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Decentralized peer-to-peer desktop exchange network for trading bitcoin against national currencies and cryptocurrencies including Monero. Trades are secured by 2-of-2 multisig deposits and human arbitration; there are no accounts, and the open-source project is governed by its own DAO.

Score breakdown

8.55
Overall
93
Privacy
52.9%
77
Trust
47.1%
Community
from user reviews

KYC policy

0of 4Guaranteed no KYC

The service guarantees in its terms that identity documents are never required.

Service overview

Launched2016
AML risklow
Availableonline
Escrowyes

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How this score is made up

Privacy:base 50 + 45 − 2 = 93

Trust:base 50 + 27 = 77

Confirmed attributes

  • Verified0 privacy+10 trust

    The catalogue ran its own operations on this service and they went through.

    confirmed 2026-09-04confirmed by a moderator without an external proof

  • Guaranteed no KYC+25 privacy0 trust

    The terms state outright that documents will never be requested.

    confirmed 2026-08-26evidence

  • Non-custodial+6 privacy0 trust

    Funds stay in your wallet: the service never holds the keys.

    confirmed 2026-08-26evidence

  • No registration+5 privacy0 trust

    An operation goes through without creating an account.

    confirmed 2026-08-26evidence

  • Accepts Monero+5 privacy0 trust

    Monero is among the supported currencies.

    confirmed 2026-08-26confirmed by a moderator without an external proof

  • No-logs policy+4 privacy0 trust

    The terms state that operation records are not kept.

    confirmed 2026-08-28evidence

  • Traceable on chain-2 privacy0 trust

    Use of the service is visible in a public blockchain and can be linked to you.

    confirmed 2026-08-28evidence

  • Escrow available0 privacy+6 trust

    Money is held by a third party until both sides have done their part.

    confirmed 2026-08-26evidence

  • Open source0 privacy+6 trust

    The code of the running service is published and can be inspected.

    confirmed 2026-08-26evidence

  • Mature service0 privacy+5 trust

    Running for more than two years.

    confirmed 2026-08-26confirmed by a moderator without an external proof

Timeline

  • Status changedApproved → Verified
  • Attribute confirmedVerified
  • Score recalculated8.08 → 8.55 · after an attribute change
  • Attribute confirmedNo-logs policy
  • Score recalculated7.97 → 8.18 · after an attribute change
  • Attribute confirmedTraceable on chain
  • Score recalculated8.18 → 8.08 · after an attribute change
  • Score recalculated— → 7.97 · after an attribute change
  • Published

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