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[[Monero]] is a [[cryptocurrency]] that was created in 2014. The key selling point of the coin is privacy. It uses three key things to keep the users anonymity and those are [[RingCT]], [[stealth addresses]], and [[Ring signatures]].

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	* [https://www.getmonero.org/ Monero Project]		* [https://www.getmonero.org/ Monero Project]
	* [https://www.getmonero.org/resources/moneropedia/ Moneropedia — official glossary]		* [https://www.getmonero.org/resources/moneropedia/ Moneropedia — official glossary]
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−	[[Monero]] is a [[cryptocurrency]] ~~that~~ was ~~created~~ in ~~2014~~. The ~~key selling point of~~ the coin ~~is privacy~~. ~~It utilizes~~ three ~~key methods~~ to ~~keep~~ the ~~users anonymity~~ and ~~those are~~ [[RingCT]], [[~~Stealth addresses~~]], and [[~~Ring signatures~~]].	+	[[Monero]] (ticker: XMR) is a [[privacy coin\|privacy-focused]] [[cryptocurrency]] launched in April 2014. It is one of the most widely used cryptocurrencies for which [[cryptography\|cryptographic]] privacy is a core design principle rather than an optional feature.
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		+	== History ==
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		+	Monero grew out of the [[CryptoNote]] protocol, which was described in a 2012 whitepaper by the pseudonymous author Nicolas van Saberhagen. The first CryptoNote-based coin was [[Bytecoin]], but concerns about its large premine led community members to fork it in April 2014 under the name BitMonero, which was quickly shortened to Monero (Esperanto for "coin").
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		+	== Privacy Features ==
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		+	Monero uses three complementary technologies to obscure transaction details:
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		+	* '''[[Ring signatures]]''' — blend a sender's transaction with others drawn from the blockchain, making it difficult to identify the true source of funds.
		+	* '''[[Stealth addresses]]''' — generate one-time addresses for each transaction so that only the sender and recipient know where funds were sent.
		+	* '''[[RingCT]]''' (Ring Confidential Transactions) — introduced in 2017, this hides the amounts being transferred in addition to sender and recipient identity.
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		+	Together these features make Monero transactions unlinkable and untraceable by default, unlike [[Bitcoin]] or most other cryptocurrencies where the ledger is fully public.
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		+	== Mining ==
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		+	Monero uses a [[Proof-of-Work]] algorithm called RandomX, designed to be resistant to [[ASIC]] mining and favor general-purpose [[CPU]] hardware. This is a deliberate choice to keep mining accessible to ordinary users and avoid centralization. The network adjusts its block size dynamically based on transaction volume.
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		+	Unlike Bitcoin, Monero has no hard supply cap. After the initial emission curve, a small "tail emission" of 0.6 XMR per block continues indefinitely to provide ongoing incentive for miners to secure the network.
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		+	== External Links ==
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		+	* [https://www.getmonero.org/ Monero Project]
		+	* [https://www.getmonero.org/resources/moneropedia/ Moneropedia — official glossary]

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−	[[Monero]] is a [[cryptocurrency]] that was created in 2014. The key selling point of the coin is privacy. It utilizes three key methods to keep the users anonymity and those are [[RingCT]], [[~~stealth~~ addresses]], and [[~~ring~~ signatures]].	+	[[Monero]] is a [[cryptocurrency]] that was created in 2014. The key selling point of the coin is privacy. It utilizes three key methods to keep the users anonymity and those are [[RingCT]], [[Stealth addresses]], and [[Ring signatures]].

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−	[[Monero]] is a [[cryptocurrency]] that was created in 2014. The key selling point of the coin is privacy. It ~~uses~~ three key ~~things~~ to keep the users anonymity and those are [[RingCT]], [[stealth addresses]], and [[~~Ring~~ signatures]].	+	[[Monero]] is a [[cryptocurrency]] that was created in 2014. The key selling point of the coin is privacy. It utilizes three key methods to keep the users anonymity and those are [[RingCT]], [[stealth addresses]], and [[ring signatures]].