Last Updated on August 26, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

What It Is

LocalMonero (localmonero.co) is a cryptocurrency site. LocalMonero is a dedicated site for trading the Monero cryptocurrency. Before dying in 2021, John McAfee gave an interview where he said Monero was a popular cryptocurrency for those looking to remain anonymous.

Localmonero.co is as reliable as the average cryptocurrency site.

Discussion

When I inspected the localmonero.co domain, it said it was closing down. If you were already signed up, you could log into your account and get your crypto out of there. If you do have an account there and it’s still accessible when you read this, that is what you should do, as once the site closes, you will no longer have access to the currency that is stored in your wallet on that site. There was still a left menu when I visited localmonero.co, which included a forum section, knowledge and FAQ sections. I checked to see if the forum was active and it was; the threads were still alive and you could read and reply to them. You don’t want to reply in general because your work will be wasted when the site shuts down.

Site Popularity/Traffic Data

As of January 2024, localmonero.co has 332,938 monthly views. Localmonero.co was founded on August 25, 2017. The Internet Archive has saved localmonero.co 389 times between August 25, 2017 and February 11, 2024.

Safety, Security, and Trust Report

This website’s safety metrics are maintained and evaluated monthly to determine its final Website Trust Grade within the ConsumingTech Website Trust Index.

Here, I analyzed localmonero.co for malware and malicious content to check if it was legit or a scam:

I checked localmonero.co on Sucuri, and it returned as a medium security risk.

localmonero.co Sucuri results

Sucuri says localmonero.co is a medium security risk because it returned a Connection unexpectedly closed status on the URL: http://localmonero.co/.

I then ran a parasite scan with Unmask Parasites on localmonero.co, and it is clean.

I also checked localmonero.co on VirusTotal, and it is clean.

localmonero.co Sucuri results

Further, localmonero.co passed all blocklist engines on URLVoid.

In conclusion, localmonero.co returned a “connection unexpectedly closed” status. Sucuri considers this to be potentially suspicious. OVERALL GRADE: Relatively Safe.

Site Links and Social Proof

Website: localmonero.co