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Activating services that only accept credit cards can pose challenges due to personal information requirements. Options like Cake Pay—an interface linked to Monero's Cake Wallet—allow for credit card purchases but require a unique method to navigate activation hurdles without sacrificing privacy. Using burner phones, fake names, and anonymous addresses can shield your identity when creating accounts.
Similarly, purchasing prepaid gift cards through intermediary services like Non-Shop serves as a mechanism to use Monero anonymously while avoiding directly linking your real identity to purchases. Although these methods offer privacy benefits, checks for availability by state may influence their feasibility.