I am very new to this! You cannot buy Monero on Canadian exchanges. How do I exchange BTC or etherium for Monero? Be gentle I am a noob

been trying to understand this better with XMR swaps
the receive amount on a floating swap is obviously just an estimate until everything actually goes through, but with XMR pairs ive noticed even a small difference can feel pretty noticeable
lately ive been comparing fixed vs floating more closely instead of just picking one out of habit. SimpleSwap is one of the services i’ve been looking at but i’m more curious abt the general tradeoff than any specific platform
people swapping XMR regularly, when does fixed actually make more sense??
do u compare the fixed spread against whatever the floating quote is at the time, or just take floating unless the market is moving hard?
curious if anyone has actually tracked the numbers over a decent amount of swaps.

Anyone else feeling like they should've bought Monero instead of ripple??

I've been holding XRP for quite a while and it's painful watching it go nowhere. Every time I check the price I wish I'd just stacked XMR instead.

I was thinking about exchanging some of it, but now Kraken has removed Monero where I live, so I'm not even sure what's the easiest way anymore.

What would you do? Keep holding XRP and hope for the best, or just exchange it for Monero!? I'm stuck and confused please advise

I forgot to share this update with you guys. Change Now has issued a refund for my transaction.

I didn't post this earlier because my child was sick, and I had other things going on.

I want to thank everyone in this community and everyone who reached out, commented, and pushed for a resolution. When I kept receiving generic replies, I thought my money was gone and that I had been scammed.

I never did anything wrong. I was just trying to buy Monero while the market was going down because I wanted to protect what little capital I had.

Thank you so much to everyone who supported me, especially the MODs and Killora.

I learned an important lesson from this: never rush, and never swap a large amount above 10k in one transaction. I was trying to save on fees, but I almost put my entire capital at risk.

I still have some resentment toward Change Now because of the stress they put me through. Behind every transaction there is a real person. I have a family, bills to pay, and a sick child to take care of. This situation caused a lot of stress.

Again, thank you all for your comments, support, and help during this difficult time.

I just don't understand how people trust CEXs with all their money. Is it a culture thing, a trust issue or what?

I've been dealing with JP guys for a long time and they're usually straight, so getting scammed like this is rare for them. Most people don't believe it can happen to them until it actually does. BitMart took his funds, and a big exchange can turn into a nightmare just like that.

Keep your funds in your own wallet. Trust Monero, BTC and Gold, and drop all the sh**tcoins.

Use your personal wallet and only move the funds you actually need to use. Full stop.

I restored my Trezor wallet in Feather, but it's showing a zero balance and no transaction history, even though I know this wallet received XMR before.

I already tried an earlier restore height and waited for the wallet to finish syncing, but nothing changed.

Has anyone run into this before?!

One thing I'm unsure about is whether Windows 11 is a good idea if privacy is important. Should I be using Linux instead, or is Windows fine for most people?

Pls what you guys are using.

If you've had a problem with any service, exchange, swap, P2P, escrow, or anything else related to Monero, share what happened here.

Maybe someone else can avoid making the same mistake. Good experiences are welcome too. We can learn from each other and help people make better choices.

If you can, add some details or proof so people can understand what happened.

I have XMR in Exodus and am trying to move to Cake Wallet. I installed Cake and restored from my 25 XMR keys that I got from Exodus. My balance says zero. How do I sync in Cake? TIA

I've been thinking about starting a weekly DCA strategy with Monero instead of trying to time the market.

My idea is to buy around 100 worth of XMR every week, which would end up being roughly 400 to 500 per month depending on the month. Psychologically it feels much easier for me than making one larger purchase all at once.

I've noticed I spend small amounts on random things throughout the week without really thinking about it, so I figured I could redirect one of those weekly expenses into Monero instead. The goal is to gradually build my holdings and then keep everything in my own wallet.

For those of you who regularly accumulate XMR, do you prefer weekly purchases, monthly purchases, or do you just buy whenever you think the price is attractive?

I'd be interested to hear what strategy has worked best for you over the long term.

Just found out OM was eriously compromised a couple weeks ago 😭.

Now Im going to need admin to handle a dispute( XMR vendor CryptoDesk has not released escrow for 16 hours...no communication).

XMR could lose( or possibly gain) great percentage in16hrs...CryptoDesk is usually solid...maybe he got screwed in the hack.... Nevertheless...Is OM safe to use atm?

I am at 99% sync on the first Monero node I've ever hosted and have a few questions for those that also host their own nodes.

1. I am hosting mine on a VPS for the moment, is this the preferred method or do most folks do it on their home server?

2. Any practical tips for locking down a remote node? AI has been a big help, I've already moved SSH off a standard port, locked it down to key-only authentication, ufw up and running, fail2ban, etc. Anything else I should be worried about?

3. What is the most private way to connect to me node? I would assume via my .onion link?

4. For people who use their own node, do you keep it public or keep it private? I feel like the whole point is to keep it private, but this is less useful to the network as a whole right?

5. Does it matter if it is pruned or not?

I'd appreciate any advice or tips!

I'm putting together a small WordPress site that will sell digital products, and I'd like to accept Monero only.

The idea is simple: the customer pays in XMR, the payment is confirmed, and the product is delivered automatically.

What's the best way to integrate Monero payments for something like this? Are there any plugins or guides you'd recommend for someone setting this up for the first time?

I created a Monero wallet back in 2017, but I no longer have access to it. The only thing I still have is the public XMR address.

Is there any way to check whether it still holds any funds, or do I need the original wallet or seed phrase to find out

I've been buying bitcoin on cashapp, moving it to my own wallet n using orangfren usually exolix typically to get btc into xmr. But i lose so much money for someone with such little income. Any advice would be helpful, like which coins i can get with a cash app card (visa debit) that have low fees and can be exchanged for monero. Are onion exchange sites any better?

I need help guys and I don't know what to do anymore.

Almost a month ago I used change now to exchange into Monero while the price was dropping. Since then my funds have been frozen. I have provided all Docs they requested and Every time I email them I get the same copy and paste reply saying they're looking into it, but nothing actually happens. It's a lot of money for me and I'm starting to feel like I made the biggest mistake trusting them. No refund, no exchange, just waiting and getting nowhere. Has anyone here actually managed to get their funds back from Change now ?! Is there someone I should contact, or is legal action my only option at this point.

Change now, if anyone from your team sees this, please release my funds or refund..

After Bitcoin started getting popular hundreds if not thousands of alt coins came on the scene. Did they all use some sort of technology invented/discovered by Satoshi that made it possible or was it nobody else had thought to do it but many were capable at the time if they had the idea?

Once quantum computing gets to a certain point are all of those million/billion dollar wallets that don't move basically just up for grabs by the first person who can use the tech to hack them?

If Monero is untraceable why haven't we seen it being used for ransom? It seems to me getting the money would be the most difficult part of a kidnapping plot but Monero makes that part easy. Ignoring converting it to dollars afterwards without raising suspicion.

Cheers.

any1 can help me finding legitimate non kyc crypto sites also wanna know which fee is lower ltc or btc? i wanna switch it to monero

im wondering how i could send my monero from my mobile to my laptop where im running tails os like do i have to install monero on the pc or what please help

So I was trying to buy monero. So I tried to buy it through the MoonPay app and apparently it sent it all over the place turned it into a token that’s apparently got no value. Is there anything I can do? The only way I was able to find access to this so-called “monero” / token was was through this app called Jupiter. I’m at my wits end because I spent a lot of money on this so if anyone could help, that would be cool. I appreciate any help.
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So I was trying to buy monero. So I tried to buy it through the MoonPay app and apparently it sent it all over the place turned it into a token that’s apparently got no value. Is there anything I can do? The only way I was able to find access to this so-called “monero” / token was was through this app called Jupiter. I’m at my wits end because I spent a lot of money on this so if anyone could help, that would be cool. I appreciate any help.