How to buy bitcoin without ID: the best peer-to-peer options

Every platform on this list lets you buy bitcoin from another person without uploading an ID to the platform. I only rank Bitcoin-only platforms. That keeps Bisq, the oldest name in this space, out of the ranking, because Bisq 1 also trades altcoins. It sits in the contrast table further down with the details of its 2026 exploit.

No ID with the platform does not make you invisible. Your counterparty sees your payment details, your bank sees the payment, and the bitcoin lands on a public blockchain. The privacy section below covers what to do after the trade.

RoboSats is Tor-only, and it generates a random robot avatar for a single trade, so there is no account to tie your purchases together. Lightning hold invoices act as both the bond and the escrow, which means trades can finish before the next block is mined. The code is open source on GitHub, and the latest release is v0.8.7-alpha from September 9, 2026.

The fee is 0.2% of the trade: 0.025% for the order maker and 0.175% for the taker. You need Tor Browser and a Lightning wallet to receive into (see my Lightning wallet picks). The limit: Lightning is a hot wallet, so move the sats to cold storage once the trade settles.

Hodl Hodl is a web platform where you sign up with an email address and a password and trade "without KYC/AML." Its site lists the available coins as "Bitcoin only," and it stopped accepting voluntary verification, so nobody gets a verified badge by handing over documents anymore.

Each trade gets its own 2-of-3 multisig escrow address. Hodl Hodl holds one of the three keys, so it cannot move the escrow alone, and the seller releases the bitcoin straight to the buyer's wallet. That means you can give a receive address from your hardware wallet. The fee is 0.75% for each side, or 0.5% if you registered with a referral code. Sellers can set a first-trade limit for new users, so expect smaller first buys.

The limit: the email address ties your trades to one account. Use an address that says nothing about you.

LNp2pBot is a Telegram bot that asks for no personal data, with "no KYC, no registration, no identity verification." The bot escrows the sats with Lightning hold invoices, and the code is open source.

The bot charges a fixed 0.6% fee, paid only by the seller, and sets no limit on trade size beyond what Lightning liquidity allows. The limit: you need a Telegram account, and Telegram logs you in with your phone number.

Mostro runs over Nostr and requires no registration, email, phone, or KYC. Your identity is generated in the client and backed by a 12-word phrase that only you control. The seller's sats stay locked in a Lightning hold invoice until the seller confirms the fiat arrived.

Each Mostro node operator sets its own fee, and Mostro's FAQ gives about 0.3% for both buyer and seller as an example. The limit: liquidity depends on which Mostro node you use, so check its order book for your currency first.

Vexl is an open-source phone app from Vexl s.r.o. in Prague. It asks for a nickname and a phone number, and you import your contacts to see offers from friends and friends of friends. You chat anonymously, then meet in person and trade. Vexl says it "never handles your money or tracks your purchases."

There is no escrow, so the protection is the relationship: you are trading with someone a friend knows. The limit: it needs your phone number and contact list, and it only works if your network already has Bitcoiners in it.

Peach is a Swiss phone app with a web app, no registration, and a 2% fee paid by the buyer. Its normal design is a 2-of-2 multisig escrow between the seller and Peach. Three things changed in 2026:

Every trade follows the same pattern: the seller locks bitcoin somewhere the seller cannot pull it back on a whim, you send the fiat payment, and the seller releases the bitcoin once the payment arrives. The difference between platforms is where the bitcoin waits.

The trade is the easy part. The privacy you just bought disappears the moment you mix these coins with coins from an exchange that knows your name.

Wanting a purchase that is not stored in an exchange database is a reasonable thing to want. It does not change your obligations. In the US, the IRS treats digital assets as property, and you must report digital asset transactions whether or not they result in a gain or loss. Keep a record of what you paid for every P2P purchase.

Selling is where the rules get stricter. FinCEN's 2019 guidance says a person operating as a peer-to-peer exchanger as a business must comply with Bank Secrecy Act rules as a money transmitter, however informal the trades are. Peach's own site puts the general point plainly: it is "No KYC where permitted by local law," and users are responsible for complying with the rules where they live. Rules differ by country. If you plan to sell regularly, talk to a lawyer first. Nothing on this page is advice on avoiding taxes or reporting.

These names come up in every search for this topic. None of them makes my ranking, and there are no links to their stores or downloads here.

A no-ID purchase only stays private if the coins land somewhere that does not report back to anyone. Give the seller, or your Lightning sweep, a fresh receive address from a hardware wallet, and check that address on the device screen.