After over a decade of serving the Monero ecosystem, MyMonero has decided to sunset its wallet service on Tuesday, January 06, 2026. We've worked closely with the Cake Wallet team to help provide continuity for our users, given their strong track record in the Monero community.
Dear Monero Community,
After over a decade of serving the Monero ecosystem, MyMonero has decided to sunset its wallet service on Tuesday, January 06, 2026. We've worked closely with the Cake Wallet team to help provide continuity for our users, given their strong track record in the Monero community. We understand the trust you've placed in us since 2014, and we're committed to ensuring a smooth, secure, and privacy-preserving transition for all users.
Cake Wallet, as one of the most trusted names in the Monero ecosystem, provides a seamless migration path that maintains the privacy standards you expect. Cake Wallet is the ideal successor precisely because the Cake team shares our commitment to user privacy and has earned the community's trust through years of open-source, first-class development and privacy-first design.
This is critical: Cake Wallet will never receive your view keys, wallet addresses, or transaction history from MyMonero. Cake Wallet and MyMonero's joint commitment to user privacy meant that from the moment this process started, both parties agreed to ensure that this data would never be shared.
Within 30 days of the service sunset all MyMonero server data will be permanently destroyed, including:
After this wipe has happened, our data center partner will assist in decommissioning the MyMonero servers in a way that ensures the data cannot be recovered.
Option 1 - Restore in Cake Wallet
You always have full control of your funds from MyMonero which makes the migration process as easy as 1-2-3:
Option 2 - Transfer your XMR to a new wallet in Cake Wallet
Want to have the latest and greatest seed format that Monero has to offer and skip the initial sync? Instead of restoring your existing MyMonero 25-word legacy seed in Cake Wallet, create a new Polyseed wallet in Cake Wallet and simply send your funds over from MyMonero.
Option 3 - One seed, all your crypto
If you use any other cryptocurrencies alongside Monero and want to simplify your life, Cake Wallet now supports using a standard 12-word BIP 39 seed for Monero alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and most other currencies in Cake Wallet.
We chose Cake Wallet as the ideal successor because they:
"Is this an exit scam?"
No. You maintain complete control of your funds at all times through your seed phrase. We're providing multiple months of notice and multiple migration options. Your funds are never at risk, as even after the apps are removed from the app stores they will remain on your devices.
"What about my transaction history?"
While your transaction history itself will be restored properly in Cake Wallet after initial synchronization, specific transaction details like recipient addresses and transaction keys aren't able to be restored from the blockchain.
If you require these additional details for any reason, be sure to export your transaction history as CSV from MyMonero.
"Why is MyMonero shutting down?"
After a decade of service, we believe it's time for the ecosystem to move toward more decentralized solutions. Light wallets requiring view keys are increasingly at odds with Monero's privacy evolution. We'd rather sunset gracefully and hand the reins to a fantastic successor than compromise on privacy.
"What if I do nothing?"
Your seed phrase will always work with any Monero wallet. However, after Tuesday, January 06, 2026, you won't be able to access MyMonero's servers to view your balance or send transactions through our service.
We're deeply grateful for the trust you've placed in MyMonero over the years. While this chapter is closing, we're proud to have contributed to Monero's growth and to hand off our users to a wallet that shares our commitment to privacy and security. The Monero community has always been about more than any single service or application. It's about the fundamental right to financial privacy. We're confident that Cake Wallet will serve you well in continuing this mission.
The MyMonero Team & Cake Wallet Team
P.S. For those who've been with us since the beginning - thank you. From the early days of the MyMonero web wallet, to our mobile and desktop apps, it's been an honor to serve the Monero community. We're not saying goodbye to Monero, just evolving how we contribute to its mission.