隱匿性 (PRIVACY)
門羅幣致力於提供完整的私密交易，這都是為了創造出一種真正的電子現金。而目前在比特幣或其他大多數從其衍生的加密貨幣的設計上，任何交易都是可以被追蹤的，任何業餘人士只要讀過任何比特幣的區塊鏈，都可以知道這筆交易的精確數值以及其交易起始點(付款位址)與目標(收款位址)。
然而，透過門羅幣，同一名人士完全沒有機會找到該交易的起始點、目標或被交易的金額，因門羅幣的設計就是完全加密並從根本上避免被追蹤。但門羅幣不僅僅是一種貨幣。官方的標語的描述："安全，隱私，無可追蹤"，這樣的概念對於需要資訊保密的機構單位有眾多應用，好比門羅幣的區塊鏈技術可以確保機密條款的保密狀態。而當未來由區塊鏈驅動的各式網路服務被廣泛應用在我們生活時，有個能保護個人隱私的開源工具就越顯得重要了。
在這彼此連結在一起的世界上，一個很基本但常被忽視、卻無疑十分重要的層面就是隱私性，我們與Privacy Solutions正在合作開發門羅幣中的 i2p 路由功能以增加節點在網路上的匿名性。在這個世界上，有許多可以為了各種理由而肆意侵犯個人隱私的政府機關及電信業者，因此建立有隱匿性的交流平台是必要的趨勢。
建立在門羅幣底層的技術和加密法已經是(且會持續是)許多單位和個人研究和分析的對象。這些技術已獲得了一些在比特幣及密碼學中最頂尖的研究人員們的注意，像是Andrew Poelstra (andytoshi), Gregory Maxwell 和 Nicolas Courtois。
對於門羅幣，完善的隱匿性是最基本的功能，然而，每個使用者都有權力自行選擇不同等級的加密、披露交易資訊的多寡，或甚至提供讓該使用者公開自己的帳戶讓大眾審視的唯讀權限。
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Monero seeks to provide absolute transactional privacy in an effort to create true electronic cash. With Bitcoin, as well as with the vast majority of cryptocurrencies that have been established since, any and all transactions are entirely traceable. Any casual observer can read through the Bitcoin blockchain, and for any transaction, this observer can find out the exact amount that was transacted, as well as the precise transaction origin (sender address) and destination (recipient address).
With Monero, for any private transaction, the same observer has no means to uncover the origin, destination, or amount transacted. As such, transactions on the Monero blockchain, are private and fundamentally untraceable.
But Monero is more than a currency. Driving the official slogan: “secure, private, untraceable”, there are a multitude of applications where the parties involved wish to remain private. The Monero blockchain can keep confidential contracts confidential. While the forthcoming, blockchain-powered internet of things will certainly place the cloud all around us, it is then increasingly important that open access tools exist to provide a secure boundary for private settlements.
An often overlooked, but nonetheless important layer of privacy in a connected world, is that of the networking infrastructure. We have teamed up with Privacy Solutions, and development is well underway to incorporate an i2p router in Monero. In a world where ill intentioned governments and ISPs can void an individual’s basic privacy rights on a whim, it then becomes necessary to establish a private communication platform.
The underlying technologies and cryptography upon which Monero is built, has been (and continues to be) the subject of extensive analysis and review by numerous individuals and research groups. It has garnered favorable attention by some of the most prominent figures of the Bitcoin & cryptography world, such as Andrew Poelstra (andytoshi), Gregory Maxwell & Nicolas Courtois.
With Monero, transactions are private by default. However, each user has the ability to select different levels of privacy, optionally disclosing their transaction information, or even provide audit access (view only) to his full Monero account.