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Monero

Monero (/məˈnɛroʊ/; abbreviation: XMR) is a blockchain-based cryptocurrency which is private, untraceable, fungible, and decentralized.

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Block reward
XMR 0.6 ≥
Block time
2 minutes
Circulating supply
>18,761,061 (2026-05-12)
Code
XMR
Code repository
github.com/monero-project/
Development status
Active

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Privacy

Mining

Use

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Monero

Nodes80
Edges79
Triples130
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
Components1

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Monero

Top relations

related to background · 16
Monero → Bitcointalk, BitMonero, Both, CryptoNote, Esperanto, Ethereum, However, In, Monero's, Much, Nicolas, October, Riccardo Spagni, Saberhagen, South African, The
related to Transaction tracing research · 16
Monero → An Empirical Analysis, Bitcoin Lightning Network, Chainalysis, Finally, In, In April, In September, Integra FEC, IRS-CI, Leveraging Output Merging, Monero Blockchain, Service's, Temporal Analysis, The, Traceability, United States Internal Revenue
related to Regulatory responses · 14
Monero → Australia, Bitcoin, Bloomberg, CNN, Dash, Ethereum, Europol, Exchanges, In, Rob Wainwright, South Korea, The, This, Zcash
related to Mining malware · 12
Monero → Argentina, As, Coinhive, CPU, In, JavaScript, Kim Il-sung University, North Korea, Researchers, Showtime-owned, Some, Starbucks Wi-Fi
related to Ransomware · 12
Monero → According, Ars Technica, BBC News, Bitcoin, CNBC, Fast Company, North Korean, ShapeShift, The, The Shadow Brokers, US, WannaCry
related to Mining · 9
Monero → ARM, ASIC, Both, CryptoNightR, GPUs, Monero's, November, RandomX, The
related to Privacy · 9
Monero → Bulletproofs, Developers, Encryption, Even, Monero's, RingCTs, The, These, This
related to Darknet markets · 6
Monero → AlphaBay, DNMs, In August, Monero's, The, Unlike Bitcoin
related to Use · 4
Monero → After, Monero's, Monero’s, On-chain
Block reward · 1
Monero → XMR 0.6 ≥

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bitcoin cryptocurrency privacy ransomware transaction used transactions users monero's darknet markets blockchain 2021 features protocol paper 2017 attack exchange network

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MoneroBlock rewardXMR 0.6 ≥1.00infobox
MoneroBlock time2 minutes1.00infobox
MoneroCirculating supply>18,761,061 (2026-05-12)1.00infobox
MoneroCodeXMR1.00infobox
MoneroCode repositorygithub.com/monero-project/1.00infobox
MoneroDevelopment statusActive1.00infobox
MoneroHash functionRandomX1.00infobox
MoneroInitial release18 April 2014 (12 years ago) (2014-04-18)1.00infobox
MoneroLatest release0.18.5.1 / 8 July 2026 (47 days ago) (2026-07-08)1.00infobox
MoneroLicenseMIT License1.00infobox
MoneroOperating systemLinux, Windows, macOS, Android, FreeBSD1.00infobox
MoneroOriginal authorNicolas van Saberhagen1.00infobox
MoneroPluralmoneroj1.00infobox
MoneroProject fork ofBytecoin[a]1.00infobox
MoneroSource modelFOSS1.00infobox
MoneroSupply limitUnlimited1.00infobox
MoneroTimestamping schemeProof-of-work1.00infobox
MoneroWebsitegetmonero.org1.00infobox
MoneroWhite paper"CryptoNote v 2.0"1.00infobox
MoneroWritten inC++1.00infobox

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