Monero at a glance.
Monero is a proof-of-work chain that makes transaction privacy the default rather than an option. Here is how its privacy works and how it is used, not the price.
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Value locked in DeFi protocols on Monero. Updated Jun 2, 2026. Source: DefiLlama.
XMR
Used for fees and securing the network. See the live XMR price.
How Monero works.
Miners compete to solve a computational puzzle using the RandomX algorithm, which is tuned to run well on ordinary CPUs and to resist specialized ASIC hardware. The first miner to find a valid solution adds the next block roughly every two minutes and earns the block reward. A small perpetual reward, called tail emission, keeps mining incentivized after the initial supply is issued.
Miners compete to solve a computational puzzle using the RandomX algorithm, which is tuned to run well on ordinary CPUs and to resist specialized ASIC hardware. The first miner to find a valid solution adds the next block roughly every two minutes and earns the block reward. A small perpetual reward, called tail emission, keeps mining incentivized after the initial supply is issued.
Private by default
Every transaction hides the sender, receiver and amount, so users do not opt in to privacy the way they would on a transparent chain.
Ring signatures and stealth addresses
Ring signatures mix a spend with other possible signers to obscure the sender, while stealth addresses generate a one-time address for each payment to obscure the receiver.
Hidden amounts
RingCT conceals transaction amounts, and Bulletproofs are a proof method that keeps those hidden-amount transactions smaller and cheaper to verify.
Dynamic blocks and tail emission
Block size adjusts to demand, and a small ongoing block reward continues after the main issuance to keep paying miners over the long term.
What Monero is used for.
XMR is used mainly as private digital cash for payments and transfers where amounts and parties are kept confidential.
Private payments
Send and receive value without exposing the sender, receiver or amount on a public ledger.
Confidential transfers
Move funds between wallets while keeping balances and transaction sizes hidden.
CPU mining
Participate in securing the network using ordinary computer processors thanks to the RandomX algorithm.
Hold, swap and spend XMR.
Monero is integrated in the Zypto App. Hold XMR in self-custody, swap it to any supported asset, and use it across Zypto’s features.
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