Mullvad gives you a discount if you pay with crypto, and monero is supposed to be the private crypto. What is the best way to get Monero? I’m in Canada

https://mullvad.net/en/pricing

  • FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr
    2·
    5 hours ago

    This is the easiest way.

    • Use a centralized exchange (like Kraken, Binance…)
    • Buy LTC, BCH, anything you want
    • withdraw that
    • Swap (exchange) those through a swap service, from the crypto you bought, to XMR.
      • https://trocador.app/ is an exchange aggregator that’s privacy friendly and Monero friendly if you want. They don’t take any cut and you can get better margins this way.
    • Optional but I recommend it: churn your crypto by sending all of it to yourself multiple times, waiting a few days between each churn. Easier to do with Feather Wallet on desktop as it has coin control. This minimizes the links to your identity: Monero shines through multiple transactions, but tx to tx can statistically be liked. The more you do, the blurrier it gets.
      • On Feather Wallet (which is open source), there’s a “coins” tab where you can see each unit of crypto you have, and can “sweep output” to “yourself (churn)” easily.
    • Spend your XMR, have fun :)
    • FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr
      2·
      5 hours ago

      Additional notes:

      The initial crypto should be a relatively famous one with low transaction fees so you don’t lose a lot in the process. The two I wrote are nice.

      For swapping, the higher the amount, the lower the fee % will be. Always try trading over $20 to minimize fees.