What Is Money?
Money explained from first principles — what it is, the properties of good money, and why sound money matters.
Learn Monero, from first wallet to running your own node.
Free courses and lessons with quizzes to test what you learned — from total beginner to advanced. Works over Tor, no JavaScript required. 10 courses, 62 lessons and counting.
Start here — Beginner
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Go deeper — Intermediate
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Ways to Get Monero
An overview of all the routes to acquire XMR and the trade-offs between them.
Buying on Exchanges (KYC)
How centralized exchanges work, what KYC means, and the risks of buying Monero with your identity attached.
No-KYC Instant Swaps
How to get Monero by swapping another coin with no account and no KYC, straight to your wallet.
Master it — Advanced
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Threat Modeling
Privacy isn't one-size-fits-all — define who you're protecting against before choosing tools.
Network Privacy: Tor & I2P
Hiding the network layer with Tor and I2P so your IP doesn't undermine Monero's on-chain privacy.
Avoiding Metadata Leaks
The subtle ways you can deanonymize yourself around an otherwise-private transaction.
Watch. Learn. Pass the quiz.
Every course ends with a quiz so you can prove to yourself the material stuck.
Start with the basics