Monero - Private Cryptocurrency

Why Monero?

Monero (XMR) is designed for privacy from the ground up. Unlike Bitcoin where privacy is opt-in and often broken, Monero makes all transactions private by default—sender, receiver, and amount are all hidden.

Privacy Technologies

Ring Signatures

Sender hidden among decoys

Sender Privacy

Stealth Addresses

One-time addresses per transaction

Receiver Privacy

RingCT

Amount hidden cryptographically

Amount Privacy

Dandelion++

IP address obfuscation

Network Privacy

How It Works

Transaction Privacy

Ring Signature: Your input mixed with 15 decoys
               → Cannot tell which is real sender

Stealth Address: Receiver's public address generates
                 unique one-time address per tx
                 → Cannot link to receiver

RingCT: Pedersen commitments hide amounts
        → Only parties can see value

Monero vs Bitcoin

Feature	Monero	Bitcoin
Default Privacy	Yes (mandatory)	No (transparent)
Sender Hidden	Ring signatures	No
Receiver Hidden	Stealth addresses	No
Amount Hidden	RingCT	No
Fungibility	Strong	Weak (tainted coins)

Best Practices

Run your own node for best privacy
Use Tor/I2P with remote nodes
Wait for confirmations before spending
Avoid linking to KYC exchanges
Use subaddresses for different purposes