Crypto exchanges
Bisq privacy rating
Open source, peer-to-peer desktop app for trading bitcoin for national currencies and other assets over Tor, using multisig escrow and no central server or registration.
Summary
Bisq scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the crypto exchanges criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.
Score 80 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Data is stored locally and never sent to a central server, and the software contains no telemetry. The website uses no advertising trackers.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by trading fees distributed to contributors through the Bisq DAO, with no ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.