How to move Monero from Exodus to Cake Wallet

Quick steps

1. Install Cake Wallet. Install Cake Wallet from an official source on Android, iPhone, Mac or Linux and set a PIN.
2. Export the Monero mnemonic from Exodus. In Exodus Desktop open the Monero private keys option in the asset settings, confirm, and copy the 25-word Mnemonic. Mobile users sync to desktop first or use the alternative below.
3. Note the creation height or date. If Exodus shows a wallet creation height, write it down. Otherwise use the date of your first XMR deposit or 26 April 2019.
4. Restore in Cake Wallet. Tap Restore Wallet, Recovery Phrase or Keys, choose Monero, name the wallet and paste the 25 words.
5. Select Legacy and the restore point. Change the seed type from Polyseed (16 words) to Legacy (25 words), then enter the height or use Restore from date.
6. Sync and check. Tap Restore, keep the app open until it shows SYNCHRONIZED, and check the balance against your records.
7. Optionally move to a fresh wallet. Create a new Polyseed wallet in Cake Wallet and send the funds to it, so the old exported key no longer controls your money.

Exodus supported Monero from April 2019 until 18 August 2025. Its support article says Exodus "ended support for Monero (XMR)" on that date: the app no longer shows XMR balances or lets you send XMR (Exodus support, 2026). Your coins are still on the Monero blockchain. You only need the keys, and any Monero wallet can read them. Exodus itself names Cake Wallet as an option, while noting that Cake is a separate company. Frosting Guide is independent of both.

Before you start

• Install the real Cake Wallet. Scammers target migrating users with fake apps and fake "migration support". Start from cakewallet.com typed in yourself, and check links with our download checker. Windows releases are paused, so use a phone, a Mac or Linux.
• Nobody legitimate will ask for your seed. Not Exodus, not Cake Wallet. Anyone offering to "migrate" funds for you is a scammer.
• Work somewhere private. You will display keys that can spend your Monero.

Which phrase to use

Exodus has two relevant secrets, and it matters which you use:

The 25-word Monero mnemonic is the cleaner choice because it exposes only your Monero. Typing your 12-word Exodus phrase into another app gives that app, and that device, control over all your Exodus assets. If you do use it, consider moving your other coins to new wallets afterwards.

Exporting the 25 words from Exodus

Exodus's own instructions (2026) for Exodus Desktop: open Settings, go to Assets, open the menu and choose the Monero private keys option, confirm the warning, enter your password and unlock. The 25 words appear under "Mnemonic". Exodus says mobile users must first sync their wallet to Exodus Desktop. Cake's docs also describe a View Private Key option in the Monero settings of Exodus Mobile, but that screen may no longer be reachable now that Monero has been removed from the app.

Copy the words carefully, in order, and clear your clipboard afterwards. If Exodus shows a wallet creation height, note it: Cake's docs say using it "drastically" reduces sync time.

Restoring in Cake Wallet

1. Open Cake Wallet and set a PIN.
2. Tap Restore Wallet, then Recovery Phrase or Keys, then Monero.
3. Name the wallet and paste or type the 25 words.
4. Open the seed type selector and change Polyseed (16 words) to Legacy (25 words). If you are using the 12-word Exodus phrase, choose BIP39 (12 words) instead.
5. Enter the creation height, or tap Restore from date. If you do not know when you first received XMR, Exodus suggests 26 April 2019, the date it first supported Monero.
6. Tap Restore and keep the app open, screen on, until the top bar says SYNCHRONIZED.

Starting from 2019 means scanning several years of blocks, which can take a long time on a phone. Stable Wi-Fi helps; on Android you can turn on background sync. Our restore height tool converts a date into a block height with a safety margin.

Checking the result

• Compare the balance with your records or with your last Exodus statement.
• Balance lower than expected? The restore date was probably too late. Use Rescan with an earlier date; see restore height.
• Errors such as "Seed verification failed" mean a typo, a missing word or the wrong seed type. See error messages.

If something goes wrong

• Sync stuck on "Connecting" or not moving: switch to another node and check your network. See not syncing.
• Exodus no longer shows the Monero keys option: update Exodus Desktop and check its current support article, or use the 12-word phrase route described above.
• Balance correct but some outgoing details missing: recipient addresses and notes were stored only in Exodus and cannot be rebuilt from the blockchain.
• Someone offers to help in a direct message: it is a scam. Use only the support channels listed inside the app or on cakewallet.com.

Optional: move to a fresh wallet

Your exported key has been shown on screen, copied and perhaps stored in more than one place. For peace of mind, create a new Monero wallet in Cake Wallet (the default 16-word Polyseed), back up its phrase on paper, send a small test amount from the restored wallet, then send the rest. Monero change stays locked for about 10 blocks (around 20 minutes), so the available balance briefly drops after each send. That is normal.

Earlier versions of this migration, written while Exodus still supported Monero, recommended simply sending funds from Exodus to a new Cake wallet. Since 18 August 2025 that is no longer possible, because Exodus cannot send XMR. Restoring the keys is now the only route.

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