MEXC introduced mandatory KYC last year, and lately swap providers have lost access to the MEXC API they sourced $ZANO liquidity from. Many routes stopped working overnight. Here's an overview of the options that remain:

No KYC required:

WizardSwap (wizardswap.io) : no KYC. Supports swaps from BTC, ETH, XMR, DASH, and LTC to $ZANO.

Godex (godex.io) : no KYC by default, though larger swaps may trigger verification.

ZanoX (zanox.io/buy-zano) : no KYC. Apart from many assets, it supports stablecoin swaps such as USDT, USDC, and USDS.

FreedomSwap (freedomswap.com) : no KYC, deep liquidity, supports $100k+ swaps. Swaps 45+ Ethereum assets (incl. USDT/USDC) to $FUSD, Zano's private stablecoin. $FUSD can then be swapped to $ZANO at freedomdollar.com (max $2,500 per swap).

OurBit (ourbit.com/exchange/ZANOUSDT) : no KYC. Mirrors MEXC liquidity. Most user-friendly option. May be restricted in some regions.

KYC required:

MEXC (mexc.com) : currently the deepest $ZANO order book.

AlchemyPay (alchemypay.org) : fiat on-ramp supporting debit and credit card purchases.

Whatever the route, self-custody is the final step: $ZANO's privacy applies once it's in your own wallet.

For information only, not financial advice. Service availability depends on your jurisdiction.

Significant changes to solve this dependency on centralized exchanges once and for all are on the way.

THORChain is committed to integrating $ZANO. Maya Protocol and Near Intents options remain on the table.

Once the Zano Execution Layer is live, $ZANO can be bridged to our ZEL EVM chain, Ethereum, and Base. This means users can buy wrapped $ZANO on Uniswap and other DEXes that use liquidity pools, accessible permissionlessly and without KYC.

Swap providers could source liquidity from there, and their issues will be solved for good.