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Instant Swaps Reviewed 22 Oct 2026

YellowChanger review

Russian-language exchanger for crypto and rubles (SBP, Sber); ID can be demanded on high-risk deposits

  • No account needed
  • No email needed
  • May ask for ID
  • Screens deposits
  • Holds your funds
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Documentation reviewed
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Privacy

2.6/ 10

Poor

Safety

3.6/ 10

Poor

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

YellowChanger review in short

YellowChanger is a swap service. Its terms put it at KYC level 3 of 4: ID on risk flag. NoKYC Score grades it 2.6/10 for privacy (poor) and 3.6/10 for safety (poor). In its favour: no account needed and no email needed. To watch: it may ask for ID, screens deposits and holds your funds while you use it. No incidents are on record.

Category
Instant Swaps
KYC level
3 of 4: ID on risk flag
Grades
Privacy 2.6/10, Safety 3.6/10
Sign-up
Email optional
Custody
custodial
Fees
Green mode 0.2%-0.5% by monthly volume tier; ruble directions 2% (homepage table)
Incidents on record
0
Last reviewed
22 Oct 2026
Cite this review

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

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What YellowChanger is

YellowChanger is a Russian-language automated exchanger for crypto and rubles (via SBP and Sberbank), also reachable at yellswap.com and through a Telegram bot. It offers a "yellow" mode with the rate fixed for 10 minutes and a cheaper floating "green" mode with volume-based fee tiers. Its rules say an account and email are optional. Sender addresses are checked with independent AML-analytics providers; for high-risk transfers the service may pause the order and ask for a photo or video of an ID document, including a selfie with it, and source-of-funds evidence, and may hold the funds until the check is done. Refunds go to the sending address. No operating company is named. A referral programme pays a share of referred trades.

What YellowChanger offers, and what to watch

2 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 Not stated

Payment

  • Accepts Monero Not stated
  • Accepts Lightning Not stated

Access

  • Tor onion address Not stated
  • Works without JavaScript Not stated

Trust

  • Never holds your funds No
  • 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 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 Not in terms
  • 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 Yes No company or person is publicly responsible for the service.

Does YellowChanger 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.

Rules s.8: on high-risk transfers the service may "запросить у пользователя фото или видео с документом, удостоверяющим личность" (request a photo or video with an ID document) and "удерживать средства пользователя до завершения проверки" (hold funds until the check is complete).

Read the terms we assessed ↗

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

2.6
  • Starting points 50
  • KYC level 3: ID on risk flag -14
  • No registration +6
  • AML screening -7
  • May request ID -7
  • Closed source -2
  • Total, clamped to 0–100 26

Safety

3.6
  • Starting points 50
  • AML screening -3
  • May request ID -4
  • Closed source -3
  • Anonymous operator -4
  • Total, clamped to 0–100 36

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 YellowChanger’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 YellowChanger. If you have a documented case, report it.

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YellowChanger: common questions

Does YellowChanger require KYC?

YellowChanger is rated KYC level 3 of 4 on this site: ID on risk flag. Rules s.8: on high-risk transfers the service may "запросить у пользователя фото или видео с документом, удостоверяющим личность" (request a photo or video with an ID document) and "удерживать средства пользователя до завершения проверки" (hold funds until the check is complete).

Is YellowChanger safe to use?

YellowChanger has a Safety grade of 3.6 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 2.6 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

Is YellowChanger legit?

YellowChanger 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: its Safety grade here is 3.6 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

Is YellowChanger 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 YellowChanger. Its terms also allow it to hold a flagged deposit and ask for identity documents.

Do I need an account or email to use YellowChanger?

Email optional.

What fees does YellowChanger charge?

Green mode 0.2%-0.5% by monthly volume tier; ruble directions 2% (homepage table). Fees were recorded from YellowChanger's own pages and can change; check before you send.

Does YellowChanger have a Tor onion address?

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

Which cryptocurrencies does YellowChanger support?

YellowChanger supports BTC, USDT, ETH, and fiat payments in RUB.

Is YellowChanger custodial?

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

Can I use YellowChanger over Tor?

YellowChanger does not publish an official onion address.

Listing history

  • Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.