HI. Hope you’re doing well. Been looking at various VPN options and all the pros and cons and decided on Mullvad. However, I want to pick the safest payment options that cannot be traced back to me and heard Monero is among the best ones. But as a complete beginner to crypto, I downloaded the Mo…

[image] NatureFriends: However, I want to pick the safest payment options that cannot be traced back to me and heard Monero is among the best ones. It is, but Mullvad VPN also accepts cash via mail: [image] Pricing Free the internet from mass surveillance and censorship. Fight fo…

I want to help you. Do you have Monero in your wallet?

[image] NatureFriends: I know I could pay with cash, but it’d take longer and more of a hassle. ‎‎‎‎

I see, I missed the trailing message.

No. I tried buying some using the Monero.com Cake Wallet app on iOS after I created a XMR wallet and I’ll give some more detailed info to help you understand: At the moment, after opening the app it takes me to the main screen and shows my Primary account, which says “0 XMR” and “EUR 0.00.” When I…

Any other help you could offer, kindly?

That’s unfortunately the easiest way to do it. As of now, there is not really an anonymous way to buy Monero itself, but it will be anonymous what you buy with Monero. See also the discussion here: Cake Wallet: Monero via DFX requires KYC now. Alternatives?

[image] NatureFriends: and when I try to do that it asks for my personal information such as street address and phone number, which feels like kt defeats the purpose of trying to maintain my privacy. It depends. Buying Monero with KYC does not compromise your future Monero transactions. Consi…

[image] NatureFriends: and decided on Mullvad. However, I want to pick the safest payment options that cannot be traced back to me You could just buy a voucher ?

As someone who’s a complete beginner to crypto, can someone please help me make this Monero payment for Mullvad VPN?

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Expert4870 May 17, 2026, 10:44pm 10

Drop a Monero address and I will send you some^[1] to ease your worries about using it.

An insignificant amount ↩︎

I know which forms of payment are the most private (cash, Monero, voucher), but is Apple Pay better than most others if you know and okay with your threat model?

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As someone who’s a complete beginner to crypto, can someone please help me make this Monero payment for Mullvad VPN?

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