You could also buy pretty much any coin from anyone you know and then use a swapping service to swap it for Monero. IME they're trustworthy (though I only do it for small amounts).
Of the big exchanges I like Kraken the best, but it's still a KYC nightmare.
And hell if you really want some to play with just drop me a line and I'll send you a few bucks worth. The transfer fees are cheap. You can use it to buy VPN service.
Monero is mineable if you just want a bit to play with and have a decent CPU. I mine in the winter when the extra heat around my desk is a benefit.
If you don't want to go through all the rigamarole of setting up an account the best way is to just buy some from a techie fren.
https://www.getmonero.org/community/merchants/
You could also buy pretty much any coin from anyone you know and then use a swapping service to swap it for Monero. IME they're trustworthy (though I only do it for small amounts).
Of the big exchanges I like Kraken the best, but it's still a KYC nightmare.
And hell if you really want some to play with just drop me a line and I'll send you a few bucks worth. The transfer fees are cheap. You can use it to buy VPN service.