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Allark Introduces No-KYC Anonymous Face to Face Cash Deals in Europe :)
The Benefits of Exchanging Monero for Cash Face-to-Face: Simplicity, Privacy, and Anonymity
Hey all, Tommy from AllArk here. We are expanding to Peer-to-peer, private, Face to face transactions with zero KYC to exchange XMR for Cash.
In the rapidly evolving world of digital currencies, Monero stands as a pioneer, offering users a decentralized form of money that can be transacted across borders with ease. However, one aspect of trading that has garnered significant attention is the practice of exchanging it for cash in face-to-face transactions. This method, though traditional, offers unique benefits, particularly in the realms of simplicity, privacy, and anonymity.
Simplicity One of the primary advantages of face-to-face exchanges is their straightforwardness. Unlike online exchanges, which often require users to navigate complex platforms, understand varying fee structures, and comply with stringent verification processes, face-to-face transactions are remarkably simple. The process typically involves a direct trade between two individuals, where Monero is transferred from one digital wallet to another in exchange for physical cash. This directness eliminates the need for intermediaries, reducing both the steps involved and the chances of encountering technical difficulties or errors.
Furthermore, this method allows for instant gratification. While online transactions can sometimes take hours or even days to process, especially during periods of high network congestion, face-to-face exchanges are immediate. Once the transfer is confirmed on the network, the cash changes hands, providing instant access to funds.
Privacy Privacy concerns are ever-present in the digital age, and many users value the ability to keep their financial activities discrete. Face-to-face exchanges offer a level of privacy that is hard to match in the digital realm. Unlike online platforms, which often require detailed personal information and financial disclosures, face-to-face trades can be conducted without revealing much more than a pseudonym or a first name.
This level of privacy stems from the nature of the transaction itself. Since the trade is conducted in person, there is no digital record of the exchange beyond the transaction on the blockchain. This drastically reduces the amount of personal data that is shared or stored, minimizing the risk of identity theft or other privacy breaches.
Anonymity Anonymity is closely related to privacy but takes it a step further. Monero is often touted for its anonymous nature, where transactions are recorded on the blockchain but not linked to wallet addresses, or individuals' names. Face-to-face exchanges enhance this anonymity by removing the digital footprint associated with online exchanges.
When trading Monero for cash in person, there is no requirement to provide identification, no KYC (Know Your Customer) checks, and no third-party oversight. This makes it nearly impossible for external entities to trace the transaction back to the individuals involved. For users who prioritize anonymity, this method of exchange is unparalleled.
Conclusion In conclusion, exchanging Monero for cash in face-to-face transactions offers several compelling benefits. The simplicity of the process makes it accessible to users of all experience levels, while the enhanced privacy and anonymity preserve the core values that many Monero enthusiasts hold dear. As digital currencies continue to evolve, face-to-face exchanges remain a valuable and secure method of preserving personal freedom and financial confidentiality.
AllArk goes a step further and can deliver Cash to any of our supported cities with nothing else needed from you. Cash can be delivered at any venue you choose as well. And couriers need nothing other than address, time and any directions you deem fit for your use case. 🙂
Hope this helps some of you out there!
Tommy from AllArk
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Check out [email protected] if you are looking for a more active Monero community on lemmy!
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Long term user of monero looking where to buy
Where can i buy XMR today that wont scam me? Its been a while (2 years) since i bought any and Kraken has supposedly stopped dealing in it, that plus i lost my login deets for that site.
Any alternatives that are safe?
- monero.observer Monero Observer - Monero Observer Blitz #22 - May 2023
Almost everything that happened in the Monero community in May 2023.
Here’s a recap of what happened this May in the Monero community: Breaking
- tevador released a security advisory for a ‘medium severity’ vulnerability in Monero wallets that can be exploited by malicious remote nodes (1)
- jeffro256 posted a vulnerability disclosure highlighting a ‘high severity’ bug that was patched in Monero v0.18.2.2 (2)
- KuCoin temporarily suspended XMR deposits and withdrawals due to ‘node maintenance’ (3)
- Binance was getting ready to delist XMR in France, Italy, Poland and Spain due to ‘local regulatory requirements’ (4)
R&D
- There were 5 Monero Research Lab meetings in May (5,6,7,8,9)
- The Seraphis Wallet Workgroup held 3 meetings (10,11,12)
- The ETH-XMR atomic swap beta release v0.2.1 was deployed on mainnet (13)
- The Nym team announced a new mixnet integration with the Monero network (14)
- selsta posted a Monero dev report for April 2023, finalizing their CCS proposal (15)
- SChernykh released P2Pool v3.4 with several bug fixes and improvements (16)
- m2049r released Monerujo v3.1.3 ‘Fluorine Fermi’ & v3.2.0 ‘Decoy Selection’ (17,18)
- LocalMonero/AgoraDesk mobile apps versions 1.1.1-1.1.4 were released with several bug fixes and improvements (19,20,21)
- Cake Labs announced the first Cake Wallet beta release for Linux and ‘Cake 2FA’, a new security feature (22,23)
- Haveno versions 0.0.5 & 0.0.6 were released with binary installers for live test network and support for gold and silver (24,25)
- hinto-janai released Gupax v1.2.2 with fixes, UI improvements and remote node changes (26)
- rehrar released Stack Wallet versions 1.7.7-1.7.11 with support for Trocador.app and various fixes and updates (27,28,29,30)
- lukeprofits released ‘Monero Subscriptions Wallet’, as promised (31,32)
- keef1337 released noderowallet v1.1.0-1.1.2 (33)
- pokkst released Mysu Wallet v0.4.3 with ‘high priority’ fixes (34)
- tobtoht released Feather Wallet v2.4.9 with security fixes (35)
- ANON v0.4.1 updated to Monero 0.18.2.2 (36)
Funding
- selsta submitted a new CCS proposal for 3 more months of part-time Monero dev work, which was fully funded (37,38)
- valldrac submitted a CCS proposal to develop a Monero Wallet SDK for Android (39)
- jeffro256 submitted a CCS proposal for 4 months of full-time Monero dev work (40)
- VostoEmisio submitted a CCS proposal to create an animated video explaining Monero’s Tail Emission (41)
- john_r365 proposed a bounty for the review of a Trezor PR to the core Monero codebase (42)
- plowsof will continue working as CCS coordinator for 3 months after their proposal was fully funded (43)
- Justin Berman completed his latest Monero dev work CCS proposal (44)
- CryptoGrampy completed his HotShop CCS proposal (45)
- Lovera posted a CCS progress report for April 2023 (46)
- moneromooo-monero was planning to work on Townforge after completing 520 hours of Monero dev work (47)
Culture
- There were 4 MoneroKon 2023 Planning Meetings in May (48,49,50,51)
- A Community Workgroup Meeting took place on the 27th (52)
- Monero Magazine interviewed ‘Katie The Russian’, Juraj Bednar, Nam Sardar and ‘Mano Crypto’ (53,54,55,56)
- Monero Talk interviewed crypto-anarchist Pavol Luptak (57)
- rbrunner7 published a new Monero-themed fictional short story titled ‘RingCT’ (58)
- rottenwheel published Revuo Monero issues #169-172 (59,60,61,62)
- LocalMonero published The Monero Standard issues #52-55 (63,64,65,66)
- Ledger came under fire for its controversial ‘Ledger Recover’ firmware update (67)
Community Messages (10/51)
- [AFH] Foreign Language Teacher: Spanish and Portuguese (by pedrosfreitas) (68)
- [ANN] Rucknium Monerotopia 2023 Presentation (by Rucknium) (69)
- [ANN] Results after 4 months of mining (Jan - Apr 2023) (by SeaFailure) (70)
- [ANN] Os Moneristas - Brazilian community project (by OsMoneristas) (71)
- [ANN] The next nautilus update will remove support for monero (by fossephate) (72)
- [LTH] C++ developer to enchant a project (by Nico) (73)
- [WTB] [~45 XMR] NLJD (Non-linear Junction Detector) & [1-2.25 XMR] IR Thermal Camera (by freQniK) (74)
- [WTB] [US] 1/10oz Gold Coin with crypto (BTC/XMR) (by ValleyEliminator) (75)
- [WTS] [~180€ XMR/BTC] OLED PS Vita with Minecraft (by derBehr98) (76)
- [WTS] [35 USD] Schmidt Hammer (by burntbooks) (77)
[escapethe3RA's] personal contributions
Daily
- published 75 Monero Observer Reports (78) (consult the Archive page for a complete list (79))
- updated Changelog (80) and XMR Stats (81)
As needed/On demand
- updated reports, listed 51 Community Messages and 14 Calendar events (82,83) & added 5 new Resources (84)
- published Meeting summary: Monero Research Lab, 3 May 2023 (85) and uploaded 13 meeting logs (MRL 2023-05-03, MRL 2023-05-10, MRL 2023-05-17, MRL 2023-05-24, MRL 2023-05-31, Community 2023-05-27, MoneroKon23 2023-05-06, Monerokon23 2023-05-13, Monerokon23 2023-05-20, Monerokon23 2023-05-27, Seraphis 2023-05-15, Seraphis 2023-05-22, Seraphis 2023-05-29) (86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98)
Weekly
- published 4 Monero Dev Activity Reports (Weeks: 18-21, 2023) (99,100,101,102)
- published 4 MO Artistic Saturday Top 5 reports (Weeks: 18-21, 2023) (102,103,104,105)
Monthly
- published MO Blitz Report: #21 (April 2023) (106)
Credits/special thanks to:
- everyone that reported broken links, suggested edits, sent anonymous news tips and shared my reports
- the cypherpunks for their encrypted emails and XMPP (OMEMO) messages
- gnuteardrops from Monero.Graphics for the amazing art and plowsof for the consistent pings
- all anon MO loyal readers and generous CCS contributors
- hard working people that keep building and maintaining cool stuff for the Monero community
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Koe, an Independent Researcher and a Monero contributor on Seraphis Tx Protocol – Monerotopia 2022
yewtu.be Koe, an Independent Researcher and a Monero contributor on Seraphis Tx Protocol – #Monerotopia22Chat LIVE in the chat during the video premiere (May 11, 2022 at 11AM-EDT)! Koe, a Monero contributor and the lead developer on the Seraphis project and primary author of Zero to Monero, speaks about Seraphis Transaction Protocol, at the Monerotopia 2022 #XMR4ALL event! If you enjoyed the show &am...
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Francisco Cabañas “ArticMine” on Scaling Monero – Monerotopia 2022
piped.kavin.rocks PipedAn alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.
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Sethforprivacy proposes exploring trustless zk-SNARKs as a replacement for Monero ring signatures
www.monero.observer Monero Observer - Sethforprivacy proposes exploring trustless zk-SNARKs as a replacement for Monero ring signaturesSethforprivacy has opened a new MRL meta issue (#100) to further explore and catalogue resources on trustless zk-SNARKs in Monero w/o Orchard code, citing known limitations of ring signatures.
- www.themoneromoon.com The Monero Moon (Issue 40)
The Monero Moon is a curated weekly newsletter regarding all things Monero.
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Make SimpleMobileTools considering XMR for donations !
github.com Monero donation support - XMR · Issue #83 · SimpleMobileTools/Simple-Thank-YouI would gladely donate if you accept Monero(XMR) donations. Monero have advantages over BTC and ETH : Fast transactions Cheap/small fees Fungible More private and anonymous and more See the officia...
SimpleMobileTools are making simple yet great open source android apps. No ads, no trackers, cheap price or even free. I personnaly love Simple Gallery Pro and have a lot of respect for the devs, I would like to donate since they accept cryptos... unfortunately only BTC, ETH and LTC. Let them heard of the benefits of Monero so I (and maybe you) could donate to them for their work !
- www.themoneromoon.com The Monero Moon (Issue 37)
The Monero Moon is a curated weekly newsletter regarding all things Monero.
- www.themoneromoon.com The Monero Moon (Issue 36)
The Monero Moon is a curated weekly newsletter regarding all things Monero.
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What's the best way for a commerce to accept XMR but getting paid in fiat currency ?
I recently discover NowPayments which looks like a cool services but does not suit well with a Monero mindset. I understand that it will have some compromises for using a service like that no matter how serious the ones running it are. I was just wondering if their was a simple way for a commerce to be paid in euro/dollar or whatever currency is prefered and that the customer uses XMR without comprimising any information on his/her side.
- www.themoneromoon.com The Monero Moon (Issue 35)
The Monero Moon is a curated weekly newsletter regarding all things Monero.
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New Monero multisig wallet RINO looking for stagenet testers
www.monero.observer Monero Observer - New Monero multisig wallet RINO looking for stagenet testersThe new RINO Monero multisig wallet is looking for stagenet testers.
- www.monero.observer Monero Observer - XMR.radio to broadcast live talks from MoneroKon 2022
XMR.radio is planning to broadcast live talks from the upcoming MoneroKon 2022 event, according to their third quarterly transparency report.
- www.monero.observer Monero Observer - Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 8, 2022
This is the 5th entertainment weekly MO report. Each Saturday I will select the top 5 Monero art/graphics/animations/memes from around the community.
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Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 7, 2022
www.monero.observer Monero Observer - Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 7, 2022This is the 4th entertainment weekly MO report. Each Saturday I will select the top 5 Monero art/graphics/animations/memes from around the community.
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0x1337f331 forks Haveno into PenumbraDEX
www.monero.observer Monero Observer - 0x1337f331 forks Haveno into PenumbraDEX0x1337f331 has forked Haveno into PenumbraDEX, according to a recent Dread announcement.
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Trezor under fire for ditching cypherpunk ideals to accommodate Swiss FINMA AML requirements
www.monero.observer Monero Observer - Trezor under fire for ditching cypherpunk ideals to accommodate Swiss FINMA AML requirementsPopular open source hardware wallet, Trezor by SatoshiLabs, has come under fire for ditching cypherpunk ideals in order to accommodate the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority's anti-money laundering requirements by integrating Address Ownership Proof Protocol.
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Monerica - Your guide to living with Monero
monerica.com Monerica - A Directory For A Monero Circular EconomyMonerica is a directory for the Monero cryptocurrency which has sections for businesses, communities, education, exchanges, mining, wallets and more.
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Convert LBRY Credit to Monero
Hello, I have around a dollar worth of LBC. Can someone tell me where to change it to Monero? Also if there aren't any places can someone trade me for it?
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Haveno teases Monero P2P DEX
monero.observer Monero Observer - Haveno teases Monero P2P DEXHaveno is teasing the upcoming Monero P2P DEX by sharing default screens of user interface.
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Proposal: Add BTC <-> XMR Atomic Swaps to Bisq · bisq-network/proposals
github.com Proposal: Add BTC <-> XMR Atomic Swaps · Issue #353 · bisq-network/proposalsThis is a Bisq Network proposal. Please familiarize yourself with the submission and review process. This proposal is to add BTC <-> XMR swaps to Bisq. This follows recent developments regarding th...
- www.getmonero.org Blog: Monero GUI 0.17.3.0 'Oxygen Orion' released
Point release containing multiple GUI bug fixes and improvements.
Overview
This is the v0.17.3.0 point release of the Monero GUI software.
The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post
Some highlights of this release are:
Add import / export output function (#3435) Export all key images by default (#3282) Update translations (#3773) Add description to CSV export (#3572) Add colors to password strength meter (#3682) Add Cut, Copy, Delete and Select All to context menu (#3689) Fix buffer overflow in zxcvbn library (#3735) Fix font issue on Arch Linux (#3753) Fix compilation for Apple ARM (#3697, #3723, #3731) Mining page design tweaks (#3742)
The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.
Contributors for this Release
This release was the direct result of 65 people who worked, largely unpaid and altruistically, to put out 93 commits containing 31902 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order they are:
selsta luigi1111 maltejur free-as-in-beer netrik182 rex4539 JeremyRand kinghat tobtoht MoneroArbo dsc benevanoff rating89us
A special thanks to translators
TheFuzzStone, reketen, castorp, Alex Osinniy, nemecis rojas, Samuel, Josep Mengual, jaime diaz, Dynse Clyde Sacote, devuana, mihaipe, v1docq47. L. P. Pereira, netrik182, Gilberto F da Silva, Zsolt András Kovács, Pozsonyi Péter, Közepes Gábor, anonym szeretnék maradni, Nicolas, Martin, MortiZ, GreenPiece, Crusty, Paul Janowitz
- www.getmonero.org Blog: Vulnerabilities identified in Monero multisignature wallet code
Some vulnerabilities have been identified in the implementation of Monero multisignature wallets
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Dear Monero users and participants of the Monero ecosystem,
Some vulnerabilities have been identified in the implementation of Monero multisignature wallets. These vulnerabilities do not affect the theory supporting multisigs, but affect the current wallet code implementing them.
Initially disclosed and discussed via the vulnerability response process*, the discussion has been enlarged to other key developers and MRL contributors. We agreed together that a public announcement had to be made.
These vulnerabilities affect (i) multisignature wallet creation and (ii) multisignature transaction signing. They can lead to funds being stolen by one of the signing parties.
Until a fix is released, we strongly recommend not to perform any multisignature transaction unless all signing parties can be trusted. If all signing parties cannot be trusted, no transaction should be attempted. Funds are not at risk if they are not moved and if the wallet-creation process was not abused.
A fix is currently being reviewed. At this stage we hope to have a pull request ready within a week, together with a more detailed description of the issues.
Regards,
binaryFate
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Justin Ehrenhofer announces new MAGIC Monero Fund
www.monero.observer Monero Observer - Justin Ehrenhofer announces new MAGIC Monero FundJustin Ehrenhofer has announced MAGIC Grants's new Monero Fund, which aims to supplement the existing Monero Community Crowdfunding System.
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ETH <-> XMR atomic swap prototype
github.com GitHub - AthanorLabs/atomic-swap: 💫 ETH-XMR atomic swap implementation💫 ETH-XMR atomic swap implementation. Contribute to AthanorLabs/atomic-swap development by creating an account on GitHub.