# Wasabi Wallet review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> 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.

Source: NoKYC Score, "Wasabi Wallet review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/wasabi-wallet

## Key facts
- **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
- **Official website:** https://wasabiwallet.io

## What it 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 the terms say about ID
Self-custodial desktop software with no accounts; all connections are made over Tor.

## 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: yes; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Never holds your funds: yes; Open source: yes; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: yes
- **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

## 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.

## Sources
- https://wasabiwallet.io
- https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi

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