Zano WalletIs MyMonero Safe?
The MyMonero service ended January 6, 2026. Your funds are safe — they live on the Monero blockchain, recoverable with your seed phrase.
MyMonero was non-custodial. Your seed phrase always controlled your funds, not MyMonero's servers. The Monero you held in MyMonero is still on the Monero blockchain and recoverable by anyone with the seed.
To recover: install Monero GUI (the official Monero wallet), Feather Wallet (Tor-by-default lightweight option), or Cake Wallet on mobile. Choose "Restore from seed." Enter your 25-word Monero seed phrase. Set a wallet password. Wait for sync. Your funds will appear.
The service shutting down does not affect the funds. This is the structural advantage of non-custodial wallets: the service can disappear, but your access to funds does not depend on the service.
What "the service ended" means
MyMonero's hosted infrastructure (the web app, mobile sync servers, account database) stopped operating on January 6, 2026. The wallet app no longer loads, the website no longer functions for sign-in, and previously-saved sessions no longer sync.
What did not happen: your seed was not deleted because it was never sent to MyMonero's servers. The wallet was non-custodial by design — keys stayed on your device. The server assisted with blockchain scanning (the "lightweight" model) but did not hold or know your keys.
What you need: your seed phrase (24-25 English words, written down or recorded somewhere safe). Without the seed, the funds are unrecoverable — by you, by us, by anyone, ever. This is the cost of true self-custody.
Recovery options
- Monero GUI — official Monero wallet. Heavier (full node by default). Best for technical users who want maximum verification.
- Feather Wallet — lightweight, Tor-by-default. Maintainer (tobtoht) is well-known in the Monero community. Good for desktop users wanting MyMonero-style lightweight experience.
- Cake Wallet — mobile alternative. Handled MyMonero migration paths during the shutdown. If you preferred MyMonero on mobile, Cake is the natural successor.
None of these require KYC for wallet creation. All are non-custodial. All are open source.
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Not a Monero wallet. Not a like-for-like replacement. But the audience that valued MyMonero's posture is the audience we built for.
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