# xmr.club glossary

> Canonical definitions for every grade, KYC posture, and feature tag used across the directory. Backs the Schema.org DefinedTermSet at https://www.xmr.club/glossary.

Machine-readable JSON: https://www.xmr.club/api/v1/glossary
zh-TW orientation: https://www.xmr.club/zh/llm/glossary.txt

## Grades

### Grade A
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
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
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
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
Canonical URL: https://www.xmr.club/tag/no_kyc
Provider does not require government-ID verification at any point — signup, deposit, withdrawal, or limit-raise. Verified end-to-end against the public methodology.

### anonymous signup
Canonical URL: https://www.xmr.club/tag/anonymous_signup
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
Canonical URL: https://www.xmr.club/tag/light_kyc
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.

### heavy kyc
Canonical URL: https://www.xmr.club/tag/heavy_kyc
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
Canonical URL: https://www.xmr.club/tag/xmr_native
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
Canonical URL: https://www.xmr.club/tag/tor_mirror
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
Canonical URL: https://www.xmr.club/tag/no_js_supported
Functional UI without JavaScript enabled. Tested with Tor Browser at Safest level. Critical for hardened threat models.

### open source
Canonical URL: https://www.xmr.club/tag/open_source
Source code published under an OSI-approved license. For wallets/tools, paired with reproducible-build documentation where available.

### cash accepted
Canonical URL: https://www.xmr.club/tag/cash_accepted
Cash is an accepted payment / payout method, in-person or by mail. Common for P2P trading, prepaid cards, and select OTC desks.

### lightning native
Canonical URL: https://www.xmr.club/tag/lightning_native
Native Bitcoin Lightning Network support — receive / send / settle. Often paired with XMR via atomic-swap or sideshift bridges.

### audited
Canonical URL: https://www.xmr.club/tag/audited
Provider has published a third-party security audit (smart-contract, custody, operational). Audit recency factors into xmr.club grade.


## License

Content CC-BY-4.0. Attribute "xmr.club".