SimpleSwap
4.6/10 total
Very wide coverage and a clean interface, but one of the worse reputations in the privacy community for unexpected verification demands on larger swaps and slow resolution when funds are held. Fine for small amounts, risky above that.
Scores
No-KYC
3
Fees
5
Privacy
4
Custody
4
Record
4
Coverage
10
Weights are published in the method and applied identically to every entry.
For
- Huge asset list
- No account required to start a swap
- Simple, fast interface
Against
- Recurring reports of frozen funds and surprise KYC on larger transactions
- Support is slow to resolve holds
- Fee structure is entirely opaque
Agent access 6/10
Public API available, key issued per partner account.
Reported separately and not counted in the total. It measures what an autonomous agent can do unattended, not whether the service is safe to use.
Fees
embedded in rate
Not itemised anywhere in the flow. Compare the quote against an aggregator before committing.
Specification
- Type
- Instant swap
- KYC policy
- Risk-based KYC
- Custody model
- custodial-in-flight
- Account required
- no
- Assets
- 1500+
- Chains
- 60+
- Operating since
- 2018
- Jurisdiction
- Seychelles
- Onion service
- no
- Works without JS
- no
- Open source
- no
- Facts checked
- 2026-07-31
Links
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