Sign up to open Kraken and register with your email and country of residence to begin trading Monero.
A Monero node is software (the monerod daemon) that connects to the Monero network, downloads and verifies the blockchain, and relays blocks and transactions.
Direct card → XMR (fastest): Try ChangeNOW, StealthEX, or the Swapzone aggregator’s USD→XMR flow. Availability varies by region and card processor.
Best overall Best Monero Mobile Wallet iOS & Android wallet: Cake Wallet Mobile — polished UX, non-custodial, multi-coin (XMR/BTC/LTC).
Why buy an eSIM with Monero? Private payments: Pay with XMR instead of credit cards or app-store billing.
A curated list of the best places where you can buy Monero from exchanges.
Use BTC to XMR with Quickex, PegasusSwap, BitcoinVN, ChangeNOW, ChangeHero, Exolix, Godex, StealthEX, Swaponix.
Thousands of merchants accept Monero (XMR) across gift cards, VPNs, hosting, travel, gaming, and more.
Best overall Window Monero GUI — official desktop wallet with full-node or simple mode.
On-chain: Monero is designed to make transactions significantly harder to trace by hiding the sender, receiver, and amount with ring signatures.
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