KYC level
Rare / if flagged — no account
SideShift.ai unverified
Established instant swap (2019) with good support — but freezes funds for AML review, logs IPs indefinitely, shares with authorities, refuses Tor, and delisted Monero/Zcash · since 2019
Verification criteria
⚠ Recorded incidents
minor
2025-06-10 Event
Ongoing
KYC level downgraded 3→2 by KYCnot; Monero and Zcash delisted
major
2025-10-13 Policy
Ongoing
Multiple documented fund freezes (7-day locks) for AML review; refuses Tor; forces partner IP sharing per API docs
Posture
Custody
Custodial
Logging policy
Extensive
Data collected
ip, device_id, browser, os
Tor access
Refuses Tor
Authority data-sharing
Shares with authorities
JavaScript
Required
Open source
No
Frozen-funds policy
Risk-based
Blocked jurisdictions
none
Privacy — Exchange
Swap mechanism
Instant Custodial
Own reserve (fewer third parties)
No
No deposit-address reuse
No
Details
Supported assets
BTC · ETH · USDT · USDC · LTC
Fee min (%)
0.5%
Fee max (%)
0.5%
API available
Yes
Rate type
Both
Reliability
30-day uptime
100.0%
Incident history
2 recorded