Looking for where to spend Monero? This guide curates live merchants and services that accept XMR today—ranging from everyday gift cards and groceries to phones, laptops, hosting, and VPNs. Links are provided for direct checkout; use Monerica.com as an up-to-date directory to discover even more.
Everyday Spending via Gift Cards & Prepaid Cards
Gift cards let you turn XMR into daily essentials (groceries, rides, delivery, hotels) within minutes.
- Stealths.NET — Gift & prepaid cards, eSIMs, and virtual numbers.
- Coincards — Hundreds of U.S. brands, including Visa/Amex options.
- Cake Pay — U.S. gift cards & prepaid debit options (delivery by email).
- XMR.CARDS — 2,000+ brands across 60+ countries; no JS, Tor support, no KYC.
- Trocador Gift Cards & Prepaid Cards — Crypto-to-gift/prepaid catalog.
- Coinsbee — Global gift cards (Amazon, Spotify, Netflix, etc.).
Food & Drink
- AUPA — High-protein pemmican/energy bars (discount code “monerica”).
- Gratuitas — Coffee beans with optional farmer donations.
- Isabella’s Coffee — Organic, fair-trade beans and espresso.
- Real Mad Honey — Traditional Himalayan/Black Sea region honey.
- SPAR (Switzerland) — Select locations accept crypto; check local details.
Clothing & Accessories
- CITIZEN_ERASED — Privacy-inspired tees, gadgets, and merch (prices shown in XMR).
- Reflectacles — IR-blocking lenses and reflective frames (email to purchase).
- AnKap Store — Apparel (DE).
- Tenebrisque — Costumes and accessories (FR).
Marketplaces & General Shopping
- ShopInBit — EU-focused shop & concierge (can source hard-to-find items).
- Silver Coconut — Clothing, games, books (10% off with XMR).
- Based.win — Cables, game controllers, merchandise.
- Ward’s ACE & Country Store — Hardware & more; 5% XMR discount (U.S.).
Peer-to-Peer Market
- XMRBazaar — P2P marketplace with multisig escrow and encrypted chat.
Phones, Laptops & Tech
- Above Phone — De-Googled phones, Linux laptops, privacy services.
- NovaCustom — Linux laptops (EU) with custom firmware/options.
- BusKill — USB “dead man” switch for laptops (also has Tor site).
Monero Hardware
- MoneroNodo — Turn-key Monero nodes (full/unpruned; Tor/I2P support).
- XmrStreet — XmrSigner/SeedSigner and backup hardware.
Email & Digital Services
- ghostBox — Privacy-oriented, one-time-fee email (check status page on site).
- Mailum — Encrypted email (Tor mirror available).
- MaraFile — Anonymous file uploader.
Phone Plans, eSIMs & Verifications
- Silent Link — Anonymous eSIM (Tor available).
- Anosim — Temporary numbers for SMS verifications.
- Cloaked Wireless — Mobile plans with SIM-swap hardening.
- OnlineSim, SMSPool, smscodes, Crypton.sh — Virtual numbers & data-only eSIMs.
Postage & Shipping
- AltCoin Postage — Pay USPS/Canada Post with crypto.
- CryptoPostage — Print postage at home (Tor available).
Precious Metals
- Suisse Gold — Gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium.
- Veldt Gold — Buy/sell investment-grade metals (U.S.; min order applies).
Gambling & Entertainment
- Monero Vegas — Sportsbook & on-chain games.
- Monero.win — Simple coin-flip betting (no accounts).
- XMR.BAR — Provably fair dice (no registration).
- MoneroDice — Dice & blackjack (Tor mirror available).
- Pornhub Premium — NSFW: subscription content.
Web Hosting: Pay Servers & Domains with Monero
Hosting is one of the most practical ways to spend XMR—many providers accept Monero directly.
- BlueVPS - Dedicated servers, VPS, unlimited bandwidth.
- BTCVPS - Located in the Netherlands.
- IncogNET — Privacy-friendly hosting & domain registrar (Tor/I2P mirrors available).
- Private WebHost — Offshore hosting & domain registration; DMCA-ignored options.
- Servers Guru — Anonymous VPS, cloud and web hosting (Tor available).
- Strike — High-performance VPS in PL/USA/SG.
- Mynymbox — Anonymous VPS/dedicated/web hosting (Tor/I2P mirrors).
- Cockbox, CryptoHO.ST, HammerVM, Hostry, 1984 Hosting — VPS/dedicated, domains & DNS.
VPNs That Accept Monero
Pair XMR payments with privacy-respecting VPNs for an end-to-end private stack.
- Mullvad — No-logs, open-source apps, Monero discount via account page (Tor mirror available).
- AirVPN — OpenVPN-based; run by privacy activists (Tor mirror available).
- IVPN — No logs, transparent ownership, open-source apps.
- CryptoStorm — Token-based VPN; Tor/I2P presence.
- LNVPN — Account-less, instant VPN and eSIM services.
- Safing SPN — Portmaster + SPN (privacy firewall + multi-hop network).
- TorGuard — VPN with Monero payments.
- AriaVPN — No-signup, no-logs VPN run by privacy advocates.
How to Pay with Monero Privately
- Use fresh subaddresses per merchant/order to keep receipts compartmentalized.
- Prefer your own node (or a trusted one over Tor) in your wallet to reduce metadata leakage.
- Watch for email-delivery items (some gift cards are emailed). If you need fewer breadcrumbs, pick vendors that don’t require email, or use aliases.
- Test small before large orders; keep seeds/spend keys offline and backed up.
Keep Exploring
Merchant availability changes, and new stores appear often. For dozens more categories—education, mining, wallets, communities, and beyond—browse Monerica.com. It’s a community directory focused on building a practical, privacy-preserving Monero circular economy.
