About MoneroShameList.com

MoneroShameList.com is a public directory of companies that market themselves as privacy-focused, yet hypocritically refuse to accept Monero (XMR) — the only cryptocurrency with strong, mandatory privacy by default. The site launched on April 15, 2026.

A note on the name

The "Shame List" framing is tongue-in-cheek. This isn't an attack project, a boycott campaign, or an attempt to harm anyone's business. Most companies listed here are doing genuinely useful work in the privacy space — the point is simply to highlight an obvious contradiction (privacy-focused companies that won't accept the most privacy-preserving cryptocurrency) and give them a friendly nudge to add XMR support.

Add Monero, come off the list. That's the whole point.

The Tweet That Started It All

This site was inspired by a tweet from @xenumonero calling out the hypocrisy of privacy-focused companies that won't touch Monero:

Podcast

The person behind this site runs the Anti-Moonboy podcast on YouTube — covering Monero, privacy, and cutting through cryptocurrency hype. If you care about financial privacy, it's worth a watch.

Why Monero?

Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies have transparent, traceable blockchains. Every transaction is permanently public. Monero uses ring signatures, stealth addresses, and RingCT to make sender, receiver, and amount all private by default — not optional, not an add-on.

If a company genuinely cares about financial privacy for its users, accepting Monero is a natural extension of that commitment. Refusing to do so while loudly claiming to champion privacy is an obvious contradiction worth calling out.

Who runs this?

This site is sponsored by Monerica.com, the Monero circular economy directory — a curated list of merchants, services, and resources that accept or support Monero.

Built with Monero

This site was not just written about Monero — it was built with Monero. From the domain to the server to the development workflow, the stack behind MoneroShameList.com uses privacy-respecting services that actually accept XMR.

• The domain was purchased through Mynymbox — a privacy-respecting domain registrar that accepts XMR.
• Web hosting was bought through Servers Guru — affordable VPS hosting that accepts Monero.
• Development is done on a privacy-focused laptop bought from NovaCustom — a laptop maker that accepts Monero.
• AI-assisted development is powered with Monero through Nano GPT — a privacy-friendly way to access leading AI models without handing your entire development workflow to the surveillance economy. Pay with XMR, build faster, and keep your financial footprint private.

If you are building something privacy-focused, do not just talk about privacy — fund it, host it, develop it, and improve it with tools that respect it. These are services that make a Monero-native workflow practical today.

How to get removed

Simple: add Monero as a payment option and let us know. We'll verify and remove your listing. Each listing includes a contact link where you can reach the company directly to encourage them to add XMR support.

Submitting a company

Anyone can submit a company for review. All submissions are reviewed by a human before appearing on the list. We require that the company:

• Publicly markets itself as privacy-focused or privacy-preserving
• Does not currently accept Monero
• Has a reasonable ability to add crypto/Monero payments

Support This Site

If you find this site useful, consider donating Monero to keep it running or to support the podcast:

Is Monero legal?

Yes. Monero is legal to own, use, and transact with in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Australia, and most other jurisdictions. It is an open-source cryptocurrency protocol, not a company or service, and using privacy-preserving technology is not itself unlawful.

Some centralized exchanges have delisted Monero in certain regions to simplify their own regulatory compliance obligations — particularly around travel-rule and transaction-monitoring requirements that are difficult to apply to privacy coins. These are business decisions by individual exchanges, not legal prohibitions on Monero itself. Users in affected regions continue to acquire and trade XMR through decentralized exchanges, atomic swaps, peer-to-peer marketplaces, and no-KYC services.

A small number of countries have restricted or banned privacy coins outright. If you're unsure about the status of Monero where you live, consult local regulations or a qualified professional. Nothing on this site constitutes legal advice.

Financial privacy is a long-standing norm, not a novel concept. Cash transactions, private banking relationships, and confidential business dealings have always been part of a functioning economy. Monero simply extends that same expectation of privacy to digital payments.

Contact

Join the SimpleX chatroom to discuss the project.

For questions or removal requests, visit Monerica.com/contact.