Monero guides
Practical, data-backed guides to buying, holding, spending and accepting Monero, written and updated by the XMRList team. 42 guides.
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Free Monero Tools: Check a Transaction, Find a Working Node, See Fees and Know When to Update
A guide to XMRList's free Monero tools: transaction checker and payment proof, live remote node list, fees, release and FCMP++ tracker, security advisories and ecosystem status.
Tools & dataHow Many Businesses Accept Monero? Inside the Free Monero Merchant Index
1,814 businesses accept Monero as of November 2026, 31% with no KYC and 10% on Tor. How the free daily Monero Merchant Index counts them, and how to download the data.
Tools & dataFree AML Check for Crypto: Screen BTC, ETH and USDT-TRC20 Addresses Before You Accept Them
A free, no-sign-up AML check for Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT-TRC20, BNB Chain, Base and more: OFAC sanctions, USDT/USDC freezes and one-hop exposure, with a 0–100 risk score. How it works and how to read it.
Tools & dataIs FCMP++ Live on Monero Yet? Network Status and What Changes
Several sites claim FCMP++ activated on Monero mainnet in early 2026. It has not. Here is how to verify the network's actual consensus version yourself, and what FCMP++ will change when it does ship.
Tools & dataThe State of the Monero Economy: What 1,556 Services Tell Us
We analysed every service in the XMRList directory — 1,556 listings across 93 countries. Here is what the data says about who actually accepts Monero in 2026, and where the economy is concentrated.