The Index

Why it’s here

The fallback when you don’t want any exchange holding your coins. Turn on Monero over Tor in the settings, and open the app within the refund window if a swap stalls.

Limitations

Bitcoin to Monero only, desktop only. A swap takes about an hour, and a stalled one has to be refunded roughly 4 to 28 hours after it started. A maker can withhold an anti-spam deposit from a refund. No audit.

Why it’s here

Fees are built into the quoted rates. Pick A or B rated partners, prefer floating rates, add a refund address and run one swap at a time.

Limitations

Its terms exclude citizens and residents of the US, the EEA, sanctioned countries (including China and Russia) and countries that ban crypto. The partner exchange can halt a swap and ask for ID, and the guarantee doesn’t cover AML or legal holds. Closed source.

Why it’s here

Save the robot token before anything else and read the coordinator’s profile. As a seller, never confirm until the money is actually in your account. Trade fees are typically 0.2%.

Limitations

You need a Lightning wallet and a few sats for the bond before you can buy. Liquidity is thin outside the big currencies, reversible payment methods invite chargeback scams, and there’s no iPhone app. Still labelled alpha.