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2026-05-07 08:53:25 GMT

#asknostr
Content contributors here see more or less engagement over other social media? What's your impression?

2026-03-05 10:12:16 GMT

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As a Bitcoiner you don't want to ignore that XMR/BTC is currently consolidating at a neuralgic resistance/support zone.
The current range marked the tops in 2014, 2015 and 2016. It also marked the bottoms in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
Flipping that zone as envisioned will result in a strong multi year bull market with a potential new all time high. All things equal it would result in a reasonable Monero price of roughly $2400. Not very outlandish if you ask me.

2026-03-05 10:00:49 GMT

Monero is now moving up again from a fully intact rising market trend. Should reclaim 450 by April the latest.

2026-03-05 09:54:42 GMT

Bitcoin market outlook.
Weekly RSI suggests that we are close to the bottom measured against USD. Either way we'll have to test the low 60k range once more.
If we follow the 2018 bubble burst the bottom is already in.
If we follow more the 2022 bubble burst we have another 10 to 20% of headroom, meaning we soft land around 50-55k.
Greetings to the 58k gang?
For "reasons" I currently lean into the 2018 thesis. Retail is nowhere to be seen. So this is a bubble "burst" with institutional capital outsmarting each other. Most easy thing is to front run with freshly printed money.
Adding to that the massive spree of shorting the market through all means possible, which comes at a cost of a slightly higher bottom.

2026-03-03 20:20:08 GMT

Happened as stated in this post. Monero took out a new ATH against USD, while XAU blocked a further rally.
XMR/BTC and XMR/XAU about to double in the short term. That's just the correctional first move. The fun will begin as chaos, war, surveillance and tyranny spread around the world.
Never forget. Monero was made for this exact scenario.
#nevent1q…wfwf

2026-03-03 20:16:02 GMT

This aged like fine wine. Narrative control said it was a hack that pumped and dumped the Monero price.
KuCoin doing KuCoin things. Freezing selected accounts. So far no mayor announcement of a delisting.
At this point it won't matter as they already closed the fiat gates. RetoSwap has already 25k XMR on their orderbooks, rising about 10% per month. FCMP and with it Serai incoming.
XMR/XAU sits at a rock bottom. After its short rise to the upside of the bull flag it now revisited the downsite, ready for a break out of the ultra long term chart structure.
Meanwhile we can speculate where this is heading for. It's not my style to induce FOMO here, but I sincerely believe that we will leave this price range for good to never touch it again. I expect the next long term bottom to be in the four figure range.
XMR/BTC and XXMR/ETH to rip hard in the next years, with gold joining in in 2027.
#nevent1q…u720

2025-12-19 08:49:58 GMT

Smart money is fleeing into the hardest assets.
Gold, silver, Monero and surprisingly Bitcoin Cash.
Why Bitcoin Cash and why not Bitcoin you may ask!
BCH still has a dedicated community of early Bitcoiners who can easily maintain the price where it is guaranteeing a floor. Same with Monero. Both have actual on-chain use which helps further stabilizing exchange rates.
Bitcoin is owned by institutions that want to shake out people.
People have invested for speculative USD gains. As the market turns around and their livelihoods are endangered by USD inflation they start to sell off Bitcoin as they don't even own XMR or BCH.

2025-12-19 08:27:15 GMT

Dictators like those pardons. They show the people who holds the power.

2025-12-19 08:22:52 GMT

Bitcoiners need to wake up and sell their remaining BCH now or short it if they want to stop Bitcoin Cash from rising.
The price chart shows a confirmed break out of BCH/BTC 8 year down trend. After 4 years of consolidation and stability this could be an early signal for a long-term trend reversal.
Are Bitcoiners prepared for BCH eating into Bitcoin's security budget? Are Bitcoiners even hedged these days?
Maximalist philosophy of many Bitcoiners might be their down fall.

2025-12-18 10:24:29 GMT

This will be another unpopular post.
The market suggests that BCH might become a better place to store your value than BTC at least for the next decade. It already poked the down trend against XAU and is ready to move against it in 2026.
Not discussing BCH technical merits here. Thanks to the Bitcoin btrash campaign during the blocksize wars BCH has been sold short to such extremes that its natural tendency is to rise no matter what.

2025-12-18 10:14:15 GMT

What if Bitcoin's store of value narrative gets disrupted?
Are you prepared for that? Can one really be prepared for that? Should one be prepared?

2025-12-18 10:05:24 GMT

XMR already broke out of its bull flag against M2 money supply and indices like NASDAQ.
XMR/USD will follow shortly.
XMR/XAU will be the show stopper for now.
XMR/BTC still the grand master, that will be taken on in 2027-2029.
Everything based on 1M charts.

2025-12-18 09:57:03 GMT

All charts (XMR/XAU, XMR/USD, XMR/BTC) suggest that Monero has room for a short term +100% move maybe even touching 4 figures for a while before seeing a correction to $500 or BTC 0.005 in 2026.
At that point I'd expect some states to enter pre-panic mode. Especially those that delisted or banned Monero as it shows they lost control. States will push the delisting of KuCoin. Market will dump on short term liquidity drain, but see it as ultimate proof that Monero is the real deal.

2025-12-18 09:47:13 GMT

This won't be a popular post. But it will make future funny money billionaires.
BTC/XAU painted a convincing quintuple top over the last 4 years on the 1M chart. But not only that. It broke its uptrend line without hesitation.
Now, I wouldn't completely give up on BTC as gold might also be due for a correction, but the market formulated an idea that is hard to ignore. It may suggest that the BTC store of value narrative will fail.
What then?
Monero has painted a multi year bull flag against USD and XAU (gold) which has still room for a run up in the short term (+100%) before ultimately seeking a break out into new price discovery.
This is a warning shot. It's time to position yourself.
Pro tip. Never measure (anything) without a fixed scale. Especially if we are talking about hyper inflated fiat currencies the only thing you'll get out is garbage.

2025-12-16 11:28:27 GMT

BTC not much to say. Pretty much under control and developing at its own slow pace. Grinding between 70 and 120k for a couple of years will make the store of value narrative believable.
#nevent1q…al56

2025-12-16 11:24:42 GMT

PoW coin dominance - or as some old timers would say - all that really matters.
1. BTC
2. DOGE
3. BCH
4. XMR
5. ZEC
6. LTC
DOGE meme fun is over. Elon backers can't be bothered to pump it more so it bleeds until it falls of a cliff.
XMR currently has the strongest narrative and community. Upcoming bull flag out break.
BCH still has some OG support and technical break outs against BTC and USD.
ZEC has some VCs and US gov want to position ZEC against Monero. Charts in correction mode, but likely does not matter as they will get the money printer support like BTC (Tether) and DOGE (Elon) before.
LTC has a solid track record as a medium of exchange. Solid chart with possibility to expand.
This is a silent revolution/reordering in the market. Use it to your advantage.

2025-12-16 11:09:06 GMT

All targets have been reached and exceeded. Time for some slower moves. Expecting some craziness starting from Q2 2026.
#nevent1q…qhdk

2025-12-16 11:07:01 GMT

Expecting a soft landing into ATH territory over the next weeks. Then some consolidating and then some crazy stuff only early Bitcoiners still remember like the run up to $30 in 2011.
#nevent1q…dknk

2025-12-01 10:08:48 GMT

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Meanwhile privacy activists and coders rot behind bars.

2025-12-01 10:07:05 GMT

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That's wishful thinking at least in the short term. Five to seven years in the future, yes, that's the most likely outcome. At some point the USD will simply collapse under its own weight. By then you only can hope that enough companies have Bitcoin on their balance sheets to water the fall out.

2025-12-01 10:02:14 GMT

Price action without the noise can be boiled down to "Monero and gold are chilling together". Like Peter Brandt mentioned a couple of weeks ago, it's the most interesting chart in all of crypto at the moment. I tend to agree. The setup is unique.
The real outbreak versus gold is not expected before end of 2027. However, there is still room and the expectation to grow x2 versus gold within the next 12 months.

2025-12-01 09:52:02 GMT

ZEC pump and dump is over. It just closed with a huge monthly wick that signals weakness or at least a stalling of momentum.
Maybe Sillicon valley VC's figured that Bitcoiners and Monero investors won't fall for their silly plays, while spill-over effects are real.

2025-12-01 09:45:10 GMT

Monero slowly climbing ranks in this lack-luster market. Today it silently confirmed its highest monthly close in its almost 12 years of existence.
Once again it proves that it is now the only fully decorrelated asset, independently moving from all other markets.
You want, no you need exposure to this coin. Depending on macro market forces there is the possibility to accumulate within the $250 to $500 range for up to 12 months more.
After that we'll see the 8 to 9 year bull flag getting fully resolved to the upside giving us potential targets between $10k and $100k, no less.

2025-11-28 11:26:09 GMT

So far we are still on track.
Trend reversal is in full force. Monero reached its shorter term target at a significant resistance level, meaning we either will see a temporary rejection here or sideways consolidation. Interesting that both XMRBTC and BCHBTC are currently flirting with their respective 8 year down trends against BTC.
BCH is consolidating slightly above the already broken trend line. XMR is consolidating exactly at the trend line. Expecting a full confirmation of the trend reversal within the next 6 months.

2025-11-08 09:27:57 GMT

Monero is old enough to watch the 3M and 6M charts.
You won't find a clearer text book bull flag than XMRUSD. Almost as if maximum manipulation results in the clearest chart patterns.
Add to that a very clear IHS on XMRBTC and you have a recipe for epic price discovery about to start at any time. You really don't want to miss this setup.
Think ZEC, but for Monero.

2025-11-07 10:27:26 GMT

The market dynamic currently present in ZECUSD is one of a kind. The only other price rise that is comparable is when Elon pumped DOGE.
This is of course not an organic move. Someone with big pockets is moving ZEC against a stagnating and lack-luster overall market.
ZEC marketcap went from around 500M to over 10B in 2 months.
The narrative may be strong, especially since supported by crypto media outlets. This should make one extra cautious. This is not a sector wide move. This is a solitary pump. Maybe it is to distract from Monero. Maybe it is exit liquidity for DCG. Maybe it is a re-positioning of big whales preparing for the privacy narrative, when BTC becomes less useful.
Interesting to watch, that even in 2025 x20 moves are not out of the window in shirt time frames.

2025-11-07 10:14:47 GMT

Are you ready?
As one of the oldest and boldest in this whole altcoin trading game, I've spent a lotta time glazing the charts.
In our young, 15 year old (wet with a bag of quarters) market, we've never seen a chart like XMR 2025. Why?
7.86 years of accumulation since the all time high in Dec 2017. That's right, and an ascending triangle resolving - you guessed it - now... Or at least it sure looks like it'll confirm the close above $496 and go straight to $835. That's a lot of cushion for the pushin as I write this at $316 Oct 2023.
This chart has seen it all and is a kettle cooker waiting to explode (or whatever KC's do).
We've never seen a chart like this with actual strength AND the narrative of privacy is strong. Sectoral headwinds with zec recent 685% move beget more conviction.
After all, sectoral narratives trade hotter than a kettle cooker in crypto.
And truly private money has a monetary premium. institutions can buy into truly private money in the age of bitcoin adoption.
Privacy in scarce digital money systems with anonymous rails for transactions have tradeoffs, but the people with the most money ultimately want true anonymity.
And what's the valuation?
$5B market cap? $10B? What's that an NBA team these days?
On the back of political headwinds and common sense regulatory recapture, betting on truly anonymous money is a no brainer.
You're welcome. Good luck. Don't fight the tape.
Source: https://www.tradingview.com/chart/XMRUSD/5bNfFi6I-XMR-you-ready-8-year-ascending-triangle-resolving/

2025-11-07 09:57:16 GMT

Monero preparing for a move.
https://s3.coinmarketcap.com/static-gravity/image/06befee158e94458b14f3b9e8cc83c61.jpg
Not yet sure how this works. Can I use any image from an external source and link it here or only images from Nostr compatible image sources?

2025-11-07 09:43:24 GMT

BITFINEX in trouble?
ZECUSD trading at $480
ZECUSD trading at $630 everywhere else
Failing arbitrage is a sign that something is up. Strong recommendation to pull funds from BITFINEX.
NOT YOUR KEYS, NOT YOUR COINS!

2025-11-05 09:30:03 GMT

Shill me some people I should follow here.
#asknostr

2025-11-05 09:28:46 GMT

Monero keeps going up as expected. Next target is ATH territory, where it will likely trade sideways for some time until FOMO will set in.

2025-11-05 09:23:25 GMT

# NEWS SECTION
1. Added Skylight Wallet based on LWS (2025-11)
2. MyMonero will delist cease operations 01/2026 (2025-10)
3. Added "Monero security" considerations (2025-08)
4. **Attention**: Kraken lost its status as low risk CEX (2025-08)
5. Kraken delisted in Canada (2025-08)
6. Added NonLogs a potential TradeOgre replacement under "highest risk category" (2025-08)
7. Huge amount of CEX close withdrawals and or deposits (2025-08)
8. Tradeogre went down (potential exit scam) (2025-07)
9. UnstoppableSwap renames to "Eigenwallet" (2025-07)
10. MajesticBank winds down (2025-07)
# MONERO SECURITY
For a couple of weeks now Monero is facing an orchestrated media campaign claiming a dubious 51% attack. State actors (see Qubic's ties for reference) use a mining pool that gathered up to 38% of the hashes to utilise a "selfish mining attack" that is known to work if one or more cooperating miners/pools reache roughly 1/3 of the hashrate.
Many people ask what they can do to help resolve the situation in the short, mid and long term. Some people jump to fast conclusions that involve changing the PoW algo with unknown and potentially unintended consequences. Calls for consenus change need to be taken very seriously, especially since it is understood to be a social engeneering attack vector in itself.
So the most obvious answer is **honest mining** by everybody who has a material or immaterial stake in Monero.
However there is an ongoing price suppression attack against Monero for well over half a decade using the biggest CEX to manipulate prices as low as possible - thanks to naked shorting (issuing paper coins) against their users claims. This partially breaks miner incentives and has a direct impact on the global hashrate aka the security budget of the Monero network.
The most effective and easiest way may therefore be **withdrawing** all user owned Monero funds from CEX be it Kraken, KuCoin or Bitfinex (you shouldn't use any other CEX anyways!) Doing your part can be as easy as withdrawing coins to a wallet you yourself control and spread the message to other people, friends and family who might not be aware of the situation or their silent contribution to the ongoing attack.
# STATISTICS
| DEX | | Liquidity |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RetoSwap | | 18K XMR (~$5.8M) |
| Eigenwallet | | ? |
# STATE OF THE MONERO EXCHANGE ECOSYSTEM
Caveat: This is a well crafted, extensive list of all major exchanges dealing (or pretending to) in Monero. **If you can not find your go to exchange on this list treat it as "extremely high risk" and a potential scam.** This list gets updated as new information becomes available. At the end you will find some recommendations for exchanges and wallets.
# USE CUSTODIAL CEX AKA "CRYPTOBANKS" WITH EXTREME CAUTION
Only day traders should use these third parties for their trading stack and ideally withdraw after closing a position. Newcomers should make themselves comfortable with hardware wallets before buying on a CEX and **always** and **immediately** withdraw, what they bought.
| Custodial CEX | Fractional reserve risk | XMR status - **AVOID** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ⛔ Gate | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ + **Scam alert** ❌ **("delisted" 12/2024)** | 🚫 **withdrawals closed** > months *KYC since 01/24 |
| ⛔HitBTC | Extremely high ⚠️ + **Scam alert** ❌ | 🚫 **withdrawals closed** > years |
| ⛔ Huobi/HTX | Extremely high ⚠️ + **Scam alert** ❌ | 🚫 **withdrawals closed** > months (despite claims of being "operational"; delisted 09/22, but since "relisted" a trading pair) |
| ⛔ MEXC | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ + **Scam alert** ❌ | 🚫 **withdrawals closed** > months incidents with XMR, partial *KYC since 02/24 |
| ⛔ Poloniex | Extremely high ⚠️ + **Scam alert** ❌ | 🚫 **withdrawals closed** > years (despite claims of being "operational") |
| ⛔ WhiteBIT | Extremely high ⚠️ + **Scam alert** ❌ | 🚫 **withdrawals closed** > months |
| CoinEx | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | 🚫 **withdrawals closed** > months incidents with XMR, ARRR, *KYC since 01/24 |
| KuCoin | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | 🚫 **withdrawals closed** > months regular incidents with XMR, *KYC since 01/24 |
| NonLogs | Extremely high ⚠️ | relatively unknown, centralized server ⚠️, untrusted operator⚠️ |
| ~~XT.COM~~ | ~~Extremely high (delsited 09/2025)~~ | ~~🚫 withdrawals permanently closed~~ |
| ~~Binance~~ | ~~Extremely high (delisted 02/24)~~ | ~~🚫 withdrawals permanently closed (despite claims to be open for 3 months from delisting)~~ |
| ~~OKX~~ | ~~Extremely high (delisted 01/24)~~ | ~~🚫 withdrawals permanently closed (despite claims to be open for 2 months from delisting)~~ |
| ~~Waves "DEX"~~ | ~~Extremely high (delisted 03/2022)~~ | ~~🚫 withdrawals permanently closed (despite claims to be open for 1 week from delisting)~~ |
| ~~Bittrex~~ | ~~Extremely high (delisted 01/2021)~~ | ~~insolvency~~ |
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| Custodial CEX | Fractional reserve risk | XMR status - USE WITH EXTREME CAUTION |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bitfinex | High ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | incidents with XMR |
| ~~⛔ Tradeogre~~ | ~~High ⚠️ + **Scam alert** ❌ (seized 07/2025)~~ | ~~incidents with KAS and DOGE, seized by Canadian government operation~~ |
| ~~UpBit~~ | ~~High ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ (delisted 09/2019)~~ | |
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| Custodial CEX | Fractional reserve risk | XMR status - USE WITH CAUTION |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kraken | Medium + KYC risk ⚠️ | 🚫 **deposits and witdrawals limited**, ⚠️ delisted in EU, UK, JP, AUS, UAE, CA |
| ~~Newton~~ | ~~Medium (delisted 06/2021 )~~ | ~~🚫 withdrawals permanently closed~~ |
---
| Custodial CEX | Fractional reserve risk | XMR status - USE IF ANONYMITY IS NOT A CONCERN |
| --- | --- | --- |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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# USE NON-CUSTODIAL CEX AKA "INSTANT SWAP EXCHANGES" WITH CAUTION
Centralized instant swap exchanges come with their own set of problems. Despite them ideally being just one step between a trade from one self-custodial wallet to another they still function as a third party that can hold or freeze transactions temporarily or permanently. To combat KYC and confiscation/theft of funds risk it is recommended to use them only for smaller amounts. Taking risks into account they can be used to route around CEX/CRYPTOBANKS.
Be aware that instant swap exchanges often come with higher fees, shotgun KYC or are selective scams like "Changelly".
Most of them depend on external liquidity (or are fronts for CEX), which means they will halt or freeze trades just as often as CEX (main culprits are ChangeNow and FixedFloat). In times of bigger market movements many of those sites will abandon trades that are not favorable to them.
You can use an aggregator like **Trocador.app (🔒 .onion / 🔒 .i2p)** that has a security bond for transactions of up to $1000 and gives you a clear indication about competitive pricing and KYC risk. Another aggregator is **CypherGoat (🔒 .onion / 🔒 .i2p)**
Other reputable resources to evaluate exchange risk are
- **kycnot.me** (🔒 .onion / ~~🔒 .i2p~~)
- **orangefren.com** (🔒 .onion / 🔒 .i2p)
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| Non-custodial CEX | Instant exchange risk | status - **AVOID** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ⛔ Changelly | Extremely high ⚠️ + **Scam alert** ❌ | ⚠️ confirmed selective scam |
| ⛔ Moleswap | Extremely high ⚠️ | ⚠️ confirmed scam, relatively unknown |
| ⛔ SwapPix | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ + **Scam alert** ❌ | ⚠️ confirmed selective KYC scam, relatively unknown |
| ⛔ Swapuz | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ + **Scam alert** ❌ | ⚠️ confirmed selective KYC scam, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| Alfacash | Extremely high ⚠️ | ⚠️ potential scam, proof of reserves, own liquidity pool, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| BitSwitsch | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| CCE Cash | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| ChainSwap | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| Changee | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| ChangeHero | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| ChangeNow | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | ⚠️ confirmed selective KYC scam, liquidity problems with long holds on funds, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| ChipEX | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| CoinCraddle | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| CoinSpace | Extremely high ⚠️ | one way (buy XMR only) |
| CoinSwap.click | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | ⚠️ MITM attack risk via clearnet (Cloudflare), relatively unknown |
| CrowSwap | Extremely high ⚠️ | ⚠️ potential scam, relatively unknown, proof of reserves, own liquidity pool |
| Exchang.io | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| ETZ | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| ExWell | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| FairTrade (🔒 .onion) | Extremely high ⚠️ | Tor only, relatively unknown |
| FixedFloat | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | liquidity problems (has been halting Monero operations for months, before), small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| GoExme | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| Hellex | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| Nanswap | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| Ninja.Exchange | Extremely high ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| OctoSwap | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| Pegasusswap | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| Quickex | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| SecureShift | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| ShapeBTC | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| Silent.Exchange | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| Soldinchange | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| Swapgate | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| Swaponix | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| SwapSwop | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| Swaptrade | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| Swapter | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | ⚠️ potential scam, liquidity problems, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| VigorSwap (🔒 .onion) | Extremely high ⚠️ | relatively unknown |
| XGram | Extremely high ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | relatively unknown, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| Zeroslip | Extremely high ⚠️ | ⚠️ potential scam, relatively unknown |
| ~~MajesticBank (🔒 .onion)~~ | ~~Extremely high ⚠️ (winded down 07/2025)~~ | ~~⚠️ potential scam, inconsistencies~~ |
| ~~CoreSwap~~ | ~~Extremely high ⚠️ (exit scammed 05/2025)~~ | ~~"trusted" atomic swaps, relatively unknown~~ |
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| Non-custodial CEX | Instant exchange risk | status - USE WITH EXTREME CAUTION |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AtomicMonero | High ⚠️ | unresolved incident, "trusted" atomic swaps |
| Exolix | High ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| Godex | High ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | liquidity problems |
| Houdini Swap | High ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | |
| Letsexchange | High ⚠️ | liquidity problems, blocks Tor, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| NonKYC | High ⚠️ | proof of reserves, own liquidity pool |
| SimpleSwap | High ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | |
| StealthEX | High ⚠️ + KYC risk ⚠️ | small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| XChange.me (🔒 .onion) | High ⚠️ | ⚠️ MITM attack risk via clearnet (Cloudflare) |
| ~~Guardarian~~ | ~~High ⚠️ (delisted 07/2025)~~ | ~~fiat trades~~ |
| ~~Nokyc.Pro~~ | ~~High ⚠️ (winded down 10/2024)~~ | ~~one way (buy XMR only), no known incidents, own liquidity pool~~ |
| ~~MorphToken~~ | ~~High ⚠️ (winded down 04/2022)~~ | ~~blocked Tor and VPN connections~~ |
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| Non-custodial CEX | Instant exchange risk | status - USE WITH CAUTION |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BitcoinVN | Medium | no known incidents, own liquidity pool, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| Wizardswap (🔒 .onion) | Medium | no known incidents, proof of reserves, own liquidity pool, small amounts can be protected with "Trocador" bond |
| ~~Exch.cx (🔒 .onion)~~ | ~~Medium (ceased operations 05/2025)~~ | ~~⚠️ tainted BTC, ETH, no known incidents, proof of reserves, own liquidity pool~~ |
| ~~Sideshift.ai~~ | ~~Medium (delisted 10/2023)~~ | |
| ~~XMR.to (🔒 .onion)~~ | ~~Medium (winded down 01/2021)~~ | ~~no known incidents, one way (sell XMR only)~~ |
| ~~Shapeshift~~ | ~~Medium (delisted 11/2020)~~ | |
| ~~Anycoindirect~~ | ~~Medium (delisted 10/2020)~~ | ~~no known incidents, fiat trades~~ |
# Satoshi taught us not to entrust our money with third parties.
> Not your key, not your coins
Crypto is all about control over your own money. If you don't self-custody, it means you entrust your stack, in some cases your life savings, with a third party that may or may not have ulterior motives, may or may not be a scam or may or may not be controlled or extorted by a rogue government.
The process of learning to become self-sovereign might include some pain. But as crypto history shows us, keeping "your" coins in the hands of a custodian is a 100% guarantee to set yourself and the community up for failure.
# What exchanges to use then?
There are plenty of better (more secure, private, trustless) however still more inconvenient solutions that are preferable over using KYC/CEX. Those often come at a higher price as security and privacy have a price, but not necessarily at a lower speed. Indeed starting from zero, signing-up for a cumbersome and intimidating KYC process will often take days or weeks sometimes placing holds on funds while a DEX like Haveno will give you access to coins in under an hour and coming at the benefit of not giving up your right to privacy.
| Exchanges | Trust level | Exchange method | Remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BasicSwapDEX | High | Desktop Atomic swaps | open source, ✅ trustless |
| Bisq v1 | High | Desktop P2P DEX (🔒 Tor only) | open source, TailsOS support, escrow + security deposit, arbitration |
| Eigenwallet *fka UnstoppableSwap* (🔒 .onion) | High | Desktop Atomic swaps | open source, ✅ trustless |
| RetoSwap *(based on Haveno)* | High | Desktop P2P DEX (🔒 Tor only) | open source, TailsOS support, escrow + security deposit, arbitration |
| Robosats (🔒 .onion) | Medium | Web P2P market | open source, "Lightning network" based market place |
| Paxful | Medium | Web P2P market | centralized server ⚠️ |
| AxeSwap | Experimental | Atomic swaps | open source, orderbook trading |
| DawnSwap *(based on Haveno)* | Low (*relatively new) | Desktop P2P DEX (🔒 Tor only) | open source, TailsOS support, escrow + security deposit, arbitration |
| SeraiDEX (alpha) | n/a | AMM (automatic market makers) | open source, liquidity providers exposed to potential hacks |
| ~~AgoraDesk (🔒 .onion / 🔒 .i2p)~~ | ~~High (winded down 05/2024)~~ | ~~Web P2P market~~ | ~~centralized server ⚠️, closed down~~ |
| ~~LocalMonero (🔒 .onion / 🔒 .i2p)~~ | ~~High (winded down 05/2024)~~ | ~~Web P2P market~~ | ~~centralized server ⚠️, closed down~~ |
| ~~Samourai Wallet~~ | ~~High (ceased operations 04/2024)~~ | ~~Mobile Atomic swaps~~ | ~~open source, ✅ trustless~~ |
## Not trusted - **AVOID** until further notice
| Exchanges | Trust level | Exchange method | Remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bitania (🔒 .onion) | Low | Web P2P market | relatively unknown, centralized server ⚠️, untrusted operator⚠️ |
| Bitpapa | Low | Web P2P market | relatively unknown, centralized server ⚠️, untrusted operator ⚠️ |
| Bitrica (🔒 .onion) | Low | Web P2P market | relatively unknown, centralized server ⚠️, untrusted operator ⚠️ |
| OpenMonero (🔒 .onion / 🔒 .i2p) | Low | Mobile, Web P2P market | open source, relatively unknown, centralized server ⚠️, untrusted operator⚠️, hacked and deposits stolen |
| XMRGlobal (🔒 .onion) | Low | Web P2P market | relatively unknown, centralized server ⚠️, untrusted operator ⚠️ |
# Alternative ways of acquiring Monero
It may sound strange to list alternative methods of acquiring Monero in a post about exchanges. However it can not be repeated enough that Monero *as electronic cash* is not dependent on any exchanges. You can acquire it by various different means e.g. by mining or by offering services or products like with every other currency. The Monero community actively encourages the use as currency in every day transactions to make a circular economy happen for everybody.
| Software / Service | Trust level | Method | Remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gupax | High | Mining ("buy" via electricity) | ✅ trustless, P2Ppool support |
| Gupaxx | High | Mining ("buy" via electricity) | ✅ trustless, P2Ppool support |
| XMRrig | High | Mining ("buy" via electricity) | ✅ trustless |
| Monero GUI | High | Mining ("buy" via electricity) | ✅ trustless, P2Ppool support, significantly less efficient than the other options |
| xmrbazaar | High | Earning ("buy" via products and services) | uses escrow to avoid scams |
| ~~Monero Market~~ | ~~Medium winded down 05/2025)~~ | ~~Earning ("buy" via products and services)~~ | ~~uses escrow to avoid scams~~ |
# What can you do?
If you are into cryptocurrencies for more than just some side gamble you really want to learn how to use the right tools to manage your money in a self-sovereign and self-custodial way. The more people learn about the risks involved and how to mitigate them the better for you and the health of the whole ecosystem.
# Self-sovereignty starts with the wallet you use.
*Be aware that different risks apply to the security of your operating system. To learn more about operational security (OPSEC) the OPSEC Bible is a great place to start for beginners and security professionals alike. Accessible exclusively via Tor/Tor-Bowser http://blog.nowherejezfoltodf4jiyl6r56jnzintap5vyjlia7fkirfsnfizflqd.onion/opsec/*
Do not store significant amounts on desktop, mobile or web wallets! Always use an air-gapped storage method for significant amounts.
| Wallet | Trust level | Type | Remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AnonNero | High | Mobile, Hardware | open source, air-gapped |
| CakeWallet / Monero.com | High | Mobile, Desktop | 🔒 .onion support, open source, Ledger support |
| Featherwallet (🔒 .onion / 🔒 .i2p) | High | Desktop | 🔒 .onion support, open source, TailsOS support, Trezor, Ledger support |
| KeepKey | High | Hardware | open source |
| MMGen Wallet (🔒 .onion / 🔒 .i2p) | High | Desktop | open source |
| Monero CLI | High | Server, Desktop | 🔒 .onion / 🔒 .i2p support, open source, Trezor, Ledger support |
| Monero GUI | High | Desktop | 🔒 .onion / 🔒 .i2p support, open source, Trezor, Ledger support |
| Monerujo | High | Mobile | 🔒 .onion support, open source, Ledger support |
| Monfluo *fka MySu* | High | Mobile | 🔒 .onion / 🔒 .i2p support, open source |
| Passport Prime | High | Hardware | open source |
| StackWallet / Stack Duo | High | Mobile, Desktop | 🔒 .onion support, open source |
| Trezor | High | Hardware | open source |
| XMRSigner | High | Hardware | open source, air-gapped |
| Coin Wallet (🔒 .onion) | Medium | Mobile, Desktop, Web | 🔒 .onion support, open source |
| Edge | Medium | Mobile | open source, ⚠️ privacy risk / exposure of viewkeys (use with your own LWS instance!), ⚠️ no seed generation (trusted self-custody) |
| Ledger | Medium | Hardware | ⚠️ not open source, ⚠️ "Ledger Recovery" has potential access to your seeds (except abanoned Nano S) |
| Skylight Wallet | Medium | Mobile | open source, ⚠️ privacy risk / exposure of viewkeys (use with your own LWS instance!) |
| Unstoppable Wallet | Medium | Mobile | open source, ⚠️ privacy risk due to built in trackers |
| XMRWallet.com (🔒 .onion) | Medium | Mobile, Web | open source, ⚠️ privacy risk / exposure of viewkeys (use with your own LWS instance instead), ⚠️ be ware the affinity scams, ⚠️ no updates > 1 year |
| Cupcake (beta) | Experimental | Mobile | open source, air-gapped |
| Cuprate (beta) | Experimental | Server, Desktop | open source, Rust Monero implementation |
| ~~MyMonero~~ | ~~Medium (delists 01/2026)~~ | ~~Mobile, Desktop, Web~~ | ~~open source, ⚠️ privacy risk / exposure of viewkeys (use with your own LWS instance!)~~ |
## Not trusted - **AVOID** until further notice
| Wallet | Trust level | Type | Remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ⛔ FreeWallet | Extremely low ⚠️ + **Scam alert** ❌ | Mobile | ⚠️ known scam |
| EliteWallet | Extremely Low | Mobile | ⚠️ inconsistencies / potential scam, ⚠️ no updates > 1 year |
| AtomicWallet | Low | Mobile, Desktop, Web | ⚠️ not open source, ⚠️ > $100M funds got lost in hack |
| Coinomi | Low | Mobile, Desktop, Web | ⚠️ not open source |
| Guarda | Low | Mobile, Desktop, Web | ⚠️ not open source |
| ~~Exodus~~ | ~~Low (delisted 08/25)~~ | ~~Mobile, Desktop, Web~~ | ~~⚠️ not open source, Trezor, Ledger support~~ |
| ~~Zelcore~~ | ~~Low (delisted 01/24)~~ | ~~Mobile, Desktop, Web~~ | ~~⚠️ not open source, Trezor, Ledger support~~ |

2025-10-26 17:41:59 GMT

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Testing tables
| Name | Location | Food |
| ------- | ------------ | ------- |
| *Alice* | **New York** | `Pizza` |

2025-10-26 17:32:48 GMT

Does Nostr support markup long form posts?
#asknostr

2025-10-26 16:53:53 GMT

In the wake of dystopian moves by many government bodies around the world, privacy narrative gets a big push. Monero is about to profit from funds rotation from Zcash.
The chart shows a 3D and 1W PSAR flip in XMRBTC, XMRETH and XMRUSD.
XMRBTC shows an almost perfect inverse head and shoulder pattern.
You won't get a clearer trend reversal pattern.
XMRUSD shows an 8 year bull flag that aims to resolve itself in the near to midterm future. It's the most interesting setup in the current market.
Do NOT trade this at your own risk.

2025-01-30 02:35:34 GMT

Traders and investors in fundamentals are recommended to look at Monero:
XMRETH (full recovery since Binance, Kraken, OKX delisting)
XMRUSD (consolidation aiming for $250+ in February)
XMRBTC (Adam and Eve bottom formation)
Those who understand markets want to be positioned in XMR. A strong move is expected.

2024-12-15 10:21:29 GMT

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First they came for Monero, which you were able to buy without KYC. Now they are going fully custodial without you being able to deposit or withdraw. How are you going to prove they are not running fractional reserves?
We've never been further from our former ideals. Cryptocurrencies have lost their meaning as a tool for liberation as well as an speculative investment. It's now fully captured by old and manipulative financial forces.
In most cases it may be even better to use established fiat systems than using any of those crippled Bitcoin services.

2024-12-15 10:15:02 GMT

Starting from December 30th you can now enjoy EU regulation at work. Getting rid of the one feature that makes cryptocurrency, currency in the first place. Its transactional capacity.
The capture of Bitcoin and other transparent cryptocurrencies is almost perfect(ed).
https://anycoindirect.eu/en/blog/external-transactions-will-no-longer-be-possible-on-the-anycoin-platform-as-of-de

2024-11-14 23:30:53 GMT

From a chart perspective, Monero bull market will be brutal when it hits.
With no exchanges left to short and little liquidity available it will only know one direction for years.

2024-11-13 11:56:53 GMT

All but Monero? Pretending that Monero doesn't exist?
Or have they found a loop hole to integrate it in their portfolio without listing it directly?
#nevent1q…hvrf

2024-11-13 11:54:55 GMT

Coinbase launches COIN50 - a digital asset index fund including the 50 biggest coins by marketcap.
https://www.coinbase.com/en-sg/coin50

2024-11-13 10:25:52 GMT

Weekly "Super Guppy" turned green.
This only happened two times in Monero's history so far with exceptional results.
2015 (x2000)
2020 (x5)

2024-11-13 10:20:49 GMT

Proof of reserves:
Exch.cx
0 XMR
410 BTC (~240,000 XMR)
Haveno
2,500 XMR

2024-11-13 10:17:48 GMT

From a pure chart perspective we are now waiting for the confirmation of a XMRBTC double bottom.
If you can find the liquidity to sell some BTC for real XMR this may be the time.
Exch.cx currently has 0 XMR in their reserves
Haveno has 2500 XMR in offers

2024-11-07 10:04:23 GMT

How to buy Monero after the delisting of Monero – get to know Haveno
Back in the days we were expecting that instead of embracing Bitcoin (then the only coin), states around the world would fight it hands over fists. Now, one can not say that fighting didn’t happen. But Bitcoin as is today, became part of the political agenda and finds itself in the portfolios of the largest funds – unfortunately more often than not under control of custodians. Because for better (decentralization) or worse (custodianship) BTC has a limited transactions capacity which forces it into custodial solutions.
There are two fights
One for a store of value that can not be inflated at will (hidden tax). And another one for digital cash and privacy. Satoshi didn’t intend to separate the two. But the lack of fungibility and the inherent nature of blockchains helped separate the two ideas.
Bitcoin seems to have won the store of value contest. Which means there’s now a control knob on government and central banks inflationary policies. It needs to be seen, if centralized institutions might run afoul and reintroduce fractional reserve crypto banking down the road.
**Bitcon is winning.**
And the state gave in? Or did it? Not so fast!
There is another fight. One for permissionless and private digital cash.
Enter Monero. The one project most similar to Bitcoin’s story of creation.
Anoynmous founder… Left the project early… Cypherpunks culture ...
What we’ve seen with privacy coins in general and Monero in special is that the state didn’t give in, but instead turned all it’s power against what it represents. The freedom to transact privately between two parties without needing a third party nor anyone to identify or surveil the parties involved.
The last years of Monero history are full of negative stories
* Price suppression in cahoots with centralized exchanges
* Overreaching regulation of cash-like AEC (anonymity enhanced coins) - mostly in Western countries such as UK, Australia, Japan and EU.
Which concluded in the delisting of Monero on basically all major CEX.
But in the end delistings are an overall good thing for both users and speculators who believe in the need of a cash-like medium in the digital age that doesn’t leave traces.
Delistings….
* Increases privacy and reduce attack vectors
* Increases the need for self-custody
* Reduce market manipulation capabilities
all that at the cost of
* Temporarily reduce liquidity and access
Monero is not yet winning like Bitcoin does, but delistings are not a sign of defeat either. Much rather they point to governments being afraid of it wanting to ignore it and getting rid of it. But Monero does one thing exceptionally good: Refusing to comply and refusing to die.
The decentralized ecosystem
While Bitcoin’s success has been built around the advent of CEX and the financialization of it as a mainstream asset class, Monero is all but that.
Cypherpunks are currently creating decentralized, permissionless and private infrastructure like Haveno, a P2P exchange running over Tor around Monero.
So if Bitcoin was at the center of the centralized cryptocurrency ecosystem plugged-in into mainstream financial networks. Monero is at the center of the decentralized and private cryptocurrency ecosystem.
Truly decentralized exchanges
Projects like Haveno make it easy to obtain Monero for any fiat payment method and any currency.
If you are ready to leave behind the cumbersome, intrusive and dangerous KYC (Kill Your Customer) processes of large CEX, Haveno will provide you with a fresh trading experience.
Not so convenient at first because it requires to rewire our own thinking process in regards to trading. But so far no one would want to miss the ease of a DEX like Haveno after using it for a couple of times.
How to use Haveno?
Haveno-reto is currently the only viable network running the Haveno software. It is „up“ for a little over five months seeing constant growth. You can download it in https://haveno-reto.com and it will run on Windows, iOS and Linux. Though you really should consider to run it exclusively on Linux for privacy reasons.
It’s easy to install it on an USB sick with TailsOS (Linux) alongside your main system. See below.
This is a short guide to install "Haveno Reto" debian package on Tails: https://github.com/retoaccess1/haveno-reto/tree/master/scripts/install_tails
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**Step by step instruction after you already have a [Tails USB](https://tails.net/install/linux/index.en.html#download)**.
1. Enable **persistence** https://tails.net/doc/persistent_storage/index.en.html
1. Set up **administration password** https://tails.net/doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password/
1. Activate **dotfiles** in persistent storage settings
1. Run **the following** command in the terminal to download and execute the script from the "Haveno Reto" repository. Enter the administration password you have setup when requested
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curl -x socks5h://127.0.0.1:9050 -fsSLO
https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/raw/master/scripts/install_tails/haveno-install.sh
&& bash haveno-install.sh
https://github.com/retoaccess1/haveno-reto/releases/download/v1.0.12/haveno-linux-deb.zip
DAA24D878B8D36C90120A897CA02DAC12DAE2D0F
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You can then start Haveno by finding the icon in the launcher under "Applications" > "Other". It should connect and synchronize with both the Haveno Reto and the Monero network.
Check your configuration:
1. reboot Tails
1. enable persistence and admin mode again
1. launch Haveno and confirm you can access your account
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Haveno Reto public signing key of fingerprint above. https://haveno-reto.com/reto_public.asc

2024-10-27 16:08:09 GMT

Without Monero, I would have lost hope in crypto.

2024-10-27 16:05:19 GMT

Chances are you are not bullish enough on Monero.
Price stability is a feature provided to you buy DNM and fractionally reserved/naked short CEX. As one after one drops out the imbalance increases and needs to forcefully move into one direction (up) until a new equilibrium can be found.

2024-10-27 16:02:49 GMT

Traders do want to look at XMRBTC, XMRETH and XMRUSD.
Mastreluc would have called the pattern on the weekly chart for XMRUSD a "catapult". Enjoy the ride!

2024-10-27 16:01:03 GMT

Monero is the renaissance of electronic cash as envisioned 50 years ago, both by cypherpunks and Austrian economists.
Glad we had Bitcoin to make the world comfortable with cryptography and value transfer. It's about time Monero takes the lead in providing security and privacy for all users alike.

2024-10-27 15:57:36 GMT

Early Bitcoiners (2009-2012) have been critical thinkers and conspiracy theorists, educated in adversarial thinking.
Almost all of them are not just users but long term holders of Monero.

2024-10-27 15:53:47 GMT

I've been bullish on Bitcoin ever since I bought it 2 years after its creation.
I am more bullish on Monero.

2024-10-27 15:52:23 GMT

Monero is objectively more scarce than BTC.
* Less circulating supply (until 2040).
* Lower yearly emission of new coins until next halving.
* Almost 100% self-custody without fractional reserved coins diluting supply
* No more CEX listings, where derivatives and futures control spot price
* No more (naked) shorting without buying real coins first
* Incentive to create circular economies
#scarcity

2024-10-27 15:47:36 GMT

To my fellow Bitcoiners, once nocoiners.
You might want to buy some [Monero], in case it catches on.
XMRBTC bottom on the weekly is in. Testing 0.0028, 0.039 and 0.0055 next.
After that we'll see how a super scarce (because not available on CEX) and thinly traded asset like Monero will react on constant demand by nocoiners, Bitcoiners and shitcoiners alike who all seek a private shelter for their wealth.
In before #taxhell incoming

2024-10-25 10:06:17 GMT

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Ask him about his take on Monero.
Is it a shitcoin? Or not?

2024-10-19 13:44:34 GMT

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Man, you are on Nostr. We all know Bitcoin is great.

2024-10-19 13:42:39 GMT

MONERO - OPEN PROTCOL FOR DIGITAL CASH
#nevent1q…enk0

2024-10-19 13:32:15 GMT

Those 80% do not own Bitcoin or Monero yet.
I can see where they are coming from. But we are very much on track to liberate ourselves from this mess no matter who runs for office.
Politics is theater for the masses who don't go to the theater.
#nevent1q…7xd0

2024-10-19 13:27:11 GMT

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You found that out while spending time reading articles on Medium? Who is even on Medium these days?

2024-10-19 13:24:18 GMT

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I love it. It's the best advertisement for Bitcoin and Monero.

2024-10-19 13:22:27 GMT

Bitcoin long term chart vs USD is predictable. It follows a log trend line until it breaks upwards because $ inflation becomes a bigger factor than the capitalization trend as a global reserve asset.
At some point Bitcoin IS a global reserve asset. That's when it will get less interesting as an investment.
And I tell you today that that is the time the attention will focus to Monero, which will seen as a beautiful off-shore bank account for all the Bitcoin UHNW individuals.
That's probably also why Monero's long term chart is much more interesting in the long term and frustrating for its holder in the short term. I am especially looking at the 3M chart here. It's a gigantic bull flag waiting for completion in the next 3 years.
Bitcoin for safe gains vs $.
Monero for the unpredictable wild ride.
#Bitcoin # Monero #Markets #Charts

2024-09-01 22:48:28 GMT

"Banks currently limit cash withdrawals under the pretense of money laundering and security. They will ask all sorts of questions if you even TRY to withdraw your money. They realize we are on the verge of a crisis in banking on a global scale."
Martin Armstrong
"Safe trades" can only happen with money that the trading parties directly control themselves - hence without third parties. Meaning USD cash for Monero or Bitcoin on Haveno or Bisq is the only viable thing.
Prepare for all kind of bullshit excuses why banks and crypto banks need to limit access to their customers accounts.

2024-09-01 22:40:00 GMT

The only bullish chart is Monero.

2024-09-01 22:38:30 GMT

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I guess it can be quite anonymous if used with Tor.
Any recommendations? Future developments take better privacy into account?

2024-09-01 22:31:58 GMT

Monero is often a better short and mid term store of value than Bitcoin.

2024-09-01 22:30:23 GMT

#introductions
Old time redditor leaving the old continent behind and exploring the new frontier that is Nostr.
Tell me about the npubs I need to follow.
Interested in maximizing privacy and freedom.

2024-09-01 22:25:29 GMT

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I am not overestimating those whom I talk about.
Most people as harsh as it may sound don't matter in an economic sense. They are trend followers. And they will buy into privacy by marketing. Funny enough that most of today's Bitcoiners fall into the same category. They would never have discovered Bitcoin early on.
There are people who know what's going on in this world developing and using freedom tech. It's them who shape the world.

2024-09-01 22:18:39 GMT

Monero is now #25 on CMC. Still 24 places to climb.
But at least PEPE is now left in the dust.

2024-09-01 22:16:18 GMT

Monero outbreak: +25% on XMRBTC in the next days.

2024-09-01 22:13:45 GMT

XMRBTC with a 6 month high and potential longer term outbreak.
XMRETH with a significant outbreak.
XMRUSD close to breaking out with extremely bullish set up on the monthly chart.
We are entering a time where privacy formerly seen as a luxury good turns into an essential good.
Nostr, Monero, GrapheneOS, SimpleX will be the tools of self-defense.
Bitcoin will take market share from USD and gold, but the growth potential will be far exceeded by privacy tech.
#Monero #Bitcoin

2024-08-26 15:59:25 GMT

Increasing my presence on #Nostr feels good.

2024-08-25 16:05:36 GMT

Monero is inevitable.

2024-08-25 15:49:51 GMT

There is a nice cup and handle formation on the XMRBTC chart.
It should result in a +50% move over the course of the next weeks.

2024-08-25 13:09:59 GMT

With Monero we're seeing an almost perfect Wyckoff accumulation scheme. Currently in phase D. Prepare yourself for take off.

2024-08-25 12:50:24 GMT

Monero will come out of nowhere for the uninitiated.
The truth is. Private electronic cash has went through refinement for well over 30 years.

2024-08-25 08:59:30 GMT

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Pavel is a WEF "Global Young Leader".
Like Elon he plays on one side.

2024-08-25 08:56:49 GMT

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This sounds like Satoshi would have been a vivid Monero supporter.
Or is he?

2024-08-25 08:50:35 GMT

The CEO MODEL IS DEAD.
If it's centralized (corporations)
If it is identified (ID/KYC)
If it has reach (mass influence)
Agent Smith will come for you. Don't feed into the old model of doing things. Do it like @npub1sg6…f63m
In a deeper sense this is a spiritual phenomenon. Entrepreneurship, leadership and glorification of ingenious CEO's is nothing more than worship of the "ego" contributing to false identities on top of false beliefs.
Instead thanls to @npub1qny…95gx we are now humbling ourselves building protocols that serve our self-discovery and self-expression as sentient beings.

2024-08-24 15:02:24 GMT

I am so done with Reddit!
New to Nostr. Tell me about best practices. Which accounts to follow?
I am an early Bitcoiner and Monero enthusiast seeking to build strong community bonds and free information flows.

2024-08-24 14:40:50 GMT

Get to know "Haveno" the long awaited decentralized exchange and full LocalMonero replacement that enables direct Fiat-to-Crypto trades.
Background: Earlier this year Binance, OKX, and Kraken (partially) delisted Monero. While expected for a long time and even encouraged by the community for fractional reserve malpractice the sudden lack of liquidity still put huge pressure on the Monero price. In a time where every other coin pumped, with BTC reaching a new all time high (ATH), Monero instead took a heavy dump testing multi year price support.
Then the next bummer in May. LocalMonero, the biggest P2P market decided to close its doors with little time to react to the news. Though they did it in an orderly fashion they still left a huge gap for privacy conscious people who want to trade in and out of Monero.
Haveno after years of waiting enters the game
Haveno, a more private version of well renown "Bisq", which without doubt can be described as the OG DEX took over the market of LocalMonero - this time in a decentralized way. Which makes it currently the most reliable and private Fiat-to-Crypto exchange within the wider crypto ecosystem.
How to trade on Haveno?
1. To access Haveno you need to download the software from https://haveno-reto.com or https://github.com/retoaccess1/haveno-reto/releases to your computer. No account needed.
2. The software for privacy reasons connects automatically to the Tor network.
3. You fill in some account information e.g. your bank account number or PayPal account (everything encrypted and only shared with your trade partner)
4. You send a security deposit to your wallet so both buyers and sellers are protected during the trade
The downside:
* Currently there is no mobile app available and
* DDos attacks rendered the P2P network unusable for quite some time. The problem has since been fixed. But
* liquidity is still in its early stage.
Crypto is all about collaboration. We made and still make things happen that didn't exist a decade or two ago.
If you are interested in private and permissionless trade of a private and permissionless cryptocurrency or are willing to provide liquidity at a premium, Haveno is for you. Help bootstrap it so it can fulfill its mission of uninterrupted trade - for the benefit of all of us.
Also this may seem as an endorsement of Haveno over other projects, it's much more an acknowledgement of developers who create software to enable free trade between free people.
*) For legal purposes the Haveno developer team decided not to run seed nodes themselves. Instead https://haveno-reto.com is seeding and arbitrating the network.