Monero XMR is a privacy-focused decentralized cryptocurrency that uses ring signatures, stealth addresses, and RingCT to keep transactions confidential and untraceable. Monero XMR's Twitter Score is 195 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #2,419 (top 0.5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Monero XMR was founded by thankful_for_today and launched in April 2014 with no premine, instamine, or venture capital funding. It was forked from Bytecoin, which was built on the CryptoNote protocol. Monero XMR is affiliated with the Monero Core Team, the Monero Research Lab, and the Community Crowdfunding System, reflecting its grassroots, open-source governance model.
Monero XMR employs several layers of privacy technology, including ring signatures, stealth addresses, RingCT, and transaction routing over Tor, I2P, and Dandelion++. Its proof-of-work algorithm, RandomX, is designed to be ASIC-resistant and CPU-friendly, supporting decentralized mining. The protocol uses an infinite emission model with a tail emission of 0.6 XMR per block after the main emission schedule completes.
Monero XMR has faced increasing regulatory pressure. In 2020, the IRS posted a $625,000 bounty for contractors to develop tools capable of tracing Monero transactions. Binance delisted Monero on 20 February 2024, citing regulatory compliance, and Kraken halted Monero trading and deposits for EEA users on 31 October 2024. Separately, the Community Crowdfunding System was breached in November 2023, resulting in the theft of 2,675.73 XMR.
Monero XMR has accumulated 530,237 followers as of August 2026 and published 6,379 posts on the platform. Monero XMR has been mentioned by 704 accounts, with 3,539 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Monero XMR include 803 founders, 173 angel investors, 433 influencers and 28 VCs. Among them are Brian Armstrong, Erik Voorhees, Ansem, Laura Shin, Stani and Kyle Samani.