# Monero/XMR ban by EU.

**URL:** <https://forum.russiable.com/t/monero-xmr-ban-by-eu/188>\
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**Created:** [October 11, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/monero-xmr-ban-by-eu/188 "2024-10-11T07:05:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/monero-xmr-ban-by-eu/188/1 "2024-10-11T07:05:00Z")

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A big cryptocurrencies trading place, Kraken, still works with Monero (XMR). Kraken is based in USA and somehow has still not been hit by domestic authorities.  
But now they stop XMR for EEA customers:

> **[Prise en charge de Monero (XMR) en Europe | Kraken](https://support.kraken.com/articles/support-for-monero-xmr-in-europe)**
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> Centre d'aide pour Kraken.com | Plateforme d'échange de Bitcoin et de cryptomonnaies | Plateforme de trading de Bitcoin

so no longer possible to buy XMR with a bank card of an EEA country.

XMR is nice because impossible to very hard to track, contrary to BTC (Bitcoin) or ETH (Ethereum).

That said one can buy BTC and swap for XMR, make a first transaction to break the path and use as usual.