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⭐"WHAT IS MONERO?"

    What is Monero (XMR)?



⭐"WHY USE MONERO?"

If you want very inexpensive digital transactions with:

    The untraceability and privacy of cash
    The decentralized and digital nature of Bitcoin
    The control over your money that both bring



⭐ "HOW DO I GET MONERO?"

Key:

    💬 = More info
    ⚠ = Warning!
    🧅 = Tor is built-in the software by default, optional, or has an onion site if clickable

Payment methods:

    💵 = Cash
    💳 = Digital Fiat (click to see fiat payment methods, or visit website to see)
    🪙 = Bitcoin
    💿 = Altcoins (click to see supported altcoins, or visit website to see)
    ⚡ = Lightning Network



1. CRYPTO ATMs, NO-KYC 🏧

💬 Tip #1: Can't find Monero near you? Any major crypto will work. Ideally one with low transaction fees i.e. LTC, BCH, DOGE. Just swap to Monero later.
💬 Tip #2: Don't give out your real phone number, email, or name. Simple phone number and email verification is common. If required, use a temp SMS verification website. Phantom Phone has a free one available. For email use a temp email service. Guerrilla Mail is free. Alternatively, you can create an email specifically for doing this, or at least use an email alias service like SimpleLogin or Addy.io

    Crypto ATM Finder - (💵) 💬 Choose an ATM, click "view details", scroll down and read "Limits and verifications". Find one that requires little to no information. Pay with cash.

2. P2P MARKETS, NO-KYC 🤝

Trustless and trust-minimized ways to buy Monero from others

💬 Tip: For the cheapest price, make your own offer and wait for someone to take it
Decentralized Platforms

open-source, self-custodial

    Bisq 🧅 - (💵💳🪙💿)
    Bisq 2 🧅 - (💵💳🪙💿⚡) 💬 In beta
    RoboSats 🧅 - (💳🪙💿⚡)
    Serai ***TBA - active - (🪙💿)
    Haveno 🧅 ***TBA - active - (💵💳🪙💿)

Atomic Swaps

Trustless automatic swaps

    UnstoppableSwap 🧅 - (🪙)
    BasicSwapDEX 🧅 - (🪙💿)
    Samourai Swaps 🧅 - (🪙) 💬 In beta - requires installing Samourai Wallet on a phone, creating a wallet, and connecting to the desktop client - Tutorial - Telegram channel
    ETH-XMR ***TBA - active - (💿)
    BCH-XMR ***TBA - active - (💿)

Centralized Platforms

    LocalMonero/AgoraDesk 🧅 - (💵💳🪙💿⚡) 💬 One of the more popular ways to buy Monero with fiat. No javascript page available [1][2]
    HodlHodl - (💵💳🪙💿⚡)

Exchange Proxy

If someone you know already buys crypto off major exchanges, doesn't care about KYC, and doesn't plan on stopping…ask if they will be your crypto dealer! You get no-KYC crypto, they get a small premium for doing it (presumably). Win-win.

    Someone you know - (💵💳🪙💿⚡)

Sell Stuff

    Monero Market
    Monero Market - Telegram
    Anarkio Listings

Work For It

    Monero Jobs - Telegram
    Monero Bounties

3. "INSTANT" SWAPPERS, NO-KYC 🔁 ⚠ Everything in this section is custodial for the duration of the swap

Quick, cheap, and easy crypto swaps

💬 Tip #1: Use a VPN to bypass any geo-blocking
💬 Tip #2: Use KYCNOTME 🧅 to help you determine the most reputable exchanges and minimize risk
Aggregators

    Trocador 🧅 💬 Trades 100% insured depending on exchange used and amount traded
    OrangeFren 🧅
    Intercambio 🧅
    Majestic Bank 🧅
    WizardSwap 🧅

Individual Swappers

    Exch 🧅
    Xchange
    Coin Swap
    BitcoinVN
    Infinity Exchanger 💬 Tor-only
    ShadowStrike 💬 Tor only, XMR --> Lightning only

4. CENTRAL EXCHANGES, NO-KYC 🏛 ⚠ Everything in this section is custodial for the duration of the swap

No identity verification required

    TradeOgre

5. OTHER, NO-KYC ⛏
Mine

Trade your electricity for Monero. Mine on practically anything with a CPU.

    Gupax 💬 Beginner-friendly P2Pool miner
    Nodo 💬 Plug-and-play, dedicated, pre-built node & miner
    Monero CLI/GUI 💬 Old faithful
    P2pool
    XMRig
    MoneroSuite





⭐"HOW DO I USE MONERO?"

Platforms:

    🍎 = iOS
    🤖 = Android
    🪟 = Windows
    🍏 = MacOS
    🐧 = Linux
    🌐 = Web Wallet

1. Software Wallets

open-source, self-custodial

    Cake Wallet - 🍎🤖🍏🐧
    Monerujo - 🤖
    Stack Wallet - 🍎🤖
    Feather Wallet - 🪟🍏🐧
    Monero CLI/GUI - 🪟🍏🐧
    Anonero - 🤖 💬 Tor only
    Mysu - 🤖 💬 Tor only


⚠ Caution: The wallets below can see incoming transactions. They share your viewkey with their remote servers. You have increased convenience (no sync times) at the expense of reduced privacy
open-source, self-custodial, light wallets

    Edge - 🍎🤖
    Rino - 🌐 💬 Mutli-sig wallet
    MyMonero - 🤖🪟🍏🐧🌐
    Coin Wallet - 🍎🤖🪟🍏🐧🌐


⚠ Warning: I recommend avoiding the closed source wallets below or any others like them if possible
fully/partially closed source or deprecated

    Exodus
    Guarda

2. Hardware Wallets & Cold Storage

    Trezor Safe 3 💬 Open-source firmware & software
    Trezor Model T 💬 Open-source firmware & software
    Anonero DIY hardware wallet guide
    Ultimate Monero ColdStorage Guide (Feather X Anonero)
    Foundation Passport ***TBA - active
    MoneroSigner hardware or build your own - both meant to be installed with MoneroSigner software ***TBA - active

3. E-commerce & Merchant Payment Gateways

    Trocador - Payment Generator
    Accepting Monero via BTCPay Server - Guide
    WooCommerce - use Monerowp - Plugin or Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway Plugin
    MoneroPay

4. Point of Sale

    Bitrequest
    Hotshop ⚠ Alpha software: Use with caution



⭐"WHERE CAN I SPEND MONERO?"
Directories

    Monerica 💬 Extensive list
    Cryptwerk

Very little to no info required to purchase almost everything below
P2P Markets

    Monero Market 💬 Popular market
    Monero Market - Telegram
    Monero Jobs - Telegram
    Anarkio Listings

Gift Cards & Virtual Debit Cards

    Coincards - Prepaid debit cards
    CakePay
    Coinsbee
    Stealths
    Trocador prepaid debit cards

Proxy Purchase & Package Forwarding

    Sovereign Stack Rerouter
    AnonShop 💬 The buyer won't know your name or address, and Amazon won't know you purchased with Monero
    Monezon 💬 The buyer won't know your name or address, and Amazon won't know you purchased with Monero
    ShopInBit
    DigitalGoods
    PrivacyPost

VPNs

    Mullvad 🧅
    IVPN
    SafingIO - Portmaster
    Njalla VPN

VPS and Domains

    Njalla
    Kyun
    Cockbox
    1984
    Mynymbox

Email Alias

    SimpleLogin
    Addy

Burner Phone Numbers, SMS verification, and eSims

    Silent Link - 💬 How it works
    SMSPool
    TextVerified
    JuicySMS
    Phantom Phone

Postage

    Cryptostamps 🧅
    Cryptopostage 🧅

Food

    Coffee - Gratuitas
    Maple Syrup - MapleTrade - 💬 Seasonal
    Pemmican bars - AUPA

Music

    Crypt0-Bear - Youtube
    Ven - Youtube

Gold & Silver

    Suisse Gold

Hotels, Flights, Travel

    Travala

Gambling

    Monero Vegas 💬 Provably fair

Donations

FOSS projects

    Tor
    SimpleX Chat
    GrapheneOS
    CalyxOS
    DivestOS
    Tails
    Whonix
    Qubes
    Linux Mint
    VLC Player
    Organic Maps
    Cryptomator
    Veracrypt
    KeePassDX
    qBittorrent
    Invidious
    Freetube
    Piped
    Foss Hub
    Anna's Archive - 💬 Sci-Hub and LibGen mirror
    Fossify
    Obtainium 💬 Link on left side of profile

Organizations

    Free Ross
    AntiWar
    Mises Institute
    WikiLeaks

Bounties and Crowdfunding

    Monero Bounties
    Magic Monero Fund
    Monero Community Crowdfunding System (CCS)

Fundraising

    Kuno



⭐"WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE?"
Educational Resources

    About Monero
    Moneropedia
    LocalMonero Knowledge
    "Dispelling Monero FUD" -sethforprivacy
    Monero General Info-Dump

News & Articles

    Monero Observer
    The Monero Moon
    The Monero Standard
    Revuo
    Monero Blog
    The Monero Dance
    Simplified Privacy

Podcasts & Media

Podcasting 2.0 - Podcast Index

    Monero Talk - Youtube
    Monero Magazine - Youtube
    The Monero Matteo Podcast - Youtube
    MoneroCommunityWorkgroup - Youtube

Monero adjacent (Topic of Monero, crypto, and privacy come up regularly):

    Opt Out w/ Seth For Privacy - Youtube
    The Watchman Privacy Podcast w/ Gabriel Custodiet - Youtube
    Option Plus Podcast w/ Juraj Bednar
    The Crypto Vigilante Podcast w/ Rafael LaVerde - Youtube
    The Dollar Vigilante Podcast w/ Jeff Berwick
    Darknet Demystified w/ Doinfedtime - Youtube
    Chris Blec Conversations - Youtube
    Mental Outlaw - Youtube
    The Hated One - Youtube
    Luke Smith - Youtube
    StackCast - Youtube
    Surveillance Report - Youtube
    Naomi Brockwell - Youtube

Community

    Reddit
    Monero Town
    Nostr - Monero Directory 💬 Check followers
    Telegram
    Matrix
    BitcoinTalk Forums - Monero Subtopic

Events

    Monerotopia
    MoneroKon
    Finney Forum
    Anarchopulco
    Paralelni Polis



⭐MISC
Stats

    Monero Fail - Node Map
    Monero Fail - Public Nodes
    Moneroj
    Tx Fee & block visualizer
    Monero Inflation Checker

Blockchain Explorers

    P2pool Explorer
    Xmrchain
    Local Monero - Blocks
    Explore Monero

Nodes

    Nodo 💬 Plug-and-play, dedicated, pre-built node & miner
    Android Phone Node 💬 Run a node on a phone
    Monero CLI/GUI 💬 Old faithful
    Monero Suite
    Monero Node for Umbrel

General Privacy Tools

    Pluja - Awesome Privacy - 💬 Extensive list of privacy software alternatives. Highly recommended.
    Lissy93 - Awesome Privacy
    Privacy Guides
    PrivacyTests.org
    Exodus
    Messenger Matrix
    Comparison of Android ROMs
    Search Engine Party



If this list provided you any value consider throwing me a piconero or two…
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