Guides, tutorials, and news about Monero and cryptocurrency privacy
PayPal will not sell you Monero directly, but three routes still work in 2026. Compare PayPal-to-BTC-to-XMR swaps, gift card workarounds, and direct P2P — with realistic fee math and the privacy traps to avoid.
PayPal USD is one of the most surveilled stablecoins in existence — every transfer permanently tagged. This tutorial walks through converting PYUSD to private Monero without KYC, in under an hour.
By 2026 most major exchanges have delisted Monero, leaving credit-card buyers with effective fees from 3.4% to 13%. Here's how the real costs break down and which routes are genuinely cheapest.
Prepaid Visa cards remain a viable privacy on-ramp into Monero in 2026. This guide covers card sourcing, swap routing, and operational security so you can buy XMR without ID.
MiCA pushed Monero off every EU-licensed exchange — but SEPA-funded, no-KYC routes via Haveno, atomic swaps and non-custodial aggregators still work in 2026. A practical guide for European buyers, with a real €1,200 case study and step-by-step from any euro bank.
No major exchange sells Monero for a Google Pay tap, but the two-step route — card-funded bridge asset plus non-custodial swap — clears in under ten minutes at 3–5% over spot. Here's the working 2026 workflow, fees, and swap services worth trusting.
Apple Pay is the smoothest checkout on any iPhone and Monero is the most private cryptocurrency by default — but pairing them without KYC takes the right route. This guide walks through the four working 2026 methods: swap-based purchases via LTC or USDT, P2P trades on Haveno and Bisq, gift-card detours, and instant card-funded swaps, with concrete fees, limits, and safety checks.
As of mid-2026, fewer than thirty crypto ATMs worldwide accept Monero natively. The realistic cash-out path is two-step: swap XMR into BTC, then redeem at a two-way Bitcoin kiosk. Here is the full workflow — fees, kiosks, KYC tiers, and operational-security details.
A practical 2026 walkthrough for swapping USDT on Ethereum into Monero with no identity verification — covering instant swaps, atomic swaps, P2P, real fees, gas timing, and privacy hardening beyond the swap itself.
