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 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 built the way it should be — with Monero throughout:
- The domain was purchased with Monero through Mynymbox — a privacy-respecting domain registrar that accepts XMR.
- Web hosting is provided by Servers Guru — affordable VPS hosting that accepts Monero.
If you're building a privacy-focused site of your own, both are worth checking out.
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
Contact
For questions or removal requests, visit Monerica.com.