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What is Monero?
Private, fungible digital cash. How it hides payments, and what it can't hide.
How to buy Monero
The no-KYC methods that still work in 2026, which exchanges sell it, and how to avoid a frozen swap.
Choosing a wallet
Feather, Cake, Monerujo, the official GUI, and hardware wallets compared, plus the node trade-off that matters.
Sending and receiving
Subaddresses, confirmations and unlock time, fees, and the payment-ID mistake that loses funds.
Staying private
The chain is strong; your metadata is the risk. IP, KYC records, Tor, and the truth about churning.
Run your own node
Full vs pruned, verifying the download, a sane monerod.conf, firewall rules, Tor, and connecting a wallet.
Monero vs Bitcoin
Privacy vs transparency, fungibility, supply caps and tail emission, fees, and the delisting reality.
Monero FAQ
Common questions on legality, tracing, taxes, mining, and FCMP++.
Where to buy Monero (2026)
Where to buy after the delistings — no-KYC swaps, atomic swaps, and what still works.
MyMonero shut down
MyMonero closed. How to move your funds safely, and which wallet to switch to.
What it costs to send
Why sending Monero costs a fraction of a cent — with the live fee shown right now.
Is Monero safe?
The Qubic 51% scare, explained: what really happened, and whether your coins are safe.
The next hard fork
Is there a 2026 fork? What FCMP++ changes — and why Monero is still on v16.
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