Tools for private crypto
Wallets, VPNs, Tor and the other tools people use next to a no-KYC platform.
Each entry quotes what the maker says on its own site. A sponsor never buys a place on these pages.
Order: what the tool asks of you (nothing, an account, ID), then open code before closed code, then A to Z. Affiliate links and sponsors never change it.
Network privacy
- VPN providersA VPN hides your IP address from the platform you use and your traffic from your internet provider. You now trust the VPN company instead.9
- Tor and anonymous networksThese networks pass your traffic through other computers before it reaches its destination. They run slower than a VPN.6
- Encrypted DNSDNS turns a site name into an address. Encrypted DNS stops your internet provider from reading those requests. The resolver you pick reads them instead.7
- VPN and Tor leak testsOpen one of these pages after you connect a VPN or Tor. It shows the IP address and DNS server the web sees.5
- Router and firewall softwareRouter software lets you set VPN and DNS rules for your whole home network.2
Private crypto
- Bitcoin walletsIn a self-custody wallet you hold the keys, so no platform can ask you for ID to move your coins.5
- Hardware walletsA hardware wallet keeps your keys on a separate device.6
- Monero walletsWallets for Monero (XMR) on desktop and phone.5
- CoinJoin toolsA CoinJoin is a Bitcoin transaction that several people build together to improve the privacy of their payments.2
- Privacy coinsCoins built to hide amounts, senders or recipients.3
- Private paymentsWays to pay online without giving a merchant your card or phone number.3
Devices and accounts
- Operating systems for computersYour operating system sees everything you do. These range from ordinary Linux distributions to systems built to leave no trace.12
- Operating systems for phonesEach system below replaces the Android that ships on your phone. Check the device list first: each one runs on a short list of models.4
- Private e-mail providersAn e-mail provider stores your messages and knows who you talk to. These providers say how they encrypt, where they sit and what they ask at sign-up.5
- E-mail alias servicesAn alias forwards mail to your real inbox, so a site never sees your real address. You turn an alias off as soon as it gets spam.2