Following is a list of P2P Trading Platforms (i.e. P2P exchanges) for trading Bitcoin. Common payment methods include bank transfer, cash deposited in the seller’s bank account, in-person cash (face-to-face) trades as well as payment networks such as Zelle, Alipay, even Cash App and PayPal, for example. Some of these payment methods are more private than others. Typically, face-to-face, cash-by-mail, and US Postal Money Orders are among the most private methods available.
Some platforms require the use of a phone number which are typically tied to personally identifying information. If a user wishes to remain anonymous, then it is recommended to use a SMS bypassing service such as Text Verified. Also, see “Bypassing SMS Verification with Text Verified” (Wook, 2022) for an in-depth walkthrough (PDF download)
- Bisq (💵) client [NO KYC] <– Fully decentralized and non-custodial. Uses Tor, automatically. L-BTC / Blockstream’s Liquid Network (🌊) is a supported payment method. Guide
- RoboSats (💵, ⚡) [NO KYC] <– Non-custodial. Requires Tor browser. @robosatsOB OrderBook. Guide [Note: Trade chat is not saved. To protect yourself as buyer, use additional method to verify payment instructions before sending fiat payment.]
- HodlHodl (💵) [NO KYC] <– Non-custodial. Supported payment methods include Lightning network (⚡) as well as Liquid Network (🌊) (BTC, Tether, CAD).
- LocalSats (💵) [NO KYC] <– Buy and Sell Bitcoin in-person
- LocalCoinSwap (💵) [NO KYC] <– Non-custodial
- P2PCoins.io (💵) [NO KYC] <– Non-custodial
- Bitcoin.Global (💵) [NO KYC]
bisq#buy-bitcoin channel in the Bisq Keybase team [NO KYC] <– Guide- AS.Exchange Spot Market [NO KYC] <– Announcement
- BitQuick [NO KYC (when trx amount is under $400)]
- Remitano [NO KYC for Seller (only Buyer must KYC)]
- Totalcoin mobile app [NO KYC (other than phone number verification)]
- Mycelium Local Trader mobile app [Map] (💵) [NO KYC]
- Noones (⚡) [KYC]
- Paxful.com (💵, ⚡) [KYC] <– Recently restarted after executive mgmt change
- Binance P2P (💵) [KYC]
- Huobi P2P
- Gate.io P2P
- OKEx P2P
- OKX P2P
- PexPay <– Active CNY trading
- OTCBTC
- Vertex
- CGem/CryptoGem
- CoinCola
- Vexl <– Czech Republic, and Slovakia
- BitValve [KYC]
- WazirX [KYC]
- Shiftal [KYC]
- Giottus [KYC]
- BuyCoins [KYC]
- ScaleX [KYC] <– Nigeria
- Busha [KYC] <– Nigeria
- Koinwa <– Nigeria
- BitBargain.co.uk <– U.K.
- VEX - Venezuela Exchange <– Venezuela
- P2P Trading <– Brazil
- SwapN>Go
- Kyshi <– Coming soon
- Valuto Exchanges <– Coming soon
- r/Cash4Cash <– Take seriously the risks and recommendations in the General Information PSA
- r/GiftCardExchange <– Take seriously the risks and recommendations in the GSX Safe Trading Guide
- r/GCTrading <– Take seriously the risks and recommendations in the GSX Safe Trading Guide
- r/BitMarket <– Take seriously the risks and recommendations in the GSX Safe Trading Guide
- BitHalo software [NO KYC]
- SideSwap Swap Market [NO KYC] <– P2P Trading on Liquid Network (🌊), between L-BTC and stablecoins (i.e., either USDT, or EurX)
- @Wallet P2P bot on Telegram
Altcoin-only P2P Trading exchanges
Note: An Altcoin-only exchange means bitcoin is not one of the trading currencies. There may be offers though where Bitcoin is one of the payment methods available though.
Aggregator/Search and Helper Sites
- P2PTrader.pro P2P trading automation software for dealers. Support for Binance, LocalBitcoins, LocalCoinSwap, and Paxful.
(Caution: Third party software can have malware. Use at your own risk.)
Notes
When using any of the above P2P Trading Platforms (which are essentially “matchmaking” services), please trade with caution and do your own due diligence.
This list does not include exchanges not in English (e.g., 58Coin), deserted or defunct marketplaces (e.g., OpenBazaar, BitzLato, LocalCryptos, BuyCrypto.Today, Cancoin, and Rahakott), not-yet launched (e.g., OTCBoss), ones that operate only through dark markets, or online-only DEX/decentralized exchanges (another list of DEXes).
Variants which do not fit the P2P OTC exchanges category
- Physical Stores where you can Buy or Sell bitcoin
- Online stores (e.g., Bitsell X [💳] [NO KYC, requires browser extension], CoinCorner [💳] [NO KYC when £900 or less, not available in U.S.], CEX.io, Coinify, Jubiter, Bittylicious, BitIreland, Kuna.io Money, LiteBit.eu, Switchere, Conio.com App, CryptoVoucher.io, BitQuick QuickBuy [NO KYC (when trx amount is under $400)], Cash App, Strike and CoinMama)
- Instant exchanges / Online-only Swap (i.e., for converting from one digital currency to another)
- Precious metals brokers which buy your gold and/or silver in exchange for bitcoin (e.g., Veldt Gold [NO KYC]).
- Gift card exchanges (e.g., CardCoins for paying with a non-reloadable, prepaid GIFT card (VISA/Mastercard/AMEX/Discover), Redeeem, CryptoVoucher.io for paying with gift cards for numerous brands, CardXCoin, and BitOf for paying with Amazon UK gift cards)
- Vouchers (retail) (e.g., Azte.co (⚡ (💵), LibertyX (💵), FlexEPin (💵), Neosurf (💵), Yellow Card (💵) and BitNovo (💵)). One Azte.co vendor offers the @BitcoinVoucherBot on Telegram, for [NO KYC] purchase using SEPA/EUR bank transfer (and @BitcoinVoucherGroup for support).
- Vending (e.g., Bitcoin ATMs (💵), Coinstar (💵) (with 2,100+ locations in the U.S.) and SBB/Swiss Railway ticketing)
- Bill/Invoice swap services (e.g., SWAPIN (formerly PiixPay))
- Find a person to trade with at many Bitcoin conferences and Bitcoin meetups)
- OTC Trading Desks (e.g., Cumberland, SigOne Capital, and several dozen others)
See Also
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[Note: There is also a corresponding post on Medium with this information as well.]