Looking for what Monero veterans actually use if it isn't a CEX. Just the methods people here consider the safest practical ways to turn some Bitcoin or cash into XMR. What works, and what would you avoid?

just read this and thought stashers might find it interesting too: Alright, I'd like to have a discussion regarding bitcoin's fungibility (or lack there of). I am a bitcoiner and have been for a decent number of years but I would ask that we leave our maxi hats at the door and look at this…

First published July 5, 2018 Came across this essay on the internets, hope it educates you the reader as much as it educated me. I admit I used to believe in Bitcoin. I was one of its most naïve and vehement apologists to friends, family members, and complete strangers (online). This was all before…

Our very generous anon donor has sent us additional donations and overpaid posting fees (split between rewards and ops). First of all thank you, mysterious Stasher supporter! Second of all, I'm leaving it to a vote to you guys, if the entire amount should be distributed all at once as planned this…

Some of you might know me as Monero Master who developed the MCEP . I've been featured on Monero Talk with Douglas Tuman and was an early adopter of XMR Bazaar . My day job is as a professional digital marketer who manages large amounts of ad spend for some of the largest tabletop gaming brands in…

Bitcoin people on StackerNews are discussing why Monero use is exploding. Someone replied with this (screenshot src).

Please consider, I am still developing my philosophy. That being said, I have thought a great deal about many of these things and I think they have a strong basis. I can provide supporting evidence and arguments later. This is just an outline of the philosophy which may be refined or refactored at…

Some books you read. Others rearrange the furniture in your head. Mine: the Bible, Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Richest Man in Babylon, Human Action by Mises, The Bitcoin Standard, and Zero to Monero. Each one broke something I thought I knew — about money, morality, or how people actually work. What's…

I've been spending time on Stasher News and XMR Bazaar lately, and they're honestly the first places where Monero felt real to me — not just a coin to hold, but money you actually use. Tipping posts, buying things, no middlemen. But it got me wondering: these are still pretty niche corners of the…

First week of sn and here are some things I learned. I noticed myself spending more and more time on stasher.news lately, as this is one of the most refreshing sites I have found, and I would like to share what I have learned after hanging around for a while - sharing is caring. Starting with The…

Looking to start doing some writing in a private way. I like substack, but they seem to be shoving more and more people into their app. They are proprietary, they are centralized, and they'll probably do the thing that happens with every "free speech platform" which is bait all the interesting…

Welcome to Stasher. With this post, I want to introduce you to the funniest game powered by Monero, a privacy coin you can earn and spend to create insightful posts and thoughtful comments. I discovered Monero a long time ago, forgot about it, and this game gave me an opportunity to dust off my…

The first weekly rewards distribution of Stasher News on Monero Mainnet has successfully completed, with one minor issue. The following users received rewards this week: stasher — 0.06724635184 XMR — SENT untraceable — 0.04541528936 XMR — SENT goliath — 0.011810804193 XMR — SENT samourai —…

Conditions: Enter as many times as you like. All entries can be freely used by the community to meme up monero. Must contain: hot women and a monero logo that is integrated somewhere. Cartoons and AI acceptable, but less likely to win than real images. Doesn't have to be original. Scour message…

Hi stashers. Solo dev from Switzerland here. Since February I run kashilo.com, a classifieds site (think Craigslist / Kleinanzeigen) built for people who want to buy and sell real goods with Monero and without handing over an identity. What it does today: No email, no phone, no name. Your account…

Hey, Den here. Top stacker at the OG SN (https://stacker.news/denlillaapan )... @ek beat me to it (https://stasher.news/items/339137). Don't understand monero (or see the point -- seems unnecessary and needlessly complicated; digital scarcity invented only once etc etc), but love convos about money…

This one is a sledgehammer: Rose does not argue that government is “too big” or “the wrong party is in charge”. He argues that authority itself is a superstition: the belief that some people have a moral right to rule others, and that the rest of us have a duty to obey. "The belief in “authority,”…

There's a current rule on XmrBazaar that allows legal or technical assistance, guidance, or consultancy services to help users set up accounts, e.g. platform, offshore bank, exchange, or similar accounts (with Liberation Travel cited as a legitimate example). It simultaneously prohibits identity…

One of my interests is hearing peoples take on the food. Personally my main consumption is beef, lamb, potatoes usually oven fried in coconut oil, occasional sourdough bread slice, pure greek youghurt and raw milk when I can. Avoiding processed food and try to get organic when I can Many people…

Monero Weekly News - October 9–16, 2026 Monero Research Lab meeting - October 14, 2026 The Monero Research Lab met on Wednesday, October 14, chaired by Rucknium. On FCMP++, j-berman reported that the upstream integration PRs are ready for re-review after he addressed all LLM review comments, and he…

It's truly a miracle of this age that anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can access and study hundreds of years of humanity's intellectual legacy, thanks to free culture projects such as Project Gutenberg. But I realised there's not enough information on this area of the Internet.…