Schmidt

https://xcancel.com/RetoSwap/status/2056984875383632226
https://blossom.primal.net/7eba6ebad9eca467dd30dec9f82910cbb3d93e910194a75c6df68f5eb7e542a8.jpg

2026-05-19 17:34:26 UTC

Monero is not a tool for the paranoid.
It is the digital equivalent of paying cash, which was once considered perfectly normal.

2026-05-19 07:29:30 UTC

The moment you touch Bitcoin, a permanent, searchable record of your financial life is written in stone for eternity.

2026-05-18 20:20:16 UTC

See you at https://www.monerokon.org/ in June. Privacy isn’t extremism. Mass surveillance is.

2026-05-18 15:44:48 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/1c63ed2513d035fec2a896f52c28c1238298c82be9b843f4e028aff478a195ae.jpg

2026-05-18 14:57:13 UTC

You were born free and somehow you came to believe that surveillance is the price of convenience.
Monero disagrees.

2026-05-17 14:22:01 UTC

Cash hides your pockets
Monero hides your life
Privacy isn’t suspicious
It’s sovereignty

2026-05-17 07:35:58 UTC

150 years of financial history in one image
18 major crashes
What's the pattern?
Every crisis starts with easy money, leverage and the assumption that someone will step in to clean up the mess and someone always does, at everyone else's expense.
Monero won't fix human greed. But it removes the infrastructure that makes bailouts, inflation and surveillance capitalism possible in the first place.
No central point of failure.
No transaction history to freeze.
No supply to expand on a whim.
Not financial advice
Just history
https://blossom.primal.net/b587bb815fe41d4eca4da01d1c26df3bc076458b6eb1e4049983826f2e6d9823.jpg

2026-05-14 11:46:17 UTC

Money
To you, it’s a tool.
To them, it’s a weapon.

2026-05-14 11:12:52 UTC

In a world of mass surveillance, private transactions are a radical act

2026-05-13 06:12:19 UTC

Monero GUI 0.18.5.0 'Fluorine Fermi' released
https://www.getmonero.org/2026/05/11/monero-GUI-0.18.5.0-released.html

2026-05-12 16:43:09 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/96fffc85b9cb8237ab3200323d882a4ab4c1b6c4310a00d1d23b6eedc488b242.jpg

2026-05-11 17:55:42 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/33b17068b7afe0bca68f71a284d4c87f58b347a15580bea09a43326807714bff.jpg

2026-05-11 16:25:54 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/dc8e8b2c5c5dff3b77a8e61734d2b0ea12be7395a5cb699ecd9bc022a3b14910.jpg

2026-05-11 16:25:44 UTC

XMR is not "anonymous crypto for criminals"
It's what cash was before everything went digital

2026-05-09 17:09:29 UTC

For Bitcoin, running a Tor node makes no sense.
For Monero, it does.

2026-05-09 16:28:59 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/b9e127be8215bbea0847fb28a22655d08d189994cb72a46009d7c34f18a6fea9.jpg

2026-05-09 13:18:10 UTC

How decentralized are crypto networks really?
#Monero: 25,863 nodes
#Bitcoin: 23,795 nodes
#Zcash: 978 nodes
Sources:
http://monero.fail ·
https://coin.dance ·
http://blockchair.com

2026-05-06 15:45:40 UTC

Ode to Fungible Money
Bitcoin stands naked, the chain sees it all.
Your coffee, your rent, every call.
Two-meg blocks after ten years of fights,
Ordinals JPEGs clogging the nights.
Chainalysis snitches, Coinbase tags your stack:
“Digital Gold” with the feds on your back.
And Zcash? Lol, Ztrash, the privacy LARP.
Opt-in to hiding, most users don't bark.
Trusted Setup ritual, “toxic waste burned”
Trust us, bro, no lessons learned.
Premine for breakfast, dev-tax for lunch,
a CEO, a foundation, a Wall Street brunch.
But Monero, my Monero, you flow like the tide,
Every coin is every coin, none classified.
Stealth keys cloaking, every sender a ghost,
And FCMP++ is about to roast the most.
The whole chain is your anonymity set,
Good luck, Chainalysis: place your bet.
No premine, no CEO, no dev-tax, no shill,
No BlackRock ETF, no boomer to chill.
Just code, just cypher, just cash, just clean,
One XMR. One XMR. Fungible. Unseen.
Delisted, deplatformed, dismissed as a meme.
That's how you know you're the cypherpunk dream.
What the state fears most ain't ETFs, ain't gold,
It's money it can't see. And that's what you hold.

2026-05-06 12:25:19 UTC

Monero makes privacy mandatory. Every transaction is private.
Zcash makes it optional and most transactions stay transparent. A “privacy coin” hardly used for privacy isn’t one. It’s just a bullshit branding with a whitepaper.

2026-05-06 07:49:40 UTC

yearly up trend
https://blossom.primal.net/3bcd448216fb4e03357ea140955ccf1b4fc07f8a8336dbe34cbec81defb8fca1.jpg

2026-05-06 07:09:03 UTC

Bitcoin did not just create a currency, it built a surveillance industry.
Chainalysis, Elliptic and a whole ecosystem of trackers owe their billion-dollar valuations to BTCs transparent ledger. Without it, they would not have a business.

2026-05-05 17:45:31 UTC

Privacy is power
What they can’t see
they can’t destroy

2026-05-05 08:03:15 UTC

Bitcoin's greatest success is ultimately making Monero indispensable.

2026-05-03 19:13:54 UTC

Bitcoin has managed to eliminate the word “privacy” from its vocabulary, and yet Maxis solemnly claims it is “peer-to-peer electronic cash”. WTF.

2026-04-29 16:05:03 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/e4a505d8a70cf986e74b043edcfeffb00e5233f23945713dbab6b506c6836c78.jpg

2026-04-13 18:52:45 UTC

KYC? No, thanks: how identity verification harms privacy
https://kycnot.me/blog/kyc-no-thanks

2026-04-13 18:37:41 UTC

Monero payment request in seconds
https://xmrpay.link/

2026-04-11 19:29:36 UTC

With a Master in Blockchain & Digital Assets, I’m disillusioned with crypto. Too much fraud, hype and contradiction. Exchanges preach cypherpunk ideals yet delist Monero. To me, Monero remains the only truly non-state, fungible money.

2026-04-06 18:28:13 UTC

1 year of Monero transactions
https://blossom.primal.net/14a56bee882336cea15dd0ec2afacba7343e4378b53f32f71ddc24a269e987ec.jpg

2026-04-01 16:31:57 UTC

🚨 Breaking: Monero devs announce 'Project ClearView', all transactions will now be fully public and traceable starting today. Privacy is so 2025. View your neighbor's XMR balance in real-time!

2026-03-31 04:34:24 UTC

https://npub1p47we20qqrn3rcnrhs22ygt2kayk320fq046y998zscq4hk7tgsqjn2qfl.blossom.band/58c24302caae8749130530e83b91e26caab04656ba96cca1d3d3aa67aa1e5478.jpg

2026-03-29 14:59:38 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/a33c8635ffe0d2e647340784cc09f82a6331a6ff30e85bf74f6cc42eb3428d3e.jpg
https://monero.eco/market/

2026-03-27 16:30:16 UTC

The Monero community is divided. On one side are collectivist-leaning perspectives, on the other strongly market-oriented actors, with liberals, libertarians, and anarchists in between who reject collectivism. This diversity makes it a fitting environment for fungible money.

2026-03-27 10:10:59 UTC

Self-hosted Monero invoices in 60 seconds
xmrpay
One command
Auto-HTTPS
Tor included
(~3€/month VPS)
curl -sL https://xmrpay.link/install.sh | sh -s http://your-domain.com
Your server, your rules, no middleman
https://github.com/schmidt1024/xmrpay

2026-03-25 17:42:43 UTC

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Also available as a Tor hidden service.
mc6wfeaqc7oijgdcudrr5zsotmwok3jzk3tu2uezzyjisn7nzzjjizyd .onion

2026-03-25 17:42:10 UTC

Monero invoices in seconds
http://xmrpay.link
No accounts
No KYC
No backend
Just enter your address, amount, and get a QR code + shareable link
TX proof verification, PDF invoices, fiat conversion - all client-side
Open source
Self-hostable
Available via Tor https://blossom.primal.net/d8c01c0a6d94e0a126764c419d47918413b94fe93b3fca5a4ffe4e63797f6bae.jpg

2026-03-23 20:05:09 UTC

Crypto no longer feel real.
Except for one outlier, which only reinforces the rule.

2026-03-23 17:29:40 UTC

https://npub1p47we20qqrn3rcnrhs22ygt2kayk320fq046y998zscq4hk7tgsqjn2qfl.blossom.band/16da563906f79db4840e1d1bb3feeed130dae8d208a7b5436eb6ae11205417be.jpg

2026-03-23 16:25:41 UTC

👇🏻
#nevent1q…7glp

2026-03-23 11:32:02 UTC

Adopting Monero is not just a technical choice. It is a cultural and philosophical shift.
It means rejecting the normalization of surveillance and embracing financial privacy as a basic human right.

2026-03-22 16:36:43 UTC

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src https://xcancel.com/GrapheneOS/status/2034957604682621229

2026-03-22 16:36:33 UTC

https://npub1p47we20qqrn3rcnrhs22ygt2kayk320fq046y998zscq4hk7tgsqjn2qfl.blossom.band/19a1e9f85378f6eed5b5fb5b4692da95d974a9b83b999a8036c55ac0f466f81c.jpg

2026-03-21 15:00:52 UTC

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I'm afraid not. Therefore, a fork, Monero integration, and upstreaming, as far as possible.

2026-03-21 11:12:59 UTC

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It's a fork of Amethyst with the idea of obsolete Garnet.

2026-03-21 11:05:46 UTC

Working on a Monero integration for a #Nostr client
https://blossom.primal.net/e3547b5c9cef2db80df55df95e68e5eda5ab92d1b16c0a3f6910d4cdf73e2bb8.jpg

2026-03-18 05:17:07 UTC

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There is still Garnet out there, but it is not mentained anymore.

2026-03-17 18:04:46 UTC

Monero Ecosystem updated by Mondetta! 🎉
Monero.eco
🟢 Added
MoneroSwap
FerrySwap
Skylight
Forum
MDC
🔴 Removed
Town
🎨 Redesigned logos
XMRChat
Bounties
XMRig
Gupax
Forum
Docs
GUI
CLI https://blossom.primal.net/2495cfb0f18c102fac82c73ec667e02b4998c2a95ee44dcf34498b1e2f557b98.jpg

2026-03-11 06:48:56 UTC

Monero MCP Server
https://github.com/Baltsar/monero-mcp

2026-03-11 06:44:30 UTC

The Monero Moon (Issue 89)
https://www.themoneromoon.com/p/the-monero-moon-issue-89

2026-03-07 18:05:32 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/4f2e11f05efb8ea292c992c4ac12a25c8df53d2e03993a8afb480baf3b19ffce.jpg

2026-03-07 16:01:55 UTC

Hacker's new favorite crypto - CNBC https://blossom.primal.net/61a2098db03e85040ba494cbd58bd76dd279964941c02652f6bdb18dcec013b2.mp4

2026-03-06 18:03:04 UTC

Anonymous classifieds powered by Monero
Coming soon™ https://image.nostr.build/a6d0482ed354451545436dadf206dc4b4e88d22021e304e80e338328b7a8b52b.jpg

2026-03-05 11:03:52 UTC

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https://xcancel.com/EU_Commission/status/2029491157453975798

2026-03-05 11:03:48 UTC

“Child safety” will become the next excuse for mass surveillance, age checks and bureaucratic control over parents. https://blossom.primal.net/dae668de926c916e4ae7db1e4fab5e86966f291e954b488f5b32e13946c1ab64.jpg

2026-03-05 10:20:43 UTC

AI can deanonymize pseudonymous users with high accuracy, which threatens online privacy. Researchers warn of risks like doxxing, targeted ads and misuse by governments.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/llms-can-unmask-pseudonymous-users-at-scale-with-surprising-accuracy/

2026-03-05 10:20:00 UTC

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src https://sitepoint.com/privacy-first-mobility-motorola-partners-with-graphene-os/

2026-03-05 10:19:55 UTC

Stock Android vs. GrapheneOS on Motorola (expected)
https://blossom.primal.net/ec804a2906b376284f8016e0d7447b5c92bb042ebeb5281aeed61098290b2d9c.jpg

2026-03-05 06:54:19 UTC

Monero is an antiparasitic money used to treat arbitrary inflations caused by parasitic elites in economies.

2026-03-04 16:33:09 UTC

soon™ https://blossom.primal.net/ea569a52c9ad42ea0e28c6b9396b6aab0868d88242b0166cdcf527377799db2e.jpg

2026-03-04 09:01:51 UTC

Monero Transactions Today
31,262 https://image.nostr.build/f587d4ab30f1ec659db0a18ff3033005a1666155c9aadf173f68acc6eda20301.jpg

2026-03-02 17:53:20 UTC

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And let's be honest
The market is already rigged.
The goal isn't to fix it.
It's to take it back.

2026-03-02 17:00:50 UTC

The free circulation and exchange of goods are the lifeblood of a truly free market.
If every transaction is monitored, recorded and tied to an identity, the market ceases to be free and becomes managed, controlled and surveilled.

2026-03-02 12:18:08 UTC

An interactive intro to Elliptic Curve Cryptography
https://growingswe.com/blog/elliptic-curve-cryptography

2026-03-02 07:44:21 UTC

Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS Foundation
https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/

2026-03-02 05:52:41 UTC

Monero gives people control over their own money, while voting just lets you pick someone else to make decisions for you. The illusion of choice vs the real individual purchasing power.

2026-03-01 11:55:37 UTC

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src https://www.visualcapitalist.com/all-of-the-worlds-oil-reserves-by-country-in-one-visualization/

2026-03-01 11:55:25 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/0dfb64a8728b2a707a5abe85e0931345b7cd1066a629d5af0f61344a13a5751b.jpg

2026-02-28 11:15:37 UTC

Why privacy by default and meta data matters 👇🏻
https://blossom.primal.net/5dd18fb64dbc292475167a3882cea2bbec96ee3e20fb3dc81cb0767bd0792d21.mp4

2026-02-27 13:49:48 UTC

If you’re interested in the hidden history behind Bitcoin 👇🏻
https://corbettreport.com/how-epstein-hijacked-bitcoin/

2026-02-27 06:57:14 UTC

ProbeLab studied the Monero network and found most public nodes run on one cloud provider, many acting like “spy” nodes. While Monero’s payments stay private, its network layer shows centralization and possible surveillance risks.
https://probelab.io/blog/peering-into-privacy-a-deep-dive-into-the-monero-network-topology/

2026-02-26 17:18:52 UTC

I once gave my brothers 0.1 BTC. Some times later, they sold when it doubled into fiat.
You can’t give or force awareness. It has to arise from within.
The same is true for Monero.

2026-02-26 16:44:29 UTC

Just a test, and it worked. https://image.nostr.build/2428501eeb2ee4094cb503fffb096154f71cce1d7686201df37c9608c57af778.jpg

2026-02-26 16:03:00 UTC

If you believe money should be private by default, you end up at Monero.

2026-02-25 15:32:36 UTC

XMR is one of the most battle-tested, censorship-resistant protocols in crypto.

2026-02-23 17:48:01 UTC

FCK
KYC
RUN
XMR

2026-02-21 17:55:14 UTC

It doesn’t ask for permission.
It doesn’t care about your status.
It doesn’t require approval.
It simply works.

2026-02-20 19:05:32 UTC

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coming soon™

2026-02-20 18:59:58 UTC

We don't know who you are.
No email.
No phone.
No cookies.
No tracking.
Your identity is a UUID only you control.
Alpha is running. 🟢

2026-02-20 17:27:49 UTC

Regulators call it problematic.
But what they really mean is this:
It can’t be controlled.

2026-02-20 15:20:08 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/f31491b265ca991ff5d232ac05b36a4c472e0080d16d01df4d9f77b5531ca53b.jpg

2026-02-20 15:00:03 UTC

When access to money is conditional, speech becomes conditional.
And conditional speech is not free speech, it’s compliance.

2026-02-19 16:29:11 UTC

Bitcoin is a cripplecurrency.

2026-02-19 13:17:00 UTC

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This statement comes from Snowden's 2022 interview on the What Bitcoin Did podcast, where he contrasted Monero's robust anonymity features against less private alternatives like Bitcoin.

2026-02-19 11:27:48 UTC

Do you know what's awesome?
Not having every single financial move tracked by governments and corporations.

2026-02-19 07:23:52 UTC

“Monero s great. I use Monero.”
Edward Snowden
https://video.nostr.build/1743bbc04c5936c6bdb4daf52ac261030c060648cea06ce2ecc5c85f8915d3cd.mp4

2026-02-18 12:17:45 UTC

Fungibility thrives only when privacy is default. Without it, your money is just a traceable asset open to censorship and surveillance.

2026-02-15 18:04:12 UTC

Every day without a Monero transaction is a missed opportunity in the fight against the parasitic fiat money system.

2026-02-14 18:54:28 UTC

I have a dream, that one day, Monero will rise up, not as a shadow in the margins, but as sound money for the world: private, fungible, unstoppable.

2026-02-10 16:39:20 UTC

Development over profit.

2026-02-10 16:26:22 UTC

BTCPay Server
Monero support plugin
v 1.1.0.0 Released!🎉
https://plugin-builder.btcpayserver.org/public/plugins/monero-plugin

2026-02-10 11:51:56 UTC

The Monero Moon (Issue 88)
https://www.themoneromoon.com/p/the-monero-moon-issue-88

2026-02-09 17:35:42 UTC

Terrified of losing indoctrination control, the parasitic elite is synchronizing age-16 social media bans across Western “democracies”.

2026-02-09 07:36:29 UTC

Monero shares more with Buddhism than just the color orange. https://image.nostr.build/95d1917b7a7db77b2641a3bd2f1f3672d661d3b431300d4f3eab2136877b769a.jpg

2026-02-07 06:45:05 UTC

The parasitic elite’s greatest enemy is a citizen who doesn’t require their permission.

2026-02-06 16:18:46 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/6ff7e1622a985bef4a624c188625ebcc9adba397bd284d967c2a4baade2cc137.jpg

2026-02-05 18:07:15 UTC

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It works from here. The hardened Trivalent browser, inspired by Vanadium from GrapheneOS, does the heavy lifting.

2026-02-05 17:40:12 UTC

If you care about privacy
secureBlue
GrapheneOS
SimpleX
Monero
Tor