Long-established open-source Bitcoin wallet with Lightning support
Privacy 8.6
Safety 8.5
Wallets Since 2018 Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Wasabi Wallet review
Open-source desktop Bitcoin wallet that routes all traffic through Tor
- No account needed
- Tor onion address
- Never holds your funds
- Open source
- No email needed
- 5+ years operating
ID never required KYC 0 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
8.9/ 10
Excellent
Safety
8.0/ 10
Strong
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
Wasabi Wallet review in short
Wasabi Wallet is a wallet operating since 2018. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.9/10 for privacy (excellent) and 8.0/10 for safety (strong). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- Wallets
- KYC level
- 0 of 4: ID never required
- Grades
- Privacy 8.9/10, Safety 8.0/10
- Sign-up
- No account needed
- Custody
- non-custodial
- Onion address
- Yes
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "Wasabi Wallet review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/wasabi-wallet
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What Wasabi Wallet is
Wasabi is a free, open-source, self-custodial Bitcoin wallet for desktop computers; the site notes that it is not available on mobile. All network traffic is routed through Tor, and the wallet offers coin control, batched payments and collaborative-transaction features intended to make payments harder to trace. Since mid-2024 the company that originally developed it no longer runs a coordination server, so collaborative transactions depend on coordinators operated by third parties that users choose themselves. The wallet has no accounts and collects no identity information. An onion address for the website is published.
What Wasabi Wallet offers, and what to watch
8 of 13 privacy and safety features, 0 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 Not stated
- 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 Yes The operator never controls user funds, so it cannot freeze them.
- Open source Yes The code that matters is public and can be inspected.
- 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 Not in terms
- Screens deposits Not in terms
- Holds your funds Not in terms
- Email required Not in terms
- Phone number required Not in terms
- Closed source Not in terms
- Nobody accountable Not in terms
Does Wasabi Wallet 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.
Self-custodial desktop software with no accounts; all connections are made over Tor.
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
- Tor onion service +4
- Open source +2
- Non-custodial +3
- Total, clamped to 0–100 89
Safety
8.0- Starting points 50
- Open source +8
- Non-custodial +12
- 5+ years operating +10
- Total, clamped to 0–100 80
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 Wasabi Wallet’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 Wasabi Wallet. If you have a documented case, report it.
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Wasabi Wallet: common questions
Does Wasabi Wallet require KYC?
Wasabi Wallet is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Self-custodial desktop software with no accounts; all connections are made over Tor.
Is Wasabi Wallet safe to use?
Wasabi Wallet has a Safety grade of 8.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.9 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is Wasabi Wallet legit?
Wasabi Wallet is a working wallet that has operated since 2018. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 8.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is Wasabi Wallet 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 Wasabi Wallet.
Do I need an account or email to use Wasabi Wallet?
No account needed.
Does Wasabi Wallet have a Tor onion address?
Yes. Wasabi Wallet publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. Open it in Tor Browser.
Which cryptocurrencies does Wasabi Wallet support?
Wasabi Wallet supports BTC.
Can I use Wasabi Wallet over Tor?
Yes. Wasabi Wallet 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.