Monero has had a loud year, and not always for good reasons. In June, CoinDesk reported that about $120 million in USDT was pushed through a chain of swaps, including large XMR purchases that moved the price from roughly $330 to $438. Tether later froze $72 million of it. If you hold XMR and want out, the cleanest route is a direct crypto-to-crypto swap into BTC or a stablecoin, with no account to open. Pick…