OpenMonero

Agoradesk fork with self-custodial trade settlements for sellers and several privacy upgrades over the original (session notifications, self-destructable chat history, etc.). P2P marketplace pattern: buyers and sellers post offers, on-site chat handles negotiation, payment + delivery is arranged peer-to-peer. Funded payment methods include PayPal, credit/debit, bank transfer, gift cards, cash by mail, BTC, Venmo, etc.

Mirrors: clearnet at openmonero.com, Tor onion (`fgssv2btn4…njev6sjbyd.onion`), I2P (`sex2vkgaei…ual5guyq.b32.i2p`). Reach matters for users in restricted networks.

Anonymous signup. No KYC, no government ID. Account creation is username + password. Per-seller reputation accrues across trades and is the trust mechanism.

May 2026 incident (acknowledged). Reported by OrangeFren on 2026-05-21: "OpenMonero hit by another exploit only a day after RetoSwap users lost nearly $3M to an exploit on their platform. Losses for OpenMonero users unknown." OpenMonero replied: "This is now fixed, everything is back to normal, all victims will be refunded by next week." A KYCnot writeup independently cites ~40 XMR but the operator hasn't published a confirmed loss figure. Curator-side verification of refund completion is pending. The directory takes this kind of incident seriously — non-custodial design is a buffer, but exploits against the platform itself still surface real risk; the response (acknowledgement + refund commitment) is what moves the grade.

Grade B (post-incident). Held at B rather than A because of the open refund cycle + 18 user ratings averaging 3.2/5 on KYCnot (some operational friction reported). The Agoradesk lineage + Tor + I2P + self-custody design + transparent incident response keep it a serious option for P2P XMR trading. Pairs with XMRBazaar — both are non-custodial, both are XMR-native, both are part of foundational Monero peer-to-peer infrastructure.

Useful when:

• You want to buy XMR with cash / fiat / unusual payment rails (PayPal, gift cards, Venmo)
• You want a Tor- or I2P-reachable trading surface
• You're willing to do small-first-trade vendor validation before scaling up

Caveats:

• Recent platform-level exploit (May 2026). Operator response is the right shape; full refund completion not yet verified by curator.
• 18 user ratings on KYCnot average 3.2/5 — meaningful operational friction
• P2P self-defense applies: small first trade, verify seller reputation + comms quality, escalate via on-site dispute channel if needed