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The majority of cryptocurrencies might forgo privacy, but there are projects such as monero (and other cryptonote cryptocurrencies) which have privacy as a firs

The majority of cryptocurrencies might forgo privacy, but there are projects such as monero (and other cryptonote cryptocurrencies) which have privacy as a first class citizen.

blattimwind 8y ago
Monero's obfuscation doesn't really work as well as the developer thought it did.
- Franciscouzo 8y ago
  Do you have a source or paper on the vulnerabilities you're mentioning?
  - blattimwind 8y ago
    LMGTFY "monero privacy" https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2018/03/mit-finds-monero-transactions-not-as-private-as-previously-thought/ https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2018/03/mit-finds-monero-...
    - Franciscouzo 8y ago
      > Although these two weaknesses have been known to Monero’s developers since 2015, it was not until February 2017, when Monero’s implementation was modified, that these concerns were addressed, thus making post hoc de-anonymization more difficult. According to the researchers, transactions prior to this date are at significant risk of being identified.