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Monero is very interesting and different than most cryptocurrencies because its defining feature is baked directly into how the system works rather than being an optional extra: strong privacy. Instead of depending on complex applications or special use cases to justify its value, Monero delivers something immediately useful to anyone who transacts, complete financial confidentiality by default. Through advanced cryptographic methods like ring signatures and zero-knowledge style proofs, it ensures that transactions are valid and secure while concealing who sent what to whom.
The result is digital cash that can move freely between parties, leaving behind proof of exchange without exposing the identities or behavior of the people involved.
It's why DNM's love using it as the main currency to buy illegal stuff. If you are an extreme privacy freak that not even bitcoin is enough for you, you will probably like this.
There's also a common misconception that buying it from a KYC exchange will make you exposed and deanonymise you, it will not. Buying Monero through a KYC exchange doesn't meaningfully reduce your anonymity because identity and transaction activity are separated by design. The exchange may know that you purchased Monero, but once the coins leave the exchange, the blockchain itself does not reveal where they go, who receives them, or how they're later spent. There's no public trail that can be followed forward.
This is similar to withdrawing cash from a bank. The bank knows that you took out $500, but it has no visibility into whether you spent it on groceries, gave it to a friend, gave it to a drug dealer / hooker, or kept it in a drawer. Monero functions like digital cash in this sense, the on-ramp may be identifiable, but usage afterward is private by default, without requiring special steps or trust in third parties.
Official website: https://www.getmonero.org/
Monero GitHub: https://github.com/monero-project/monero
The result is digital cash that can move freely between parties, leaving behind proof of exchange without exposing the identities or behavior of the people involved.
It's why DNM's love using it as the main currency to buy illegal stuff. If you are an extreme privacy freak that not even bitcoin is enough for you, you will probably like this.
There's also a common misconception that buying it from a KYC exchange will make you exposed and deanonymise you, it will not. Buying Monero through a KYC exchange doesn't meaningfully reduce your anonymity because identity and transaction activity are separated by design. The exchange may know that you purchased Monero, but once the coins leave the exchange, the blockchain itself does not reveal where they go, who receives them, or how they're later spent. There's no public trail that can be followed forward.
This is similar to withdrawing cash from a bank. The bank knows that you took out $500, but it has no visibility into whether you spent it on groceries, gave it to a friend, gave it to a drug dealer / hooker, or kept it in a drawer. Monero functions like digital cash in this sense, the on-ramp may be identifiable, but usage afterward is private by default, without requiring special steps or trust in third parties.
Official website: https://www.getmonero.org/
Monero GitHub: https://github.com/monero-project/monero
Kraken: https://www.kraken.com/
Kucoin: https://www.kucoin.com/
(Others that have offered Monero in the past like Binance or Bitfinex may also require KYC where available, depending on region and regulatory compliance.)
Kucoin: https://www.kucoin.com/
(Others that have offered Monero in the past like Binance or Bitfinex may also require KYC where available, depending on region and regulatory compliance.)
StealthEX: https://stealthex.io/
SimpleSwap / Changelly: https://simpleswap.io/
You can also use decentralized options like LocalMonero, XMRGlobal, Agoradesk forks (OpenMonero), HodlHodl, or MorphToken, peer-to-peer platforms where people trade directly without a central KYC gatekeeper.
Note: Non-KYC services may still carry risks, including less liquidity and limited fiat on-ramps, and legal/regulatory status varies by where you live.
SimpleSwap / Changelly: https://simpleswap.io/
You can also use decentralized options like LocalMonero, XMRGlobal, Agoradesk forks (OpenMonero), HodlHodl, or MorphToken, peer-to-peer platforms where people trade directly without a central KYC gatekeeper.
Note: Non-KYC services may still carry risks, including less liquidity and limited fiat on-ramps, and legal/regulatory status varies by where you live.
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