What “no KYC” means here
KYC (know your customer) is the identity check that custodial exchanges run before they let you trade: name, date of birth, a photo of your ID, sometimes proof of address. Exchanges that hold customer balances are generally required to do it.
TorrentSwap does not hold balances or custody funds, so there is no account to open and nothing to verify with us. You never upload documents, create a password or link an email to a swap.
- No account, sign-up or email
- No ID or selfie upload
- No deposit balance held by TorrentSwap
- Your coins go straight to the address you choose
What still applies
No-KYC is not the same as anonymous. Every deposit and payout is a public blockchain transaction that anyone can look up. The executing protocols also screen addresses against sanctions lists and can refuse or refund a swap that involves a flagged address.
If you send from, or receive to, an account at a centralised exchange, that exchange already knows who you are. For the most privacy, use self-custody wallets on both sides.
How a swap works without an account
1. Choose what you send and what you want back. Live quotes from every protocol that can fill the swap appear in seconds, ranked by what you receive after fees.
2. Pick a route and enter your receiving address and a refund address on the network you send from.
3. Send the exact amount to the one-time deposit address shown, from any wallet or exchange — or connect a wallet and approve a single transfer.
4. Follow progress on the tracking screen. If the protocol cannot meet your minimum, the deposit is refunded to your refund address.
How this differs from instant exchangers
Many “no-KYC” instant exchangers take custody of your deposit on their own platform and can pause a swap to request identity documents under their risk rules. On TorrentSwap your deposit goes to the protocol named on the route, which settles the swap on-chain and pays out to your address.
Compare that with a centralised exchange, where you deposit into an account, trade inside the platform and withdraw later — every step tied to a verified identity.
Popular swaps without KYC
Bitcoin to Ethereum, Solana or USDT; USDT between Ethereum, Tron and Solana; ETH to Arbitrum, Base or BNB Chain; Litecoin, Dogecoin and Zcash to BTC. See the full list on the routes page, or start directly from the swap box.