# xmr.club — editor's picks > Curator-flagged reference picks across the directory. Each pick is a "if you only have time for one signup per category, start here" recommendation. Distinct from /stack (which forces one pick per slot); /picks allows multiple per category when warranted. Canonical: https://www.xmr.club/picks JSON: https://www.xmr.club/api/v1/picks ## ai - **Venice.ai** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/ai/venice-ai) — Uncensored LLM API — pay in BTC / LN / VVV token. No identity required. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/ai/venice-ai.txt ## cards - **CakePay** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/cards/cakepay) — Gift cards inside Cake Wallet — pay direct in XMR/BTC, no extra account. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/cards/cakepay.txt ## educational - **Mastering Monero** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/educational/mastering-monero) — Free 300-page book by SerHack — the canonical reference for understanding XMR end-to-end. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/educational/mastering-monero.txt - **Privacy Guides** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/educational/privacy-guides) — Community-driven privacy + OPSEC reference — covers email, DNS, browsers, mobile, threat models. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/educational/privacy-guides.txt ## email - **Proton Mail** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/email/protonmail) — Swiss-based encrypted email. Free tier; paid plans accept BTC. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/email/protonmail.txt ## exchanges - **Trocador** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/exchanges/trocador) — Long-running no-KYC aggregator. XMR-friendly, Tor mirror, broad coin support. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/exchanges/trocador.txt - **Haveno** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/exchanges/haveno) — Decentralised P2P XMR exchange. Open-source successor to Bisq for Monero. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/exchanges/haveno.txt ## forums - **Monero Project Matrix Space** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/forums/monero-matrix) — Official Monero community over Matrix. #monero, #monero-research-lab, #monero-dev, plus a dozen sub-rooms. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/forums/monero-matrix.txt ## hosting - **Njalla VPS** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/hosting/njalla-vps) — Same operator as Njalla DNS — anonymous accounts, accepts XMR / BTC / LTC. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/hosting/njalla-vps.txt ## mixers - **Monero** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/mixers/monero-itself) — Every Monero transaction is private by default. No coin to mix; it's already mixed. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/mixers/monero-itself.txt ## nodes - **Self-hosted (run your own)** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/nodes/self-hosted-node) — The reference setup. Five minutes on any VPS or home server; trustless wallet operation. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/nodes/self-hosted-node.txt ## search - **Kagi** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/search/kagi) — Subscription search — no ads, no tracking, custom ranking. Best privacy-respecting paid option. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/search/kagi.txt - **SearXNG** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/search/searxng) — Privacy-respecting metasearch. Aggregates 70+ engines locally on your server. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/search/searxng.txt ## sims - **Silent.link** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/sims/silent-link) — Anonymous eSIM with a phone number. Crypto-only signup, no ID. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/sims/silent-link.txt ## tools - **Tails OS** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/tools/tails) — Live USB OS that routes all traffic through Tor by default. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/tools/tails.txt - **SimpleX Chat** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/tools/simplex-chat) — Decentralised messenger with no user IDs at all. The only major messenger that doesn't identify users. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/tools/simplex-chat.txt - **GrapheneOS** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/tools/grapheneos) — Hardened Android for Pixel hardware. Verified boot, sandboxed Play Services, no Google account required. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/tools/grapheneos.txt - **mempool.space** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/tools/mempool-space) — Self-hostable Bitcoin block + mempool explorer. Reference UX for inspecting on-chain activity. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/tools/mempool-space.txt - **monero.fail** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/tools/monero-fail) — Live monitor of public Monero remote nodes. Sortable by uptime, country, transport. Onion mirror + JSON API. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/tools/monero-fail.txt - **Ghost Chat** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/tools/ghost-chat) — End-to-end encrypted messaging over Nostr relays. PGP-encrypted payloads, no accounts, no servers, no logs. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/tools/ghost-chat.txt ## vpns - **Mullvad VPN** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/vpns/mullvad) — Account number only — no email, name, or any identifier required. Pay in cash, XMR, BTC, or card. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/vpns/mullvad.txt ## wallets - **Feather Wallet** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/wallets/feather) — Lightweight XMR desktop wallet — fast sync via remote node, Tor/Onion friendly. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/wallets/feather.txt - **Cake Wallet** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/wallets/cake-wallet) — Mobile + desktop multi-coin wallet (XMR, BTC, LTC, ETH) with in-app swap + CakePay. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/wallets/cake-wallet.txt - **Monerujo** (Grade A · https://www.xmr.club/wallets/monerujo) — Reference Android Monero wallet. F-Droid, open-source, point at your own node or trusted remote. Markdown twin: https://www.xmr.club/llm/wallets/monerujo.txt ## License CC-BY-4.0. Attribute "xmr.club".