2
  • Total, clamped to 0–100 34

Safety

4.7
  • Starting points 50
  • Third-party liquidity -6
  • AML screening -3
  • Closed source -3
  • 5+ years operating +10
  • Reported undisclosed fee on transfers classed as high-risk low · resolved paid · 113 days ago -1
  • Total, clamped to 0–100 47

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 Swapuz’s terms and documentation. Tests will appear here with the date, route, amount band and result as they are run.

Incidents on record

low

Policy change

Reported undisclosed fee on transfers classed as high-risk

The public event log of the directory kycnot.me recorded on 2 July 2026 a user report that Swapuz had charged an undisclosed fee on a transfer it classed as high-risk. According to that log, the aggregator OrangeFren intervened and negotiated a refund for the user. Swapuz publishes an AML/KYC policy alongside its terms of use. The size of the fee and the criteria for the high-risk classification were not stated.

Resolved, user paid out Source: kycnot.me ↗

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Swapuz: common questions

Does Swapuz require KYC?

Swapuz is rated KYC level 3 of 4 on this site: ID on risk flag. An AML/KYC policy is published and a fee on transfers classed as high-risk was reported in July 2026.

Is Swapuz safe to use?

Swapuz has a Safety grade of 4.7 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 3.4 out of 10. There is 1 incident on record, listed with sources on this page. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

Is Swapuz legit?

Swapuz is a working swap service that has operated since 2020. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 4.7 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

Is Swapuz a scam?

NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. Swapuz has 1 incident on record, all resolved, the latest: "Reported undisclosed fee on transfers classed as high-risk". Each is listed on this page with its source. Its terms also allow it to hold a flagged deposit and ask for identity documents.

Do I need an account or email to use Swapuz?

No account needed.

What fees does Swapuz charge?

An undisclosed fee on "high-risk" transfers was reported in July 2026. Fees were recorded from Swapuz's own pages and can change; check before you send.

Does Swapuz have a Tor onion address?

No official onion address was found on Swapuz's own pages.

Which cryptocurrencies does Swapuz support?

Swapuz supports BTC, ETH, XMR, USDT, LTC.

Is Swapuz custodial?

Yes. Swapuz holds funds during a trade, which means it is able to delay or freeze them.

Can I use Swapuz over Tor?

Swapuz does not publish an official onion address.

Listing history

  • Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.
  • Incident recorded: Reported undisclosed fee on transfers classed as high-risk