"Your privacy is our priority." You've read that line a hundred times — on VPNs, secure email services, encrypted chat apps, hardware wallets, and every startup that wants your trust. So here's a simple test: do they accept the one form of digital money that actually protects your privacy? A surprising number of self-described privacy companies say no. That gap between what they preach and what they practice is exactly what The Monero Shame List exists to document.
What is the Monero Shame List?
The Monero Shame List is a public list of privacy-focused companies that hypocritically refuse to accept Monero (XMR) — the leading private, untraceable cryptocurrency. The premise is straightforward: if a business builds its entire brand on protecting user privacy, but won't take the payment method that offers real financial privacy, that's worth pointing out. Publicly.
It isn't about attacking companies for the sake of it. It's about accountability. Payment choices reveal priorities. A privacy company that accepts only credit cards and surveilled payment rails — while turning away Monero — is telling you something about how deep its commitment really goes.
Why does accepting Monero matter?
When you pay with a credit card or most cryptocurrencies, you leave a permanent, traceable record: who paid, how much, and to whom. Bitcoin, despite its reputation, is fully transparent — every transaction sits on a public ledger forever. Monero is different. It's private by default, using ring signatures, stealth addresses, and confidential transactions so that amounts and participants aren't exposed to the world.
For a company that claims to care about privacy, accepting Monero is the most concrete way to prove it. It lets customers pay for a privacy product privately — without their purchase becoming another data point in someone else's database. Refusing it, while marketing privacy, is the contradiction the Shame List highlights.
How to use the list
Browse MoneroShameList.com to see which privacy-branded companies currently decline Monero. Use it as a buyer's filter: before you hand your money to a service that promises to protect you, check whether it's willing to be paid in a way that protects you back. And when you do reach out to a company, ask directly whether they accept XMR — polite, repeated customer demand is what actually moves businesses to add it.
The list is a living document. Companies come off it when they do the right thing and start accepting Monero — which is the whole point. The goal isn't permanent shame; it's change.
The other side of the coin
The Shame List shows you who won't take Monero. If you want the opposite — the growing directory of merchants, services, and exchanges that do — head to the Monerica directory. Spend your money with the businesses that respect your privacy, and let the ones that don't know exactly why they lost the sale.
Vote with your wallet
Every purchase is a signal. When privacy companies see customers choosing competitors that accept Monero, the calculus changes. Check The Monero Shame List, ask the companies you use whether they accept XMR, and put your money where the privacy actually is.
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