Discussion of centralized and decentralized exchanges with Monero trading pairs. Also includes any exchange of Monero for goods or services outside outside of an exchange designed for that purpose.
Questions tagged [exchange]
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What options are available for directly buying Monero with fiat currency?
What are options available to convert fiat currencies into Monero directly, without having to go through a Bitcoin transit hoop first? I am not looking for a recommendation for a particular service, but a list of available options and supported…
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What is a payment ID, and why is it used?
Several exchanges require a payment ID for deposits and withdraws. What is a payment ID in Monero, and why is it used?
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How do exchanges adopt Monero?
Exchanges such as Poloniex.com that trade in Monero are limited as compared to other cryptocurrencies. Is Monero trading more difficult to implement than, say, a Bitcoin-based exchange? What are the unique challenges required and technical steps…
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If Poloniex was hacked or shutdown, what effects would that have on Monero?
If Poloniex was hacked or shutdown, what effects would that have on Monero? I suspect they have a ton of coins there, since it seems to be the largest monero exchange. Would it effect the coin in any way besides reactionary price changes?
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Is there any exchange that offers a Monero/Aeon trading pair?
Aeon is the cleanest fork of Monero and shares a developer and some community members. Are there any exchanges where Monero can be traded for Aeon directly without the need to use Bitcoin as an intermediary currency for the exchange?
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Exchanges that support integrated addresses
Do any exchanges support Monero integrated addresses?
For those that do not yet support them, have they shared the reason why?
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What is XMRdotTwo?
I heard something about XMRdotTwo (or maybe XMRdotTo?). Can someone explain to me what this is? I heard that you can use it to pay Bitcoin addresses with Monero.
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Usage of a zero mixin (ring size =1)
Zero mixin (ring size=1) transactions are no longer allowed (except for sweeping dust). When they were allowed before the March 2016 hard fork they were quite common.
Is there evidence to support the theory that most zero mixin usage (when allowed)…
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Does a Monero desktop ticker exist?
I would like a desktop ticker so I don't have to go to a webpage constantly to check the Monero price in BTC.
I found one at https://www.coingecko.com/en/widgets/ticker/monero/btc but I have no idea how to put it on my desktop, it says "copy and…
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Why is my ShapeShift transaction being denied?
I'd really like to to exchange BTC for XMR. I'm attempting a transaction via Circle.com to ShapeShift.io according to this guide:
https://forum.getmonero.org/5/support/2384/the-easiest-way-to-buy-monero
Circle is currently taking hours to process,…
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Failure of an exchange or pool to upgrade to Monero v0.10.1 by January 5th
According to the release notes:
The main thing to know is that you should 0.10.1. Otherwise, you will get booted off the network. If you are mining, make sure the pool you are mining on has upgraded its daemon. Only this version will work after the…
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Average daily trading volume
What is the current average daily trading volume for Monero on known exchanges?
How many known exchanges trade Monero?
Is there any way to estimate the amount of P2P trading that takes place but is not published?
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Is there any way to force someone to rescan their wallet?
I'm asking in the context of Poloniex having to rescan their wallet conveniently at the time of Monero's all time high in volume, reference:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/4z5sbo/poloniex_running_dry_on_monero_withdrawal/
I'm not accusing…
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Difficulty in integrating and supporting Monero
Is integrating and supporting Monero more difficult for exchanges and merchants than supporting currencies based on the Bitcoin codebase?
Other than a relative lack of familiarity with the CryptoNote codebase and the need to ask customers to use a…
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If I was to open a US based XMR exchange what laws I need to consider?
Are there any laws restricting me from opening a Massachusetts, USA based Monero which would allow exchanges from fiat to XMR?
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