Why we still support Monero when most exchanges dropped it

Hey 👋 I'm Vladimir, founder of AceChange. We've been running a privacy-first crypto exchange since 2019 and we're launching here on Product Hunt soon.

One thing I wanted to share and get your thoughts on:

Over the past two years, most major exchanges (Binance, OKX, Kraken in some regions) have been delisting Monero and other privacy coins under regulatory pressure. Their argument is compliance. Fair enough.

But here's the thing — we made the opposite decision. We doubled down on XMR support. We added more Monero pairs, not fewer. And we built our swap service so it requires zero KYC, zero registration, zero email. Just paste your wallet address and go.

Why? Because we believe financial privacy is a fundamental right, not a criminal tool. The same year exchanges started dropping Monero, we watched Canada freeze bank accounts of peaceful protesters and Ukraine's entire banking system collapse within hours. Privacy isn't a luxury — it's infrastructure.

We also built two free tools for the community:

- Free AML screening tool (check any person or crypto address against OFAC, UN, EU sanctions) — no signup: https://www.acechange.io/free-aml-tool/

- Free KYC verification tool for your own counterparties

I'm curious: do you think privacy coins have a future as regulation tightens? Or will exchanges keep dropping them one by one?

Would love to hear your perspective. And if you have questions about how we handle the regulatory side while still offering anonymous swaps, happy to answer.