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MONERO
A Private Digital Currency
Monero is cash for a connected world. It’s fast, private, and secure. With Monero, you are your own bank. You can spend safely, knowing that others cannot see your balances or track your activity.
Get Started
Choose a Wallet
To use Monero, the first thing you are going to need is a wallet. Visit our Downloads page and get the right wallet for you. The Monero wallets are available for a variety of platforms and contain everything you need to use Monero immediately.
Get Some Coins
After you install a wallet, you need to get some Monero. There are multiple ways to acquire some coins to spend, like mining or working in exchange for Monero, but the easiest way is to use an exchange and convert your fiat money into XMR. Many exchanges, centralized and decentralized, list Monero (XMR).
It’s a Currency: Use It!
Monero is a currency and can be exchanged for goods and services, privately and with very low fees. Many entities will gladly accept XMR for payments; take a look at our list of merchants currently accepting Monero.
Find Answers to Your Questions
We’ve heard a lot of questions over the years and have compiled a thorough and varied FAQ. Don’t worry, if your questions are not in there, you can always ask the community.
Guides and Resources
The community has put together a vast amount of resources and documentation. Users can find useful info and guides about common configurations and tips in the ‘User Guides’ section. Developers can find everything they need to build a service based on Monero or simply communicate with the network in the ‘Developer Guides’. The Library offers publications and books downloadable for free, including the full ‘Mastering Monero’ and ‘Zero to Monero’ books.
Moneropedia
Would you like to look up the meanings of the terms and concepts used in Monero? Here you will find an alphabetical guide to terms and their meanings from both the Monero and Kovri projects.
Join the Community
We Need Your Skills: Contribute!
Monero is not simply a currency, it’s a decentralized community and exists only thanks to the hundred of volunteers that dedicate their time to the project. Join us!
Monero Research Lab
The MRL (Monero Research Lab) is a very important part of Monero. Researchers and cryptographers from all over the world meet to find new ways to improve Monero. Read their papers and join them!
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1 Review on “Monero”
Monero is what many people think Bitcoin is!
Bitcoin is anonymous but not private – it means all the transactions are visible on public blockchain, and could even be traced back to you.
Monero is the truly private crypto.