1 · Identity
Who are you? AltoSwap never finds out. There is nothing to register, and the default route only uses exchanges that do not verify identity.
Anonymity
Anonymous crypto swaps, and exactly how anonymous
On AltoSwap nobody asks who you are: no account, no email, no identity checks, and no-KYC exchanges by default. This page shows precisely what each party can see, so you can decide how private you need to be instead of trusting a slogan.
Privacy has three layers
AltoSwap removes the first and limits the second. Monero removes the third.
2 · Metadata
What else leaks while you browse? Visits are measured with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity and Review, except on swap status pages. A Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track signal in your browser switches them off. Fonts and coin icons come from our own domain.
3 · On-chain
What does the ledger show? Bitcoin, Ethereum and most chains are public. Swap into Monero and the sender, receiver and amount of every later transaction are hidden.
Who can see what
Every party to a swap sees something. This table is the complete list.
| Party | Can see | Cannot see |
|---|---|---|
| AltoSwap | The two assets, the amounts, the payout address and optional refund address | Your name, email, documents, device fingerprint or browsing history |
| The exchange | Your deposit transaction and the address it pays | Who you are, unless it is C/D-rated and asks during a flagged swap |
| The public blockchain | The deposit and payout transactions (hidden on Monero) | That the two transactions belong to the same swap |
| Website hosting | Your IP address while pages load, as with any site | Anything, if you use Tor or a VPN |
| Analytics providers | Which pages you view (Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity and Review) | Swap status pages, which never load these tools |
Six habits that make a swap more private
None of them costs anything, and each one removes a different link between you and the swap.
- Receive to your own wallet. Paying out to an exchange account ties the swap to an identity you verified elsewhere.
- Use a fresh address. A new receiving address (or Monero subaddress) per swap stops address reuse from linking your activity.
- Keep the filter on 'No KYC'. A-rated exchanges do not run identity checks.
- Prefer Monero for the receiving side when on-chain privacy matters. Its transactions are private by default.
- Use Tor or a VPN if you do not want web infrastructure to see your IP address. Neither is blocked here.
- Skip the wallet connection. Pasting an address reveals nothing extra; a wallet connection only saves typing.
Privacy is a right. These habits protect you from data breaches, profiling and theft. They do not change your legal obligations, and the service may not be used to conceal the proceeds of crime. See the Terms.
Swap to Monero
Step-by-step: how to swap Bitcoin to Monero without KYC · Paying someone else: Private Send · Policy details: Privacy Policy
Anonymous swaps: questions and answers
Can I swap crypto anonymously?
Yes, in the sense that matters most: on AltoSwap nobody asks who you are. There is no account, no email and no identity verification, visits are measured with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity and Review, but never on swap status pages, and the default route uses no-KYC exchanges. What a swap cannot do is hide a transaction on a public blockchain. For that, swap into a privacy coin such as Monero.
What is the most private way to swap?
Swap into Monero (XMR) to an address in a wallet you control, use a fresh receiving address, keep the KYC filter on 'No KYC', and connect through Tor or a VPN if you do not want the website's host to see your IP address. Each step removes a different link: identity, address reuse, exchange policy and network metadata.
Can a Bitcoin swap be traced?
Bitcoin's ledger is public, so anyone can see that coins moved from your address to an exchange's address. What they cannot see from the chain is what you received in return or where it went. That link exists only in the exchange's short-lived records. If the asset you receive is Monero, its onward movements are hidden by the protocol.
Does AltoSwap log my IP address?
AltoSwap does not attach IP addresses to swaps. Visits are measured with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity and Review, and those tools process your IP address when they load. Like any website, the hosting infrastructure processes your IP address to deliver pages and stop abuse. If you prefer that it sees nothing, use Tor Browser or a VPN. Neither is blocked.
Do I need a wallet connection to stay private?
No, the opposite. A swap only needs an address pasted into a form. Connecting a wallet is an optional convenience; if you use WalletConnect, its relay network learns your wallet address and IP. The most private flow is copy, paste and send.
Is it legal to swap crypto anonymously?
Wanting financial privacy is legal, and so is swapping your own crypto in most jurisdictions. The rules that apply to you, tax reporting above all, still apply. Privacy tools are for protecting yourself; using them to hide criminal proceeds is illegal everywhere and is prohibited by the terms of this service.