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Receive donations privately

Accept support with fewer links between donors, your identity, and your bank account.

45–90 minutesFundraisers, NGOs, and creators who need donor privacy 1 starting tool

Target outcome

Donors can send funds without exposing their full transaction graph on transparent chains

Do this first · quick win

If you only do one thing today: create a dedicated Monero wallet, test a small incoming payment, and only then publish the address.

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Monero

defi

Choose Monero when both donor and recipient privacy matter more than on-chain transparency.

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Zcash

defi

Choose Zcash when shielded addresses are acceptable and you can train donors on address types.

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Kuno

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Choose Kuno for Monero-ecosystem donation flows with lighter operational setup.

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Understand · act · verify

Your path

Nothing is detected automatically. You decide when a step is done or needs another review.

  1. 1

    Open a fresh wallet used only for donations — never reuse a personal spending or exchange wallet.

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    • Dedicated donation wallet: The wallet seed has never been imported into a KYC exchange or personal spending app.
  2. 2

    Generate a Monero (or shielded Zcash) receive address and record the seed offline on paper.

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  3. 3

    Send yourself a small test payment from another wallet and confirm it arrives before sharing publicly.

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    • Test payment confirmed: A small incoming payment arrived and you can see it in your donation wallet.
  4. 4

    Publish the address on a page separate from your legal name, home region, and everyday social accounts.

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    • Public page separated: The published donation page does not include your legal name, home address, or everyday social handles.
  5. 5

    Document who can spend funds, how keys are backed up, and what accounting records you will keep.

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  6. 6

    Plan cash-out separately — fiat ramps and KYC exchanges can re-link donations to your identity even when the rail is private.

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How you know it worked

  • Donors can send funds without exposing their full transaction graph on transparent chains
  • Your donation wallet is isolated from personal and exchange-linked wallets
  • You understand where KYC cash-out re-introduces identity risk

Watch out

Cashing out through KYC exchanges can re-link donation flows to your identity.

Public fundraising pages leak campaign metadata even when the rail is private.

Fiat on-ramps for donors often require ID — warn supporters if their privacy matters too.

Key terms
KYC
Know Your Customer — identity checks exchanges and banks require before fiat withdrawal, which can link crypto flows to your legal identity.
Shielded address
A Zcash address type that hides sender, receiver, and amount on-chain when used correctly.
View key
A Monero key that lets you prove receipts for accounting without exposing spend authority.