Guides, tutorials, and news about Monero and cryptocurrency privacy
A complete 2026 walkthrough for self-hosting a Monero node: hardware sizing, monerod installation on Linux, macOS and Windows, surviving the initial sync, pruning tradeoffs, restrictive RPC security, and hosting a public community node.
Monero's cryptography is unbroken in 2026 — but users still get doxxed. Here are the 10 OpSec mistakes that leak XMR identity, with the safe alternative for each.
Debunking the 10 most common myths about cryptocurrency privacy, from Bitcoin's supposed anonymity to the claim that privacy coins will be banned worldwide.
Discover how Monero's RandomX proof-of-work algorithm resists ASICs, favors CPU mining, and preserves network decentralization through innovative random program execution.
Economic analysis of Monero's perpetual 0.6 XMR block reward, covering miner incentives, security budget, inflation dynamics, and comparison with Bitcoin's halving model.
An analysis of Layer 2 possibilities for Monero, including payment channel proposals, how FCMP++ enables new options, the PayMo protocol, and whether L2 is even necessary.
A technical deep dive into Ring Confidential Transactions (RingCT), the cryptographic mechanism that hides transaction amounts on the Monero blockchain, including Pedersen commitments and range proofs.
An analysis of quantum computing threats to Monero's cryptography, which primitives are vulnerable, which are resistant, and how the Monero project is preparing for the post-quantum era.
A complete chronological history of every major Monero hard fork, from the original CryptoNote launch through FCMP++, explaining what each upgrade changed and why.
