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Glossary

Definitions for every chip, tag, and grade you see across the directory. Each term has a published meaning — sponsorship doesn't change it. Backed by Schema.org DefinedTermSet at /glossary; machine-readable at /api/v1/glossary.

Grades

Grade A → listings: Best evidence tier. Signup tested end-to-end by xmr.club curator — deposit + withdrawal + edge cases. No-KYC posture verified at retail volume. Last_verified within 12 months.
Grade B → listings: Solid pick. Verified working but with a meaningful caveat (UX rough, smaller market, intermediate trust step, partial coverage). Listed because the trade-off is sometimes worth it.
Grade C → listings: Acceptable with reservations. Posture intact but evidence is older, lighter, or the provider sits on a known weakness (custody risk, history of customer-fund freezes resolved, etc.).
Grade D → listings: Listed for completeness or as a warning. Either KYC posture is questionable at scale, the provider has known unresolved issues, or the listing exists to anchor a comparison.

KYC posture

NO-KYC → listings: Provider does not require government-ID verification at any point — signup, deposit, withdrawal, or limit-raise. Verified end-to-end against the public methodology.
ANON → listings: No account creation required, or the account is email-only / no personal information. Often paired with no_kyc but not always (some signup-required services still skip KYC).
LIGHT KYC → listings: 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.
KYC → listings: Full KYC: government ID, sometimes selfie + proof of address. Listed only when there is editorial reason — a warning entry or a category-defining example.

Feature tags

XMR NATIVE → listings: Provider settles natively to Monero, not via a bridge or wrapped token. Critical for swap engines and merchant rails. Confirmed at the technical / on-chain level by xmr.club curators.
TOR MIRROR → listings: Provider publishes a working .onion mirror (cross-checked daily against the Onion-Location header in /onion-audit). Tor-first means the service is usable inside Tor without leaving the network.
NO JS SUPPORTED → listings: Functional UI without JavaScript enabled. Tested with Tor Browser at Safest level. Critical for hardened threat models.
OPEN SOURCE → listings: Source code published under an OSI-approved license. For wallets/tools, paired with reproducible-build documentation where available.
CASH ACCEPTED → listings: Cash is an accepted payment / payout method, in-person or by mail. Common for P2P trading, prepaid cards, and select OTC desks.
LIGHTNING NATIVE → listings: Native Bitcoin Lightning Network support — receive / send / settle. Often paired with XMR via atomic-swap or sideshift bridges.
AUDITED → listings: Provider has published a third-party security audit (smart-contract, custody, operational). Audit recency factors into xmr.club grade.