Privacy is not a feature. It is a right.

The case for Monero

Ring-16, Dandelion++, tail emission at 0.6 XMR/block. FCMP++ incoming with 150M+ anonymity set. Hashrate at ATH. The network has never been stronger.

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Real-time visualization of Monero's transaction pool. Every particle is a real unconfirmed transaction. You can see its size and fee. You cannot see who sent it, who receives it, or how much it carries. That's by design.

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Key privacy
Three pillars of private money
Ring signatures hide the sender. Stealth addresses hide the receiver. RingCT hides the amount. View all 18 protocol visualizations →
Tracked delistings 2020–2024 Includes Kraken (EU), Bittrex, Huobi, OKX, ShapeShift, and others. Count reflects known delistings; actual figure may be higher. Source coverage →
IRS Criminal Investigation Division 2020-09 Two contracts awarded: Chainalysis ($625K) and Integra FEC ($249K) for Monero tracing capability. No confirmed successful trace announced as of 2025. SAM.gov contract →
Monero Research Lab 2024 Full Chain Membership Proofs replace ring signatures. Anonymity set = full transaction output set (~150M+ once activated). MRL GitHub →
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About Monero
The basics, for reference
A static summary of what Monero is, why it exists, how it's mined, and current network scale.

What is Monero?

Monero (XMR) is a cryptocurrency that makes financial privacy the default, not an option. Every transaction automatically hides the sender via ring signatures, the receiver via stealth addresses, and the amount via RingCT (Ring Confidential Transactions). Unlike Bitcoin where all transactions are permanently public, Monero transactions are unlinkable and untraceable by design.

Why does Monero matter?

Financial privacy is increasingly rare. Most payment systems — including transparent blockchains like Bitcoin — create permanent public records of every transaction. Monero provides the digital equivalent of cash: a payment medium where the only parties who know what was transacted are the sender and receiver. The IRS has spent $625,000+ trying to break Monero's privacy. No confirmed successful trace has been announced.

How is Monero mined?

Monero uses RandomX, a proof-of-work algorithm optimized for consumer CPUs. Unlike Bitcoin which requires ASICs, any computer with a modern CPU can mine Monero competitively. The block reward is permanently 0.6 XMR per block (tail emission) — no halvings mean miners are always compensated, securing the network indefinitely. A Ryzen 9 7950X achieves ~14,000 H/s. Pool mining pays out within hours to days.

Monero network data

The Monero network mines approximately 20,000 transactions per day, all private. 58.97 million total transactions have been processed since launch — every one with hidden sender, receiver, and amount. Hashrate is at all-time highs as of 2024. The network has processed over 18.45 million XMR into circulation, with 432 new XMR created per day via tail emission.

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Privacy is not about having something to hide. Privacy is about having something to protect.
— Edward Snowden