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RoboSats review

RoboSats is a P2P market. ID rule from its own pages: No ID, by design. kycnot.me rates it level 0, Never KYC.

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No ID, by design

RoboSats never asks for ID by design, per its own pages. You hold the keys.

ActiveNo accountOpen source

Latest release: V0.8.7-alpha (2026-09-09)

By Ethan ParkerChecked Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026How we read the terms

No IDNo account neededID rule: Never, by design. No company holds your order, so nobody can ask. Checked Oct 22, 2026.
4,000,000 satsNo-ID limit per tradeNo-ID limits, per RoboSats's pages: 4,000,000 sats per trade, trades. Checked Oct 22, 2026.
LNPlus BTCLightning, Bitcoin: supported.
Your keysWho holds your coinsEscrow-lightning-hold-invoice: seller locks the trade amount in a Lightning hold invoice towards the coordinator node; both sides lock a fidelity bond (hold invoice); the coordinator briefly holds the funds while paying out the buyer. Checked Oct 22, 2026.
Onion addressOpen sourceTor onion: robosatsy56bwqn56qyadmcxkx767hnabg4mihxlmgyt6if5gnuxvzad.onion. I2P: http://robosats.i2p?i2paddresshelper=r7r4sckft6ptmk4r2jajiuqbowqyxiwsle4iyg4fijtoordc6z7a.b32.i2p. Works without JavaScript: Not stated.
Our verdict

Choose RoboSats if

Who RoboSats suits, from the values on this page.

RoboSats suits you if

  • You want to trade with no account and no ID: RoboSats never asks for ID, by design.
  • You want to keep your own keys: on RoboSats, you hold the keys.
  • You want to pay or get paid over Lightning.
  • You want open-source software.

RoboSats might not be the right fit if

  • You want Monero: RoboSats does not list it.

Best for

P2P without ID

RoboSats
No ID and no account The ID rule comes from RoboSats's own pages. Every P2P market on our list shows its rule the same way.
kycnot.me

What kycnot.me says about RoboSats

kycnot.me is an independent directory of services you can use without ID checks. The rating and notes below are its own, not ours.

KYC level
Level 0: Never KYC

The terms rule out ID checks altogether. kycnot.me sorts services into five levels, from 0 (never asks for ID) to 4 (ID is mandatory).

kycnot.me score
10 out of 10 Privacy 100 out of 100, trust 97 out of 100
Listing status
Verified
Accepts as payment
MoneroBitcoinLightningFiat moneyCash
Addresses on kycnot.me
Onion: http://robosatsy56bwqn56qyadmcxkx767hnabg4mihxlmgyt6if5gnuxvzad.onionI2P: https://robosats.i2pI2P: https://6ptmk4r2jajiuqbowqyxiwsle4iyg4fijtoordc6z7a.b32.i2p

Pros kycnot.me lists

  • Identity-Free registration
  • Non-custodial wallet
  • Open source code
  • Peer to peer network
  • Escrow available
  • Accepts Monero
  • Has Onion or I2P URLs
  • No registration needed
  • Mature service
  • Uses hodl invoices
  • Peer to peer market

Also noted: API available, JavaScript needed, Telegram bot available

Events kycnot.me lists

  1. 2026Jul 5, 2026: Update. kycnot.me writes: “Website back online”
  2. 2025Jan 9, 2025: Information. kycnot.me writes: “Updated info”
  3. 2024Dec 17, 2024: Information. kycnot.me writes: “Javascript required”
  4. No date given: Warning. kycnot.me writes: “Website is down”

Source: the kycnot.me listing. RoboSats on kycnot.me

Checked October 22, 2026

Platform

Inside RoboSats

Screenshots taken November 3, 2026

Platforms
Web client via Tor Browser (onion) or I2P; Android APK from GitHub releases; desktop app; can be self-hosted on node platforms (Umbrel, StartOS)

What you get with RoboSats

Yes, no or partly, from our data

Privacy 4 of 6

  • No IDBy design
  • No account
  • Tor built inNot statedRoboSats's own pages we checked do not say. This is not the same as no.
  • Onion address
  • I2P address
  • Works without JavaScriptNot statedRoboSats's own pages we checked do not say. This is not the same as no.

Coins 2 of 4

  • Bitcoin
  • Monero
  • Lightning
  • Zcash

Custody and code 2 of 4

  • You hold the keys
  • Open source
  • Reproducible buildsNot published
  • Address screeningNot statedRoboSats's own pages we checked do not say. This is not the same as no.
ID check

When can RoboSats ask for your ID?

Never, by design, per RoboSats's own pages. Labels come from each provider's terms, never from our guess.

  1. 1Never, by designRoboSats is on this stepNo company holds your order, so nobody can ask
  2. 2Only if you chooseID only for extras you opt into
  3. 3If a payment is flaggedNo ID by default; checks when a risk system flags you
  4. 4Above a limitID once you pass a stated amount
  5. 5AlwaysID before you trade, deposit or withdraw

If a check comes and you do not pass it

Not applicable: no identity checks. Funds at risk are the trader's fidelity bond (default 3%, 2% to 15%), forfeited for rule breaks as judged by the coordinator.

“There are basically four conditions that causes a user to lose their bond:”

Not stated on RoboSats's pages: what triggers a check, fee on refusal, refund policyRoboSats's own pages we checked do not say, checked Oct 14, 2026. This is not the same as no.

If a trade goes wrong
The coordinator's staff mediate disputes in the public RoboSats SimpleX group; the escrowed sats go to the winner and the losing side forfeits its bond
How trust works
No trader reputation by design: a fresh random robot identity per trade is recommended; trust rests on the fidelity bonds and on the chosen coordinator, whose reputation the federated client shows

Checked October 22, 2026

Fees and limits

What RoboSats costs

WhatRoboSats
Trade fee0.2% of the trade amount: maker 0.025%, taker 0.175% (documented default); plus Lightning routing fees, and swap plus mining fees for on-chain payouts; coordinators in the federation set and compete on fees
No-ID limit20,000 sats minimum, 4,000,000 sats maximum per trade; no limit on the number of trades

Checked October 22, 2026

Ways to pay
Listed fiat methods: 95; swap methods: On-Chain BTC; On-Chain w/ Stowaway; BTCB2; RBTC; LBTC; WBTC; any agreed method: Yes
Currencies
Count: 78; note: currencies.json lists 80 codes, including XAU (gold) and BTC (swaps)
Trade limits
20,000 sats minimum and 4,000,000 sats maximum per order; no limit on the number of orders
Typical time
The seller must lock the escrow within 1 to 10 hours (default 3 hours); the hold invoices expire after 24 hours, so the fiat payment and its confirmation must fit in that window
Your data

What RoboSats knows about you

Who sees what during a trade, and who runs it.

During a trade

Data the policy collects
Tor-only, so the coordinator and peers never learn the IP; no account data; PGP end-to-end encrypted chat; each coordinator publishes its own privacy and data policy
What your payment reveals
Only the trade peer learns details shared in the chat; for SEPA the seller may ask for the buyer's country, full name and IBAN, and a buyer who refuses can lose the dispute and the bond
No ID check does not make a bank payment private.

Network and who runs it

Network
Onion: robosatsy56bwqn56qyadmcxkx767hnabg4mihxlmgyt6if5gnuxvzad.onionI2P: http://robosats.i2p?i2paddresshelper=r7r4sckft6ptmk4r2jajiuqbowqyxiwsle4iyg4fijtoordc6z7a.b32.i2pWithout JavaScript: Not statedRoboSats's own pages we checked do not say. This is not the same as no.
Who runs it
Operator: Not named
Governance
Federation of independent coordinators: Coordinators host the order books, route the Lightning payments and resolve disputes; the client lists 7 coordinators
Requests from authorities
Not published
Warrant canary
Not published

Checked October 22, 2026

Safety

Track record and code

None found.

Incidents

None found

Open source
github.com/RoboSats/robosats
License
AGPL-3.0
Audits
Not published
Bug bounty
Not published
Support
SimpleX main group (support and disputes); Nostr group; Matrix group; Telegram (t.me/robosats); Reddit (r/robosats)
Wallet needed
Yes: a Lightning wallet that supports hold invoices (bonds, escrow and payout)

Checked October 22, 2026

Reddit

Community

Discussions about RoboSats on Reddit (r/robosats)

More facts

More facts we checked on RoboSats

Coins listed
Count: 1; assets: BTC
Networks
Lightning; Bitcoin on-chain (payout to the buyer)
Rate type
Price relative to the market rate plus the maker premium; the explicit (fixed sats) method is currently removed
Log retention
Not published
Onion address
Robosatsy56bwqn56qyadmcxkx767hnabg4mihxlmgyt6if5gnuxvzad.onion
I2P address
Robosats.i2p?i2paddresshelper=r7r4sckft6ptmk4r2jajiuqbowqyxiwsle4iyg4fijtoordc6z7a.b32.i2p
Security deposit
Fidelity bond locked by maker and taker as a Lightning hold invoice: 3% of the trade amount by default, the maker can set 2% to 15%
Where you live

RoboSats in the US and elsewhere

RoboSats's pages name no blocked country. That is not a promise that it is legal where you live.

In the US

US availability: Not statedRoboSats's own pages we checked do not say, checked Oct 14, 2026. This is not the same as no.

Blocks US IPs
Not published
VPN clause in terms
Not published

If you are a US person, US sanctions rules apply to you whether or not a service asks for ID.

Outside the US

Excluded countries: none named on the page we checked.RoboSats's pages list no excluded country or group. We show no flags because the list is empty.

Regional rule: Not statedRoboSats's own pages we checked do not say. This is not the same as no.

Site blocks by region
Not published

Where you live and the provider's terms

Many services on this page do not serve every country. Some exclude people because of where they live or their citizenship, not only where they connect from. Read the provider's terms before you send funds. If the terms exclude you, do not use the service, and do not try to get around the restriction, for example with a VPN.

Taxes

A service that does not ask for ID does not change your taxes. In the US, the federal income tax return asks a yes-or-no question about digital assets, and you must report digital asset transactions whether or not they result in a gain or loss. In the UK, you may owe Capital Gains Tax when you sell, swap or spend crypto, and you must keep your own records. Rules in other countries differ.

No KYC is not anonymity

"No KYC" here means the provider says it does not ask for ID in the cases its terms describe. It does not make you anonymous. The provider's terms may let it ask for ID later. Regulated exchanges you send funds from or to may have to collect information about who sends and who receives a crypto transfer. Your tax duties stay the same.

Funds can be held

If a provider asks for more information during a swap or a withdrawal, it may hold your funds until it gets it. Its terms decide what happens next. In the UK, a crypto business that asks for information on a transfer to or from a self-custody wallet, and does not receive it, must not pass the funds on. Read what the provider's terms say before you send. RoboSats's terms say that if a check is requested and not completed: not applicable: no identity checks. Funds at risk are the trader's fidelity bond (default 3%, 2% to 15%), forfeited for rule breaks as judged by the coordinator.

Checked October 22, 2026

Alternatives

P2P markets to compare with RoboSats

Active P2P markets from our list. The shield shows each one's ID rule from its own terms.

Bisq Monero ID rule: Never, by design. No company holds your order, so nobody can ask.
lnp2pBot Lightning ID rule: Never, by design. No company holds your order, so nobody can ask.
Mostro Lightning ID rule: Never, by design. No company holds your order, so nobody can ask.
RetoSwap Monero ID rule: Never, by design. No company holds your order, so nobody can ask.
Vexl Lightning ID rule: Never, by design. No company holds your order, so nobody can ask.

RoboSats side by side

From our privacy data, the same fields for every market
WhatRoboSatsBisqlnp2pBotMostroRetoSwapVexl
ID ruleNo ID, by designNo ID, by designNo ID, by designNo ID, by designNo ID, by designNo ID, by design
AccountNoneNoneNeededNoneNoneNeeded
You hold the keys
Monero
Lightning
Open source

Checked October 23, 2026

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FAQ

Short answers about RoboSats

From the data on this page.

Does RoboSats ask for ID?

RoboSats never asks for ID by design, per its own pages. There is no account.

How much can you trade on RoboSats without ID?

4,000,000 sats per trade, trades.

Who holds your coins during a RoboSats trade?

You hold the keys. Escrow-lightning-hold-invoice: seller locks the trade amount in a Lightning hold invoice towards the coordinator node; both sides lock a fidelity bond (hold invoice); the coordinator briefly holds the funds while paying out the buyer.

Can you buy Monero on RoboSats?

No. RoboSats does not list Monero, per its own pages.

What does RoboSats cost?

Trade fee: 0.2% of the trade amount: maker 0.025%, taker 0.175% (documented default); plus Lightning routing fees, and swap plus mining fees for on-chain payouts; coordinators in the federation set and compete on fees.

Author

Who checked this page

Ethan Parker

Senior Content Editor

Every value on this page comes from RoboSats's own pages and code, read on the dates shown. The kycnot.me section is the exception: it shows kycnot.me's own rating. Checked Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026.

More from Ethan ParkerHow we read the terms
Sources

Sources, how we read the terms and our process

Sources

  1. api.github.com/repos/RoboSats/robosats, for open source and license, checked October 22, 2026
  2. api.github.com/repos/RoboSats/robosats/git/trees/main, for audits and bug bounty, checked October 22, 2026
  3. api.github.com/repos/RoboSats/robosats/releases/latest, for status and latest release, checked October 22, 2026
  4. github.com/RoboSats/robosats/blob/main/frontend/static/assets/currencies.json, for Zcash, checked October 22, 2026
  5. kycnot.me/service/robosats, for kycnot.me rating, checked October 22, 2026
  6. learn.robosats.org, for ID rule and Lightning, checked October 22, 2026
  7. learn.robosats.org/contribute/code, for support, checked October 22, 2026
  8. learn.robosats.org/docs/access, for onion address, I2P address, platforms, blocks US IPs, VPN clause in terms and site blocks by region, checked October 22, 2026
  9. learn.robosats.org/docs/bonds, for what happens if a check fails, wallet needed and security deposit, checked October 22, 2026
  10. learn.robosats.org/docs/disputes, for if a trade goes wrong, checked October 22, 2026
  11. learn.robosats.org/docs/escrow, for custody, custody in detail and typical time, checked October 22, 2026
  12. learn.robosats.org/docs/fees, for fees, checked October 22, 2026
  13. learn.robosats.org/docs/limits, for no-ID limit, trade limits and coins listed, checked October 22, 2026
  14. learn.robosats.org/docs/on-chain-payouts, for networks, checked October 22, 2026
  15. learn.robosats.org/docs/payment-methods, for ways to pay and What your payment reveals, checked October 22, 2026
  16. learn.robosats.org/docs/prices, for rate type, checked October 22, 2026
  17. learn.robosats.org/docs/private, for account and data collected, checked October 22, 2026
  18. learn.robosats.org/docs/robots, for how trust works and requests from authorities, checked October 22, 2026
  19. learn.robosats.org/docs/swaps, for Monero and bitcoin, checked October 22, 2026
  20. learn.robosats.org/robosats/update/pre-release-robosats-decentralized, for operator, excluded countries, governance and onion address, checked October 22, 2026
  21. learn.robosats.org/sitemap.xml, for warrant canary, checked October 22, 2026
  22. raw.githubusercontent.com/RoboSats/robosats/main/api/federation.json, for log retention, checked October 22, 2026
  23. raw.githubusercontent.com/RoboSats/robosats/main/frontend/src/components/PaymentMethods/MethodList.ts, for ways to pay, checked October 22, 2026
  24. raw.githubusercontent.com/RoboSats/robosats/main/frontend/static/assets/currencies.json, for currencies, checked October 22, 2026

How we read the terms

We do not give privacy services a score. We record what each provider's own pages say: when it asks for ID, the limits, who holds your coins and what it costs. Labels come from each provider's terms, never from our guess. How we read the terms

Our process

We take fees, availability, licenses and coin counts from primary sources: RoboSats's own fee schedules, terms and help pages, and the public registers kept by regulators. Every value carries the date we last checked it. The values on this page were checked on October 22, 2026.

Not legal or tax advice. This page explains how these services work and what their own terms say. It is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules differ by country and change often. Check the rules where you live, or ask a qualified professional, before you use any service listed here.