On: PayPal shuts down long-time Tor supporter

[_khhm]

Monero + Distributed Exchanges will go a long way to fix these kinds of online payment problems.

Unfortunately, at least near term you'll still need fiat-tether "on ramps" to convert your local currency back and forth to tether before you move them to a distributed (or at least a non-KYC) exchange to Monero, then sending to your local wallet, then use online.

[xvector → _khhm]

Yup. It’s worth checking out LocalMonero [1] and the Haveno DEX [2]. The former already works and lets you buy Monero without relying on a KYC exchange.

[1] https://localmonero.co/

[2] https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno

[CapricornNoble → xvector]

Thanks for sharing Haveno. Sounds like it's not a mature app though. I would recommend Bisq as a more refined alternative:

https://bisq.network/

[xvector → CapricornNoble]

Yeah, Haveno is a WIP fork of Bisq for Monero that doesn't require BTC as a middleman and will have a much better UI/UX for newbies. Bisq doesn't even work on my M1 Mac, and the interface is kind of a nightmare.

[liquidify → _khhm]

Not touching tether with a 10 ft' pole. Stay away from that junk. Use USDC or something else to on ramp.

[not_really → liquidify]

Yikes. Why not get a little usdt while you're at it.