KeyNode VPN

A deliberately small-userbase, no-logs OpenVPN service that takes Monero. KeyNode runs a clean, load-balanced gateway pitched at quality over scale — it "doesn't turn its servers into a dump of thousands of random users." Access is no-KYC: you buy over the clean web with tokens (the Telegram bot is only anti-bot gating for the free trial), and it accepts XMR plus other crypto. There's a 3-day free trial and a referral tier.

The privacy posture holds up on the two things that matter. It publishes an explicit Absolute Zero-Logs policy (at /en/policy: *"we retain zero logs and zero user identities"*), and — correcting our first read — it operates servers in Finland/EU with no Russian legal entity, so SORM / data-retention doesn't apply; the Russian-language UI is for its audience, not its jurisdiction. On the VPN curve (no funds held), a published no-logs policy + EU footprint + no-KYC/XMR access is a solid B-tier posture.

Why B- (not B). It's OpenVPN-only (no WireGuard), tenure is modest (~10 months), it's a small operator, and the no-Russian-entity / EU-servers claim is operator-stated (we've confirmed the published policy but not an independent corporate registry). Listed on Monerica + kycnot. Climbs to B on WireGuard support + accrued tenure or independent jurisdiction confirmation. Upgraded from C after the operator's 2026-09-17 correction — our initial "Russian jurisdiction" read was an unverified inference from the site language.