# CardsRelay

Category: merchants · Gift Cards
Grade: C
KYC: anonymous_signup
Highlights: XMR, ZEC, ZANO, NO-ACCOUNT, GIFT-CARDS, NEW
Features: custodial, no_account, xmr_accepted, multi_chain
Web: https://cardsrelay.com
Last verified: 2026-08-26
Operating since: 2026-03 (0y) — Domain registered 2026-03-04; store live on Wayback since ~2026-07-14 (~6 weeks at listing). Very new.

> Privacy-coin gift-card store — 1,600+ cards (Amazon, Steam, top-ups) paid in XMR, ZEC, Zano or USDT, no account, instant email delivery. New (~6 weeks live) and, ironically, loads Google trackers.

## Review

**A privacy-coin-first gift-card store.** CardsRelay sells 1,600+ gift cards, game top-ups, prepaid and mobile refills — Amazon, Steam, and the usual brand spread — paid in **Monero, Zcash, Zano, or USDT**. No account to create: you pick a card, pay in crypto, and the code is emailed to you (email is used for delivery only, not signup). Delivery is instant.

**Privacy posture.** The no-account model plus XMR/ZEC/Zano acceptance is a genuinely privacy-forward setup — it's one of the few gift-card shops leading with Monero *and* Zano rather than treating XMR as an afterthought. One jarring exception: the site loads **Google Analytics and Tag Manager**. For a store whose whole pitch is privacy coins, shipping Google's tracking stack is a real inconsistency worth knowing before you browse — use a hardened browser or blocker.

**The main caveat — it's brand new.** The domain dates to March 2026 and the store has only been live since about mid-July (~6 weeks at listing). It functions and the catalog is real, but there's no track record yet on delivery reliability, dispute handling, or longevity — the things that separate a C gift-card shop from an A one ([CoinCards](/merchants/coincards), [Coinsbee](/merchants/coinsbee)). Custody note: like every gift-card store, it's custodial at the moment of payment — you send crypto and trust it to deliver a valid code.

**Useful when.** You want to spend XMR/ZEC/Zano on mainstream brands without an account, and you're willing to start small on a young service. Buy one low-value card first and confirm the code delivers and redeems before scaling up.

Graded **C**: a real, functional, no-account privacy-coin gift-card store — listable on function, capped at C by its ~6-week tenure and the Google-tracking surface. Path to B: a clean track record over time plus dropping the third-party trackers.

Source: https://xmr.club/merchants/cardsrelay