It's the same argument that was often used against ChipMixer and the participants of their campaign.  And as in those arguments, lots of accusations with little substance and no evidence.  It's just a matter of time before we see an accusation claiming that b1exh is an NSA honeypot.

Mmm, as sweet as that is, I'm partial to the honey of Gravenstein blossoms of Sonoma, and wild poppies of West Marin.  But I digress.  No, these honeypots don't contain anything sweet in the slightest, they only tempt with the facade of sweetness that conceals the hornets ready to strike.



It's par for the course.  This happens to be one of the better paying campaigns on the forum at the moment.  If the OP's alt had been accepted into the campaign, we may have never seen this thread...  Not from him, anyway.

I don't know whether the OP’s findings are true or not, but I removed b1exch.to from my list of trusted swapping services after seeing its 1/100 safety score on Grindsoft.

Better to be safe than sorry, so I used to swap either through Changelly or ChangeHero, which are built‑in swap providers inside Tangem swapping engine. Everything goes through Tangem app on my smartphone after I sign relevant transaction with my Tangem HW, no KYC and no fraud issues at all.


P.S. For the same reason I chose not to apply for the relevant signature campaign on forum.

I wouldn’t expect any other response from someone who’s shilling this service.

Sure you’re free to do it, just as I’m free not to trust it.

And yes, you understood me correctly.

My rule of thumb is to never trust any crypto related entity ^{whether it’s a wallet, an exchange, a swapping service, you name it} unless it has proven itself over time. So far, that rule has kept my bitcoin safe.

One warning sign can be overlooked, but two are enough to make me uneasy.


Regarding Changelly, don’t shift the blame. As I mentioned, in Tangem ^{which is no‑KYC wallety[/sup Changelly ]doesn’t require KYC. You can gouge my eyes out if I’m lying about that.}

Probably you’re swapping millions?

I use Tangem to top up my crypto cards on the go to cover everyday shopping. So I usually swap no more than $500 at a time. No KYC for more than two years of use.

Yeah, if you’re swapping millions, then of course you’ll get hit with KYC. That’s fair enough.

And again, don’t shift the scam blame into KYC discussions. 1/100 score speaks for itself.

Gridinsoft operates with an automated scoring system, which sometimes produces ratings that contradict the facts, and site representatives are encouraged to report these errors for manual review. For example, see here. There are also a complaint on Trustpilot about similar scores received by b1exch.
See what Reputation summary b1exch has:

At one point, they were quite good at detecting scam sites, but I personally would have been more satisfied if I compared scores from several intelligence services and other reviews to arrive at a neutral and reasonable conclusion.

In any case, I respect your opinion and your choice to avoid b1exch, as well as your opinion about changelly, even though most users on this forum have opposing opinions. Different people and numbers will have different experiences.

So again, you rely on an automated check based on the age of the domain. You say two cases are enough for you, while at the same time, you (shilling) suggest Changelly, and it is enough to do just a short search and see many more than two scam accusations.
Here I have selected some for you
https://www.reddit.com/r/Changelly_Scam/
https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/5563490.0
https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/2096696
https://www.fca.org.uk/news/warnings/changelly
https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/69c0d3ff68ebe78ee35eca0e
https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/69bcedb1b85b8275cdafd976

I don't know what the fck is grindsoft, but they look like quick template website, and I sure won't trust them blindly without checking some proof for their claims.
I also never saw your ''list of trusted'' swapping services, but I never heard anyone I know complaining about b1ack exchange.

You are not shilling for closed source tangem devices anymore?  

I only just joined this conversation, but it caught my attention because it's a brand I'm promoting.

Therefore, I read the topic and the arguments used, and looked at the images in detail.
In all this information, I only found two connections between "b1ack exchange" and "b1exch".

One connection is the OP's arguments.
Another one is this image (IMG1)

But, when looking at the other images, there was one that caught my attention, in relation to the image I indicated above (IMG2):

It is true that in image [IMG1] it can be seen that "b1ack" deleted the image content in the topic about "b1exch". But, from what I understand, this topic was not created by "b1ack", because according to image [IMG2] the author of the topic receives the "ADMIN" tag in their posts.

I'm not familiar with this forum or how it works, but that's my interpretation based on the content presented.

This alone does not make it clear that "b1exch" and "b1ack" are the same service or owned by the same person.

I can agree that the names are very similar. But I would also find it strange for a criminal to use practically the same name to create a new service, when it would be easily associated with you.

That being said, aside from the OP's claims, the images presented are not very enlightening regarding this connection between the names.

Either way, if the OP who frequents this forum can provide more details or information, that would be more interesting than just the information already given.



_{PS: Yes, I know I'm advertising the service; you don't need to point the finger at it in response. What I expect is more clarifying images to support your argument, because what you've presented is rather inconsistent.}

From what I understand, he claims that a user named "b1ack" also committed illegal acts on another forum.

So according to the OP, the "b1ack" from this forum is the same "b1ack" from the Bitcointalk forum. According to the OP, everything involving this user is tainted with some kind of illegality that they committed.

That may be true, but the service provided here is not illegal at all. And there has been clear evidence that it has worked as intended. What each member does outside of this forum is not the responsibility of this community.

However, the warning remained, even though the connections presented were not entirely conclusive.