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Best OTC Marketplaces in 2026

8 OTC Marketplaces ranked by SkyBitcoins score and total value locked. Open any row for the full review.

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OTC Marketplaces at a glance

Tracked
8
Reviewed
8
Total TVL
$128M
Avg. score
4.9/10

There are 8 OTC marketplaces in the SkyBitcoins index. Every one of them has a full review. The 4 that report TVL hold $128M between them. Figure Markets Exchange dominates, with 99% of that total.

Ranked by TVL, Figure Markets Exchange ($127M), Whales Market ($615K) and OTSea ($530K) lead the field. The best-rated is AirSwap with 6.2/10, followed by Figure Markets Exchange (5.2) and Ape Bond (5.0). The 5 rated OTC marketplaces average 4.9/10, and none scores 8 or above yet.

The most common chains for OTC marketplaces are BNB Chain (4), Ethereum (3) and Polygon (3). 83% are deployed on more than one chain. Of the 6 with a confirmed status, 5 are active and 1 is inactive or wound down. Over the last seven days, combined TVL rose 6.1%. Figure Markets Exchange gained the most (+6.2%).

Largest by TVL

  1. 1Figure Markets Exchange logoFigure Markets Exchange$127M
  2. 2Whales Market logoWhales Market$615K
  3. 3OTSea logoOTSea$530K
  4. 4WhaleSwap logoWhaleSwap$1.73K

Highest rated

  1. 1AirSwap logoAirSwap6.2
  2. 2Figure Markets Exchange logoFigure Markets Exchange5.2
  3. 3Ape Bond logoApe Bond5.0
  4. 4Whales Market logoWhales Market4.6
  5. 5Unich logoUnich3.5
Best OTC Marketplaces, page 1 of 1
1
AirSwap logo
AirSwapReviewed
—6.2
2
Figure Markets Exchange logo
Figure Markets ExchangeReviewed
$127M5.2
3
Ape Bond logo
Ape BondReviewed
—5.0
4
Whales Market logo
Whales MarketReviewed
$615K4.6
5
Unich logo
UnichReviewed
—3.5
6
OTSea logo
OTSeaReviewed
$530K—
7
WhaleSwap logo
WhaleSwapReviewed
$1.73K—
8
Over The CounterReviewed
——

Ranked by SkyBitcoins score, then total value locked. Click a column to re-sort this page. TVL data via DefiLlama.

Where they run

OTC Marketplaces by chain

  1. 1BNB Chain450%
  2. 2Ethereum338%
  3. 3Polygon338%
  4. 4Linea225%
  5. 5Avalanche225%
  6. 6Base225%
  7. 7Arbitrum225%
  8. 8Blast225%
  9. 9Other113%
  10. 10Solana113%
  11. 11Merlin113%
  12. 12Mode113%
  13. 13Starknet113%
  14. 14Manta113%
  15. 15Fantom113%

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest OTC marketplace by TVL?

Figure Markets Exchange is the largest OTC marketplace by total value locked, with $127M. It is followed by Whales Market ($615K) and OTSea ($530K). TVL figures come from DefiLlama and change daily.

Which OTC marketplace has the highest SkyBitcoins score?

AirSwap has the highest score at 6.2/10, ahead of Figure Markets Exchange (5.2) and Ape Bond (5.0). Scores weigh security, ease of use, fees and features, and are based only on facts we could verify.

How many OTC marketplaces does SkyBitcoins track?

SkyBitcoins tracks 8 OTC marketplaces. Of these, 8 have a full review and 4 report value locked, $128M in total.

What chains do most OTC marketplaces run on?

BNB Chain is the most common, with 4 of 8 OTC marketplaces, followed by Ethereum (3) and Polygon (3). 83% are deployed on more than one chain.

Which OTC marketplaces grew the most this week?

Among OTC marketplaces with at least $1M locked, Figure Markets Exchange had the biggest 7-day TVL gain (+6.2%). Combined TVL moved +6.1% over the same seven days.

What is the average score for OTC marketplaces?

The 5 rated OTC marketplaces average 4.9 out of 10. Of these, 0 score 8 or higher and 2 score below 5.