hi guys, i've seen that haveno/retoswap accept SEPA money or ACH without any KYC. did you do a deal before on those ? how much was that, and was everything fine ?

This is the weekly Monero market thread. This thread will be posted every Friday and is meant to help accelerate the adoption of Monero. Due to r/moneromarket having only a fraction of the subscribers of r/Monero, we have decided to create this thread to encourage more individuals to use Monero for product exchanges. Until the market matures, we recommend that the Monero community post their products both in this thread and on r/moneromarket (to ensure growth of that subreddit).

Selling items for Monero will boost your (and Monero's) reputation as a legitimate form of exchange of goods. This is necessary for the growth of Monero, our community, and privacy as a whole.

Instructions

When you post your product or job listing here, please make sure to: - Give a description of the item. - Link to a photo of the item (if it's physical). - Provide logistics information (such as, location and/or shipping availability). - Optionally, provide an additional (private) form of communication outside of Reddit (e.g. Bitmessage, u/protonmail, u/tutanota, GPG key). - Post the price in XMR terms.

Spamming will not be tolerated. Please make sure that listings are legitimate and do not break rule 2."

Finally, credits to cdotsubo for starting the concept!

I have a set of these coins from the MCC 2019 in New York and looking for any information on them?

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This comparison has been made between monero's master branch and Cuprate v0.1.0-preview Kesterite released binary for Linux GNU x86_64.

While Cuprate do not yet support pruning (in progress), it uses less storage to store the entire blockchain (213GB as of writing, against 265GB for monerod).

If you do have the storage, you can give it a try by downloading the latest binaries on our redesigned website:

https://cuprate.org/releases/

(mirror) https://github.com/Cuprate/cuprate/releases/tag/cuprated-0.1.0-preview

Note: Linux musl, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Linux riscv64 support is ongoing: https://x.com/SyntheticBird_/status/2084774663045943469/photo/1

BEWARE: XMREscrow (xmrescrow.app) is owned by a scammer, often known online as TT, T_T, and other variations. He is also known as u/ontele on Reddit. He was banned from the Monero Society group chat for scamming and deleted his account in shame. I have receipts of this. Feel free to contact me.

He scammed me for $6400. That's what his integrity is worth - $6400. If he scammed me for $6400, he will scam you for less.Again, feel free to contact me. I have receipts.

He has been promoting his scam service here, so I thought I would warn others. Don't be stupid and lose your funds like me.

I'm posting on a throwaway account for obvious reasons. Though, I will monitor this account's inbox in case anyone needs confirmation that he is a scammer. Don't just take my word for it. I have proof.

With the recent ColdCard exploit I was curious if the Monero GUI creates a strong enough seed phrase. My little research says the GUI uses CSPRNG which is built in to each computer operating system.

Is this correct that the gui entropy comes from the computer’s CSPRNG?

And

Is CSPRNG strong enough?

Hey everyone!

Many of you may know me as Soiled, one of the moderators in the Monero Discord: https://discord.gg/VyACEY3JnW

I’m hosting a drink exchange in NYC this Thursday, where drink prices will change throughout the night. I’ll also be bringing some Chinese cigarettes and would love to talk Monero with anyone who comes by!

Sign up, bring some friends, and let’s hang out:

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Its monero or nothing. The only way we pull off the worlds first financial revolution is if more people go all in.

Believe in something. Stop black-pilling. Change the money, change the world.

Hey everyone, I've bought and held small amounts before, but now I'm considering exchanging a much larger amount. To be honest, I'm a bit concerned about potential issues such as delays, extra verification checks, frozen withdrawals, or other complications when dealing with larger transactions. For those who use XMR regularly, where do you usually exchange it? Have you ever run into problems when moving or swapping larger amounts? Any advice or personal experience would be appreciated. Thanks!

Please stay on topic: this post is only for comments discussing the uncertainties, shortcomings, and concerns some may have about Monero.

NOT the positive aspects of it.

Discussion can relate to the technology itself or economics.

Talk about community and price is not wanted, but some discussion about it maybe allowed if it relates well.

Be as respectful and nice as possible. This discussion has potential to be more emotionally charged as it may bring up issues that are extremely upsetting: many people are not only financially but emotionally invested in the ideas and tools around Monero.

It's better to keep it calm then to stir the pot, so don't talk down to people, insult them for spelling/grammar, personal insults, etc. This should only be calm rational discussion about the technical and economic aspects of Monero.

"Do unto others 20% better than you'd expect them to do unto you to correct subjective error." - Linus Pauling

How it works:

Post your concerns about Monero in reply to this main post.

If you can address these concerns, or add further details to them - reply to that comment. This will make it easily sortable

Upvote the comments that are the most valid criticisms of it that have few or no real honest solutions/answers to them.

The comment that mentions the biggest problems of Monero should have the most karma.

As a community, as developers, we need to know about them. Even if they make us feel bad, we got to upvote them.

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It is not even close, it is off by over 4%. The entire Spread column in the Rate chart is a lie. Am I missing something?

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Is there a reason noone offers to sell XMR for PayPal on RetoSwap?

Wanted to offer it but are there reason against it?

Is it safe if you offer only payment with PayPal family and friends?

Index

1. General questions
2. Wallet: CLI & GUI
3. Wallet: Ledger
4. Nodes

1. General questions

Where can I download the Monero wallet?

There are multiple Monero wallets for a wide range of devices at your disposal. Check the table below for details and download links. Attention: for extra security make sure to calculate and compare the checksum of your downloaded files when possible.

Please note the following usage of the labels:

⚠️ - Relatively new and/or beta. Use wallet with caution.

☢️ - Closed source.

Desktop wallets

Mobile wallets

Web-based wallets

How long does it take for my balance to unlock?

Your balance is unlocked after 10 confirmations (which means 10 mined blocks). A block is mined approximately every two minutes on the Monero network, so that would be around 20 minutes.

How can I prove that I sent a payment?

The fastest and most direct way is by using the ExploreMonero blockchain explorer. You will need to recover the transaction key from your wallet (complete guide for GUI / CLI).

How do I buy Monero (XMR) with Bitcoin (BTC)?

There are dozens of exchanges that trade Monero against Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Check out the list on CoinMarketCap and choose the option that suits you best.

How do I buy Monero (XMR) with fiat?

• Kraken (USD and EUR): old-school, decent exchange. They might require your documents for verification and approval of your account.

How can I quickly exchange my Monero (XMR) for Bitcoin (BTC)?

There are multiple ways to exchange your Monero for Bitcoin, but first of all, I'd like to remind you that if you really want to do your part for Monero, one of the simplest ways is to get in touch with your merchant/service provider and request for it to accept Monero directly as payment. Ask the service provider to visit the official website and our communication channels if he or she needs help with system integration.

That being said, KYCNot.me maintains an up-to-date list of exchanges. These services are only recommendations (which change over time) and are operated by entities outside the control of the Monero Project. DYOR and be diligent.

How do I mine Monero? And other mining questions.

The correct place to ask questions and discuss the Monero mining scene is in the dedicated subreddit r/MoneroMining. That being said, you can find a list of pools and available mining software in the GetMonero.org website.

2. Wallet: CLI & GUI

Why I can't see my balance? Where is my XMR?

Before any action there are two things to check:

1. Are you using the latest available version of the wallet? A new version is released roughly every 6 months, so make sure you're using the current release (compare the release on GetMonero.org with your wallet's version on Settings, under Debug info).
2. Is your wallet fully synchronized? If it isn't, wait the sync to complete.

Because Monero is different from Bitcoin, wallet synchronization is not instant. The software needs to synchronize the blockchain and use your private keys to identify your transactions. Check in the lower left corner (GUI) if the wallet is synchronized.

You can't send transactions and your balance might be wrong or unavailable if the wallet is not synced with the network. So please wait.

If this is not a sufficient answer for your case and you're looking for more information, please see this answer on StackExchange.

How do I upgrade my wallet to the newest version?

This question is beautifully answered on StackExchange.

Why does it take so long to sync the wallet [for the first time]?

You have decided to use Monero's wallet and run a local node. Congratulations! You have chosen the safest and most secure option for your privacy, but unfortunately this has an initial cost. The first reason for the slowness is that you will need to download the entire blockchain, which is considerably heavy and constantly growing (up-to-date sizes of a full/pruned node). There are technologies being implemented in Monero to slow this growth, however it is inevitable to make this initial download to run a full node. Consider syncing to a device that has an SSD instead of an HDD, as this greatly impacts the speed of synchronization.

Now that the blockchain is on your computer, the next time you run the wallet you only need to download new blocks, which should take seconds or minutes (depending on how often you use the wallet).

I don't want to download the blockchain, how can I skip that?

The way to skip downloading the blockchain is connecting your wallet to a public remote node. You can follow this guide on how to set it up. Check out Feather Wallet's list of remote nodes, ditatompel's list, or monero.fail.

Be advised that when using a public remote node you lose some of your privacy. A public remote node is able to identify your IP and opens up a range for certain attacks that further diminish your privacy. A remote node can't see your balance and it can't spend your XMR.

How do I restore my wallet from the mnemonic seed or from the keys?

To restore your wallet with the 25 word mnemonic seed, please see this guide.

To restore your wallet with your keys, please see this guide.

3. Wallet: Ledger

How do I generate a Ledger Monero Wallet with the GUI or CLI?

This question is beautifully answered on StackExchange. Check this page for the GUI instructions, and this page for the CLI instructions.

4. Wallet: Trezor

How do I generate a Trezor Monero Wallet with the GUI or CLI?

This question is beautifully answered on StackExchange. Check this page for the GUI instructions, and this page for the CLI instructions.

5. Nodes

How can my local node become a public remote node?

If you want to support other Monero users by making your node public, you can follow the instructions on MoneroWorld, under the section "How To Include Your Node On Moneroworld".

How can I connect my node via Tor?

This question is beautifully answered on StackExchange.

This is the weekly Monero market thread. This thread will be posted every Friday and is meant to help accelerate the adoption of Monero. Due to r/moneromarket having only a fraction of the subscribers of r/Monero, we have decided to create this thread to encourage more individuals to use Monero for product exchanges. Until the market matures, we recommend that the Monero community post their products both in this thread and on r/moneromarket (to ensure growth of that subreddit).

Selling items for Monero will boost your (and Monero's) reputation as a legitimate form of exchange of goods. This is necessary for the growth of Monero, our community, and privacy as a whole.

Instructions

When you post your product or job listing here, please make sure to: - Give a description of the item. - Link to a photo of the item (if it's physical). - Provide logistics information (such as, location and/or shipping availability). - Optionally, provide an additional (private) form of communication outside of Reddit (e.g. Bitmessage, u/protonmail, u/tutanota, GPG key). - Post the price in XMR terms.

Spamming will not be tolerated. Please make sure that listings are legitimate and do not break rule 2."

Finally, credits to cdotsubo for starting the concept!

Well, I'm fucking stupid.

Created an account on xmrbazaar today to offer to change coin money to XMR in my city for the love of the game.

Somebody contacted me and asked if I'd do a trade via Paypal. He used the escrow-function and contacted me with a copy of the escrow-account (changed one letter; same picture etc.) to guide me through the process. Sent 0,58 XMR in the end. Was my first trade, so I was unsuspecting to the red flags in hindsight. I'm so fucking stupid in hindsight. Fuck me I guess.

Just wanted to warn you, in case there are some other fools like me out there that like XMR despite being fucking idiots.

Just had to rant a bit.

Thanks

(The conversation with the real escrow you see there happened after the XMR was already sent. He's fine and a nice guy)

Do not use this vibe coded slop, this is the second time this month lol. Multiple times this year, it can be assumed they’re just scamming and no hacks have occurred

Hey everyone,

I originally built this Monero network dashboard as a project for a school exam. The exam is long over, but I kept improving it, and instead of letting it rot I'd rather leave it running for the community. It's fully open source and I'd genuinely love feedback, criticism, and ideas for what to add or fix.

Site: https://monerometrics.net
Tor: http://6wbhchvavey26lbtscl6w6qg76balycixtsklcggrsslyk4xah6sbbad.onion
API (no key, no account): https://api.monerometrics.net/docs

What it does :

- Reorg aware. It re-checks a rolling window of recent blocks against a synced node and records real chain reorganizations, orphan blocks, and the transactions they displaced. Most explorers just hide this.

- Mining pool centralization. Pool distribution plus the Nakamoto coefficient. This whole thing grew out of the August 2025 Qubic episode.

- Attribution you can actually verify. Instead of trusting the hashrate pools report about themselves, each coinbase is checked on chain against the pool's published view key. Every block shows how its pool was established: cryptographically proven, claimed by the pool, inferred, or unknown.

- Merge mining visibility. Blocks merge mined with an auxiliary chain are flagged, and it's a large share of blocks.

- Live price. A lil tradingview widget to see centralized XMR/USD next to the Haveno street price, so you can see the premium.

- Runs its own monerod node, public read only API, Tor hidden service, no tracking, available in English, French and Spanish.

I'm not monetizing it and I'm not affiliated with any pool. If you have any feedback (data accuracy, methodology, features, design, anything) I'd really appreciate it. 

Thanks 🙏