Buying Monero in Germany: six major exchanges no longer list XMR

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.On October 5, 2026, of eight trading venues checked only two still carry an XMR pair, and neither is open to German customers. MiCA Article 76(3) explains the delistings, and Article 79 of the anti-money-laundering regulation sets the tougher limit from July 10, 2027.Anyone in Germany who wants to buy Monero will no longer find the coin at the large trading venues. On October 5, 2026 we went through the publicly available trading pair lists of eight exchanges. At Bitpanda, Bitvavo, Coinbase, Bitstamp, Gate.io and OKX there is not a single XMR pair. At Kraken five XMR pairs are listed, among them XMR/EUR, but they have been blocked for customers in the European Economic Area since the end of 2024. That leaves KuCoin with four pairs, and there both a euro market and authorisation for the German market are missing. The coin itself is untouched by this. XMR costs around €499 and reaches a market capitalisation of about €9.4 billion, up 2.8 percent on Monday. Holding and custody are ...