KeyNode VPN

A deliberately small-userbase OpenVPN service, XMR-friendly, aimed at a Russian-speaking audience. KeyNode markets itself as a clean, load-balanced gateway that "doesn't turn its servers into a dump of thousands of random users" — a quality-over-scale pitch. Signup is via a Telegram bot (no email), there's a 3-day free trial and a referral "free forever" tier, and it accepts Monero (plus BTC/other crypto). For a no-KYC, crypto-paid VPN, the access model is fine.

The privacy caveats are the story, and we state them plainly. Two limiters keep this at C. First, jurisdiction: it operates in Russia, whose SORM / data-retention regime compels operators toward logging and lawful-intercept — structurally the opposite of what you want from a privacy VPN. Second, we found no published no-logs policy on the site, and no explicit no-KYC/anonymity commitment — the two things that matter most for a VPN are unverified. It's OpenVPN-only (no WireGuard).

Why C. In its favour: ~10 months of tenure, listings on Monerica and kycnot, Monero payments, and a coherent small-network model. Against: the Russian jurisdiction + unstated logging policy mean this is not a confident no-logs recommendation — treat it as a functional XMR-paid VPN, not a high-assurance privacy shield. It climbs only if it publishes a verifiable no-logs policy and clarifies its exposure to jurisdictional compulsion. Choose accordingly for your threat model.