Choosing a Swap Service Safely
How to pick a trustworthy no-KYC swap, use aggregators and the Monerica directory, and spot fakes and surprise-KYC traps.
#security
16 lessons with this tag.
Hardware Wallets with Monero
How hardware wallets keep your keys offline, which ones work with Monero, and how they fit alongside a hardware node.
Inheritance Planning
Making sure your Monero isn't lost forever — passing it on without compromising security today.
Backups & Recovery
How to back up properly and confidently restore your wallet when you need to.
Phishing & Scams
The common scams targeting Monero users and how to never fall for them.
Passphrases & Extra Protection
Adding an optional passphrase for an extra layer, and the trade-offs to understand.
Securing Your Seed
Practical ways to back up and protect your 25-word seed against loss, theft and disaster.
The Self-Custody Mindset
Why 'not your keys, not your coins' is the foundation of holding Monero — and the responsibility it brings.
Hardware & Cold Storage
Keeping keys offline with hardware wallets and cold-storage workflows.
Multisig in Depth
How Monero multisig works, when to use it, and its trade-offs.
Dusting Attacks
What dusting is, why Monero resists it far better than transparent coins, and how to handle it.
OPSEC for Monero
Operational security habits for receiving, holding and spending XMR safely.
Avoiding Metadata Leaks
The subtle ways you can deanonymize yourself around an otherwise-private transaction.
Threat Modeling
Privacy isn't one-size-fits-all — define who you're protecting against before choosing tools.
Wallet Security Basics
The handful of habits that keep your Monero safe from day one.
Your Seed Phrase (25 Words)
What Monero's 25-word mnemonic is, how it backs up your whole wallet, and how to store it safely.