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The MyMonero team has announced that the MyMonero wallet will sunset on January 6, 2026. After that date, MyMonero’s servers will be taken offline permanently, and users will not be able to interact with the service as they do today.
If you currently hold XMR in MyMonero, this announcement matters to you. Once the service shuts down, you will not be able to send funds out of the MyMonero app. At that point, accessing your XMR will require importing keys into another wallet — functionality that not all wallets support yet.
To avoid delays or uncertainty, the safest path is to move your funds before the shutdown date.
Why Edge Is a Practical Option for MyMonero Users
Edge is a self-custody wallet designed to give users direct control over their funds. For MyMonero users specifically, Edge offers something especially relevant during this transition: fast access to your wallet without long synchronization delays.
At the moment, Edge is the only fast-sync option available for Monero users migrating away from MyMonero. That means once your funds arrive, you can access your balance quickly instead of waiting through lengthy blockchain scans that are common with many other Monero wallets.
Edge also supports multiple cryptocurrencies and includes built-in, non-custodial swaps, allowing you to exchange assets directly within the app while remaining in control of your keys.
Most importantly, Edge is built so that your access to funds does not depend on Edge itself continuing to exist. Even if Edge were ever unavailable in the future, your wallet keys would remain valid and usable in other compatible wallets. Your funds are not locked into the app.
Migrate Before January 6
Right now, MyMonero users still have the ability to send transactions from the MyMonero app. That capability goes away when the service shuts down.
After January 6, 2026:
- You will no longer be able to send XMR from MyMonero
- You will no longer be able to check balances through MyMonero’s servers
- Accessing your funds in MyMonero after January 6 will depend entirely on importing keys into another wallet
Edge plans to support key import for MyMonero users, but that feature is not available yet. If you wait until after the shutdown, you may have to wait again — this time for an import tooling — before you can access your XMR.
Migrating now avoids that situation entirely.
How Migration to Edge Works Today
At present, migrating from MyMonero to Edge requires sending your XMR from MyMonero to a new Monero wallet created in Edge. This approach ensures a clean transition.
To receive XMR in Edge, you’ll first need to create a Monero wallet and copy your receiving address. Step-by-step instructions for viewing your address and receiving funds are available here.
Once you have your Edge address, you can send your funds from MyMonero as a normal Monero transaction.
Final Thoughts
The MyMonero shutdown marks a real deadline, not just a product update. If you act before January 6, migrating your XMR is straightforward: send your funds, open Edge, and continue using Monero without interruption.
If you wait until after the shutdown, your options narrow. You may be forced to rely on future import features or timelines that are outside of your control.
Migrating now means certainty. Your funds move on your schedule, not someone else’s.
Your keys. Your funds. Your decision.
