# Tag: light kyc > 38 providers across 12 categories carry the light kyc tag. Markdown twin of https://xmr.club/tag/light-kyc. ## Definition Some user information is requested at signup (email, phone, name) but no government ID. Acceptable for some threat models; downgrades placement in xmr.club grading. ## Providers ### /email (7) - [A] **addy.io** — https://xmr.club/email/addy-io · Last verified 2026-06-02 - Open-source email-alias forwarder (the AnonAddy successor). Self-hostable, accepts crypto. - [A] **Proton Mail** — https://xmr.club/email/protonmail · Last verified 2026-05-11 - Swiss-based encrypted email. Free tier; paid plans accept BTC. - [A] **SimpleLogin** — https://xmr.club/email/simplelogin · Last verified 2026-06-01 - Email-alias forwarder. Hide your real address from every service. - [A] **Tuta Mail** — https://xmr.club/email/tutanota · Last verified 2026-05-11 - German-based encrypted email. Open-source clients. - [B] **Mailfence** — https://xmr.club/email/mailfence · Last verified 2026-05-13 - Belgian E2E-encrypted mail with native OpenPGP keyring. Accepts BTC, custom domains supported. - [B] **Riseup Mail** — https://xmr.club/email/riseup-mail · Last verified 2026-05-13 - Long-running activist email collective. Invitation-only. - [B] **StartMail** — https://xmr.club/email/startmail · Last verified 2026-05-11 - Dutch privacy-focused email. Paid only, accepts BTC. ### /tools (7) - [A] **Bitwarden** — https://xmr.club/tools/bitwarden · Last verified 2026-05-12 - Open-source cloud password manager. Optional self-host. - [A] **Cryptosteel Capsule** — https://xmr.club/tools/cryptosteel-capsule · Last verified 2026-05-13 - Steel seed-phrase backup. Fire/water/EMP-resistant. One-time purchase. - [A] **Proton Pass** — https://xmr.club/tools/proton-pass · Last verified 2026-05-12 - E2E password manager from Proton. Free tier, accepts crypto, includes 2FA + alias support. - [A] **Standard Notes** — https://xmr.club/tools/standardnotes · Last verified 2026-05-12 - E2E-encrypted notes app. Open-source, audited, accepts crypto on paid tiers. - [A] **YubiKey 5** — https://xmr.club/tools/yubikey-5 · Last verified 2026-05-13 - Hardware FIDO2 / U2F / PIV / OpenPGP token. Phishing-resistant 2FA across every account that supports it. - [B] **SMMKings** — https://xmr.club/tools/smmkings · Last verified 2026-05-28 - SMM panel since 2016 — Telegram Premium / Stars, ad placements, web traffic, social engagement. Crypto-pay, email-only signup. - [B] **Threema** — https://xmr.club/tools/threema · Last verified 2026-05-13 - Swiss paid one-time messenger. Phone-number optional, anonymous IDs, no metadata. ### /wallets (5) - [A] **Coldcard** — https://xmr.club/wallets/coldcard · Last verified 2026-05-13 - Bitcoin-only hardware wallet by Coinkite. Air-gapped via PSBT-on-SD. Reference signer for Bitcoin maxis. - [A] **Foundation Passport** — https://xmr.club/wallets/passport-bitcoin · Last verified 2026-06-03 - Air-gapped BTC hardware wallet. Camera-only QR signing, US-manufactured, open-source firmware. - [A] **Trezor Suite** — https://xmr.club/wallets/trezor-suite · Last verified 2026-06-03 - Desktop UI for Trezor devices. BTC native, XMR / multi-coin via plugins, runs on Tor by default. - [B] **Ledger Nano** — https://xmr.club/wallets/ledger-xmr · Last verified 2026-05-11 - Hardware wallet for Monero — secret stays on the device. - [B] **Trezor** — https://xmr.club/wallets/trezor-xmr · Last verified 2026-08-14 - Open-source-firmware hardware wallet with XMR support via Monero GUI + Feather. Grade B. Live incident: 2026-08-13 shipping-provider breach exposed 11,742 customers' full PII (name + phone + shipping address) to the black market — physical-safety risk, not phishing risk. Read the incident block before ordering. ### /hosting (5) - [A] **FlokiNET** — https://xmr.club/hosting/flokinet · Last verified 2026-06-02 - Iceland / Netherlands / Romania. Privacy-friendly with strong DDoS handling. - [B] **AbeloHost** — https://xmr.club/hosting/abelohost · Last verified 2026-05-12 - Netherlands-based offshore dedicated + VPS. DMCA-resistant. - [B] **BitLaunch** — https://xmr.club/hosting/bitlaunch · Last verified 2026-05-12 - Crypto-paid VPS reseller — DigitalOcean / Linode / Vultr backend. - [B] **BuyVM** — https://xmr.club/hosting/buyvm · Last verified 2026-07-01 - Long-running VPS (acquired by Cloudzy Jan 2025) — accepts BTC/XMR, Luxembourg + NYC + Las Vegas, free DDoS protection. - [B] **Servarica** — https://xmr.club/hosting/servarica · Last verified 2026-05-13 - Canadian VPS with big-disk plans. Pseudonymous accepted, BTC + XMR + Monero. ### /vpns (3) - [B] **AirVPN** — https://xmr.club/vpns/airvpn · Last verified 2026-05-13 - Independent Italian operator. Accepts XMR, BTC, BCH, ETH, LTC, DOGE. - [B] **Proton VPN** — https://xmr.club/vpns/proton-vpn · Last verified 2026-07-20 - Free tier exists; paid plans accept BTC. Email required at signup. - [C] **Windscribe** — https://xmr.club/vpns/windscribe · Last verified 2026-05-11 - Generous free tier, paid plans accept crypto, email optional. ### /merchants (2) - [A] **CakePay** — https://xmr.club/merchants/cakepay · Last verified 2026-05-11 - Gift cards inside Cake Wallet — pay direct in XMR/BTC, no extra account. - [B] **Bitrefill Gift Cards** — https://xmr.club/merchants/bitrefill-giftcards · Last verified 2026-08-26 - Largest crypto-funded gift-card marketplace — Amazon, Uber, eSIMs, mobile top-ups. ### /ai (2) - [B] **B.ai** — https://xmr.club/ai/b-ai · Last verified 2026-05-12 - Multi-channel LLM agent platform — Telegram, Discord, Feishu, WeCom, QQ bots. - [B] **OpenRouter** — https://xmr.club/ai/openrouter · Last verified 2026-05-12 - Multi-provider LLM API aggregator. Accepts crypto for top-ups. ### /cards (2) - [B] **kyc.rip Cards** — https://xmr.club/cards/kyc-rip-cards · Last verified 2026-05-13 - Prepaid card + gift-card aggregator. Routes orders across upstream issuers; wallet-funded checkout in XMR / BTC / USDT. - [B] **Trocador Prepaid** — https://xmr.club/cards/trocador-prepaid · Last verified 2026-05-11 - Trocador's prepaid-card aggregator — multiple issuers behind one purchase flow. ### /exchanges (2) - [C] **ChangeNow** — https://xmr.club/exchanges/changenow-warning · Last verified 2026-05-12 - WARNING — historical KYC-creep. Listed for comparison; not recommended. Historically no-KYC but routinely requests verification on flagged tx. - [C] **FixedFloat** — https://xmr.club/exchanges/fixedfloat · Last verified 2026-08-04 - Instant swap, no account. KYC may be requested on flagged transactions. ### /search (1) - [A] **Kagi** — https://xmr.club/search/kagi · Last verified 2026-05-12 - Subscription search — no ads, no tracking, custom ranking. Best privacy-respecting paid option. ### /educational (1) - [A] **Monero StackExchange** — https://xmr.club/educational/monero-stackexchange · Last verified 2026-06-02 - Q&A site for Monero — protocol, wallets, mining, dev. Best place to ask before bothering #monero-dev. ### /media (1) - [A] **Revuo Monero** — https://xmr.club/media/revuo-monero · Last verified 2026-08-10 - Canonical weekly Monero ecosystem digest — protocol, CCS, dev updates. Family: Calc (XMR-fiat converter) + Moneroj (adoption tracker) + Rottenblog. 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