I don’t know how safe this is, but what I do:

0. Make a local XMR wallet, backup, and host your own blockchain
1. Buy regular crypto, say LTC, from a legit exchange with KYC
2. Swap that to XMR on an anon swap/exchange, storing in your wallet 3 (optional). Move from your first wallet to another, for extra safety???

Spend it where you can, not many places. BTCPay server, which can be self-hosted, supports it, so there are options.

The only time I’ve willingly used a banking app is when they lock out my VPN IP. In those cases the app still usually works for whatever reason. So far, I haven’t found any functionality missing from the webapp, but I’m also dealing with brick and mortar institutions.

I would be concerned as they will eventually probably move to a phone app first ecosystem, however it will probably take a while. Some people are still only using in person and phone banking (where you call them and punch in numbers).

Also going to rep purelymail here. Been with them a while and you can really have basically unlimited aliases with custom routing and everything.

For what reason? Just curious. Don’t use them for anything critical.

Yup, thanks for the correction

I believe cocks.li is still open, so you could use them. You said in another reply that you’re not savvy enough for your own domain, but if you change your mind, purelymail.com With your own domain, you can easily switch providers without losing access to your addresses.

I checked and this is not present on my device. It is an unlocked Google Pixel 6a purchased via contract with the mobile provider. That said, I factory reset the device when I got it, so it may have been removed at that time.

That looks like a web hosting provider, not a VPS.

I know that DO does require KYC, not sure about Vultr.

Namecheap does not. I have a VPS with them, paid via crypto, and they don’t have any real details about me.

I used this script previously and would recommend it, but note it has been archived for now (won’t be updated unless someone maintains a fork).

I don’t feel there is any harm in having several accounts spread out for whatever purposes. Compartmentalize it so that each user is distinct and keep the accounts. I think this is the best way to maintain privacy but also not create new accounts constantly. Pretty sure this is good enough to not expose yourself.

Proton and Tutanota are both privacy-centric providers who have been around a good amount of time. I’d say both are a good option if you don’t want to self-host.