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+ correction on Italian Account
+ Removed leftover miners.md (replaced by mining.md)
+ Removed Dust and update Copyright
+ Code improvement to avoid reading the config file and to use the builtin jekyll config variable passed in the content
+ Ammount.md:25/26 glitch "\@transaction-privacy" corrected. PL to be checked twice.
+ Italian ammount.md moneropedia links corrected (terms added to destination entries, unnecessary markdown links removed)
+ Polish corrections
+ extend ruby \word-boundary in regex to match `-based` `-like` `-form`
+ Updated readme according to the new way to add or translate a moneropedia entry
+ fix mining with CryptoNight variant
+ rebased to include AR
+ chery picked #820 to avoid conflicts
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## 4.0 How to make a blog post
### 4.1 Quick Start
* Make new .md file in _posts (named whatever, no spaces)
* Make new .md file in \_posts (named whatever, no spaces)
* Front Matter (below)
* Write Blog Post
* Test/Build
* Submit PR
### 4.2 Make a file
Navigate to the _posts folder of the website and make a new file. Be sure the file name has no spaces and the ending is .md
Navigate to the \_posts folder of the website and make a new file. Be sure the file name has no spaces and the ending is .md
### 4.3 Front Matter
```
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* Create file in /resources/user-guides with an .md ending and no spaces in filename.
* File content as in 5.3
* Create file in /_i18n/en/resources/user-guides with the exact same filename as above ending in .md
* Create file in /\_i18n/en/resources/user-guides with the exact same filename as above ending in .md
* Write User Guide
* Add versioning snippet
* Copy User Guide file to ALL LANGUAGES in /_i18n/[ALL LANGUAGES]/resources/user-guides
* Copy User Guide file to ALL LANGUAGES in /\_i18n/[ALL LANGUAGES]/resources/user-guides
* set translation to false in the snippet the top of each language version of your User Guide, except the original language
* Add guide using markdown in the correct category, and in alphabetic order, in ALL LANGUAGES to /_i18n/[ALL LANGUAGES]/resources/user-guides/index.md being careful not to mess with any indentation
* Add guide using markdown in the correct category, and in alphabetic order, in ALL LANGUAGES to /\_i18n/[ALL LANGUAGES]/resources/user-guides/index.md being careful not to mess with any indentation
* Test/Build
* Submit PR
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`{% include disclaimer.html translated="false" version=page.version %}`. This does not need to be done in the original language that the User Guide was written in.
### 5.7 Add Guide to the 'User Guide' landing page of EACH LANGUAGE
In the /_i18n/[ORIGINAL LANGUAGE OF USER GUIDE]/resources/user-guides folder, find the file labeled index.md and open it.
In the /\_i18n/[ORIGINAL LANGUAGE OF USER GUIDE]/resources/user-guides folder, find the file labeled index.md and open it.
DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING IN THIS DOCUMENT BESIDES WHAT YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO.
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## 6.0 How to make a Moneropedia Entry
### 6.1 Make a file
### 6.1 Make a Global file
Navigate to the /resources/moneropedia folder and make a new file. Be sure the file name has no spaces and the ending is .md
### 6.2 Front Matter
Fil this file with this exact content:
```
---
layout: moneropedia
---
@moneropedia_article
{% t global.lang_tag %}
{% tf resources/moneropedia/account.md %}
```
### 6.2 Make the localized File
Navigate to the /\_i18n/en/resources/moneropedia folder and make a new file. give it the same <name>.md than in previous step.
Start the file with the front Matter:
```
---
entry: "PUT THE NAME OF THE TERM HERE IN QUOTE, THIS IS HOW IT WILL SHOW UP ON THE LANDING PAGE"
terms: ["PUT", "TERMS", "HERE", "EXPLAINED", "BELOW"]
summary: "PUT SUMMARY OF YOUR ENTRY HERE IN QUOTES"
---
```
There is one thing to highlight. The `terms:` section of the front matter can be filled with as many terms as you would like. This is how other Moneropedia entries will link to this page. You can link to other Moneropedia entries as well in your page by putting an ampersand before the term used, i.e. `@THE-TERM-USED`. This will make an automatic link in the Moneropedia entry to the referred term, replace the @term with the word used in that terms `entry:` area of the front matter, and on hover it will show the summary. How cool is that?
There is two thing to highlight:
The `terms:` section of the front matter can be filled with as many terms as you would like. This is how other Moneropedia entries will link to this page. You can link to other Moneropedia entries as well in your page by putting an ampersand before the term used, i.e. `@THE-TERM-USED`. This will make an automatic link in the Moneropedia entry to the referred term, replace the @term with the word used in that terms `entry:` area of the front matter, and on hover it will show the summary. How cool is that?
The lines must not contains trailing whitespace, and it must be no blank lines added, otherwise the site with not build correctly.
### 6.3 Write
Write your Moneropedia entry. Remember that you can link to other Moneropedia entries using `@term-used-in-entry` as described above. Just go to the .md file of the Moneropedia entry you want to link to and use any of the terms in the `terms:` field of the front matter. Be sure to write whichever one you choose EXACTLY as shown and preceded by an ampersand.
### 6.4 Build/Test
### 6.4 Copy to other languages
Copy the file from the /\_i18n/en/resources/moneropedia folder to the other /\_i18n/<language>/resources/moneropedia folders and add the untranslated snippet at the same time just after the front matter, so it looks like:
```
---
entry: "PUT THE NAME OF THE TERM HERE IN QUOTE, THIS IS HOW IT WILL SHOW UP ON THE LANDING PAGE"
terms: ["PUT", "TERMS", "HERE", "EXPLAINED", "BELOW"]
summary: "PUT SUMMARY OF YOUR ENTRY HERE IN QUOTES"
---
{% include untranslated.html %}
```
If you want to translate in your native language, go to the 14.3.2 section below to read about specificities.
### 6.5 Build/Test
Build your website using `jekyll serve` if it's not rebuilding automatically and test check the link to your entry is appearing on the alphabetical list of Moneropedia entries and that it leads to your entry when clicked. Test your Moneropedia entry in the browser and contact rehrar if there are any bugs.
### 6.5 Submit Pull Request
### 6.6 Submit Pull Request
You're all done. Submit a PR and wait for it to be reviewed and merged. Be sure to make any changes if requested.
## 7.0 How to make a FFS Proposal
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### 7.4 Editing the .yml file
Navigate to the /_data folder and open the file titled `ffs.yml`. In this file you will find a long list of FFS proposals.
Navigate to the /\_data folder and open the file titled `ffs.yml`. In this file you will find a long list of FFS proposals.
**DO NOT MESS WITH THE FORMATTING OR INDENTATION OF ANYTHING OR JEKYLL WILL NOT BUILD PROPERLY!**
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Lastly, find the words 'CHANGE ANSWER' and change it to the answer of your question.
**DO NOT MESS WITH THE INDENTATION HERE. The div that has `markdown=1` MUST be flush with the left side, the answer to the question must start flush with the left side, and the `</div>` MUST be flush with the left side. **
**DO NOT MESS WITH THE INDENTATION HERE. The div that has `markdown=1` MUST be flush with the left side, the answer to the question must start flush with the left side, and the `</div>` MUST be flush with the left side.**
### 12.2 Build/Test
Build your website using `jekyll serve` if it's not rebuilding automatically. If the build is successful, go to the FAQ page `/get-started/faq/` and check to see that your question is showing up and, when clicked, the answer drops down. If not, check to make sure that the `id="tab-CHANGETHIS"` in the input and the `for="CHANGETHIS"` in the label are identical to each other. Test the page and let rehrar know if there are any bugs.
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### 14.3 Translate the file
Here you can do your translation. Depending on the page, you may have to maneuver around some HTML or markdown. In general, anything between two tags (such as `<p>TRANSLATE THIS</p>`) should be fine. Testing is VERY important, so do NOT skip step 13.4. If during testing, the page appears different from the original English page (besides the translated text of course), you did something wrong and may have to start again.
#### 14.3.2 Notes for Moneropedia Entries
Moneropedia entries have two specificities:
* The Front Matter:
Moneropedia Fron should be translated for both *entry:* and *summary:* elements. However, *terms:* should be extanded with their translation, leaving the English words **untouched**.
This is really important for compatibility purposes. With this, if a new guide is added to the site, an English term on the untranslated version of the guide in another language could be linked to the moneropedia article (of the same language).
* The old *unstranslated* snippet must be removed, therefor the next section 14.4 is irrelevant here.
Finally, your entry should go from:
```
---
entry: "Entry name in English"
terms: ["English", "terms"]
summary: "English summary."
---
{% include untranslated.html %}
```
To:
```
---
entry: "Translated entry name"
terms: ["English", "terms", "translated", "terms"]
summary: "Translated summary."
---
```
### 14.4 set the 'translated' snippet to true
Somewhere on the page (usually the top) should be a snippet that says `{% include disclaimer.html translated="false" version=page.version %}`. Simply change this to `{% include disclaimer.html translated="true" version=page.version %}`. This will remove the orange bar from the bottom saying the page is untranslated.
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## 15.0 How to add a new language
Whoo boy, this is the big one. Please follow all directions exactly.
### 15.1 _config.yml file
### 15.1 \_config.yml file
Navigate to the root folder of the whole website and find the file labeled `_config.yml`. Open it and find the line that says `languages:`. Add your two letter language code (Google it if you don't know it) in between the brackets after the others already present. You will need to put a comma after the previous last one.
Example:
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```
Save and exit the file.
### 15.2 _data folder
### 15.2 \_data folder
Navigate to the `_data/lang` folder and copy the `template` folder. Paste it into the same folder and the copy renamed to the two letter language code of the language you will be translated to.
**The template folder itself should still be there. It should not be renamed. There should be a new folder in addition to the ones that were already there.**
Translate the content of the files. Do not touch anything labeled `url`, and in the roadmap.yml ONLY translate the `name:` content.
### 15.3 _i18n folder
Navigate to the _i18n folder and duplicate the en.yml file. Rename the duplicate to the two letter language code of your language with a `.yml` at the end and change all sections marked 'translated: "yes"' to 'translated: "no"'. Change back to 'yes' once you have translated that section. Now duplicate the `en` folder and rename it with the correct language code.
### 15.3 \_i18n folder
Navigate to the \_i18n folder and duplicate the en.yml file. Rename the duplicate to the two letter language code of your language with a `.yml` at the end and change all sections marked 'translated: "yes"' to 'translated: "no"'. Change back to 'yes' once you have translated that section. Now duplicate the `en` folder and rename it with the correct language code.
**The original folder and yml file themselves should still be there. They should not be renamed. There should be a new folder and yml file in addition to the ones that were already there.**
Enter the .yml file and translate everything there.
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Mining is the distributed process of confirming transactions on the public ledger of all transactions, aka @blockchain. Monero nodes use the blockchain to distinguish legitimate transactions from attempts to re-spend coins that have already been spent elsewhere.
Monero is powered strictly by Proof of Work. It employs a mining algorithm that has the potential to be efficiently tasked to billions of existing devices (any modern x86 CPU and many GPUs). Monero uses the CryptoNight Proof of Work (PoW) algorithm, which is designed for use in ordinary CPUs and GPUs.
Monero is powered strictly by Proof of Work. It employs a mining algorithm that has the potential to be efficiently tasked to billions of existing devices (any modern x86 CPU and many GPUs). Monero uses a variant of CryptoNight Proof of Work (PoW) algorithm, which is designed for use in ordinary CPUs and GPUs.
The smart mining feature allows transparent CPU mining on the user's computer, far from the de facto centralization of mining farms and pool mining, pursuing Satoshi Nakamoto's original vision of a true P2P currency.
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outdatedMax: This page is outdated. We do not recommend using it. Instead, please see the
outdatedVersion: english version
outdatedMin: This page has been updated since the translation. You can use this version, but it may be incomplete.
lang_tag: "@lang_tag_en"
titles:
index: Home
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Quarterly Monero magazine, Q3 2017 edition.<br>
In this issue, updates about: development, Monero Research Lab, Kovri, community, Hardware, and Monerujo.
moneropedia:
translated: "yes"
add_new_button: Add New Entry
add_new_text1: If there is an entry you'd like to modify or be added, please
add_new_link: open an issue on this website's Github repository
add_new_text2: or submit changes via pull request
blog:
title_1: All
title_2: Blog
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layout: moneropedia
entry: ""
terms: ["", ""]
summary: ""
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### The Basics
{{ page.summary | capitalize }}.
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<Re-write summary here>
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---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Account"
terms: ["account", "accounts", "wallet", "wallets"]
summary: "similar in function to a bank account, contains all of your sent and received transactions"
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Monero relies heavily on a cryptography principle known as *public/private key cryptography* or *asymmetric cryptography*, which is thoroughly detailed in [this Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography).
Your account is based on two keys, a @spend-key and a @view-key. The @spend-key is special in that it is the single key required to spend your Monero funds, whereas the @view-key allows you to reveal your @transactions to a third party, for example for auditing or accounting purposes. These keys in your account also play an important role in Monero's @transaction-privacy.
Your account is based on two keys, a @spend-key and a @view-key. The @spend-key is special in that it is the single key required to spend your Monero funds, whereas the @view-key allows you to reveal your @transactions to a third party, for example for auditing or accounting purposes. These keys in your account also play an important role in Monero's @transaction's privacy.
The private keys for both of these must be protected by you in order to retain your account privacy. On the other hand, the public keys are obviously public (they are part of your Monero account address). For normal public/private key cryptography someone could send you a private message by encrypting it with either of your public keys, and you would then be the only one able to decrypt it with your private keys.
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To start synchronizing with the daemon, use "refresh" command.
Use "help" command to see the list of available commands.
Always use "exit" command when closing monero-wallet-cli to save your
current session's state. Otherwise, you might need to synchronize
current session's state. Otherwise, you might need to synchronize
your wallet again (your wallet keys are NOT at risk in any case).
PLEASE NOTE: the following 25 words can be used to recover access to your wallet. Please write them down and store them somewhere safe and secure. Please do not store them in your email or on file storage services outside of your immediate control.
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layout: moneropedia
entry: "Address Book"
tags: ["kovri"]
terms: ["Address-Book"]
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---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Address"
terms: ["address", "addresses"]
summary: "either an alias, such as donate.getmonero.org, or a set of 95 characters starting with a 4"
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When you send Monero to someone you only need one piece of information, and that is their Monero address. A *raw* Monero address is a set of 95 characters starting with a '4'. The Monero donation address, for instance, is <span class="long-term">44AFFq5kSiGBoZ4NMDwYtN18obc8AemS33DBLWs3H7otXft3XjrpDtQGv7SqSsaBYBb98uNbr2VBBEt7f2wfn3RVGQBEP3A</span>.
Because those addresses are long and complex you will often encounter an @OpenAlias address instead. For example, Monero donations can be sent to <span class="long-term">[email protected]</span> or <span class="long-term">donate.getmonero.org</span>.
Because those addresses are long and complex, you will often encounter an @OpenAlias address instead. For example, Monero donations can be sent to <span class="long-term">[email protected]</span> or <span class="long-term">donate.getmonero.org</span>.
If you would like to get an @OpenAlias address of your own then there is some information on the [OpenAlias page](/knowledge-base/openalias).
If you would like to get an @OpenAlias address of your own then there is some information on the [OpenAlias page](/resources/openalias).
### Integrated address
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layout: moneropedia
entry: "Airgap"
terms: ["airgap"]
summary: "An airgap is a security measure to physically separate a computer or device from all other networks, such as the Internet."
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---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Atomic Units"
terms: ["atomic-units", "atomic-unit"]
summary: "Atomic Units refer to the smallest fraction of 1 XMR."
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---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Base32 address"
tags: ["kovri"]
terms: ["Base32-address", "Base32-addresses"]
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---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Base64 address"
tags: ["kovri"]
terms: ["Base64-address", "Base64-addresses"]
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---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Block"
terms: ["block", "blocks"]
summary: "a container of transactions, a sequence of which forms a blockchain"
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---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Blockchain"
terms: ["blockchain", "blockchains"]
summary: "a distributed ledger of all transactions both past and present, without revealing who the funds came from or went to"
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---
### The Basics
A @blockchain is a distributed database that continuously grows with a record of all of the transactions that have occurred with a given cryptocurrency. This database is often referred to as a ledger because the data contains a large list of transactions that have taken place. In Monero, these transactions are packaged together into 'blocks' every 2 minutes (on average) and all miners and nodes on the network have copies of these blocks.
A @blockchain is a distributed database that continuously grows with a record of all of the transactions that have occurred with a given cryptocurrency. This database is often referred to as a ledger because the data contains a large list of transactions that have taken place. In Monero, these transactions are packaged together into 'blocks' every 2 minutes (on average), and all miners and nodes on the network have copies of these blocks.
### Monero's @Blockchain
Unlike Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, transactions in the Monero @blockchain do not reveal where funds came from or went to, providing anonymity and making the currency completely @fungible. Additionally, the amounts of all transactions are hidden by @RingCT, a feature of Monero. For auditing or other transparency purposes a user can share a @view-key to prove they control certain amounts of @Moneroj.
Unlike Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, transactions in the Monero @blockchain do not reveal where funds came from or went to, providing anonymity and making the currency completely @fungible. Additionally, the amounts of all transactions are hidden by @RingCT, a feature of Monero. For auditing or other transparency purposes a user can share a @view-key to prove they control certain amounts of Moneroj.
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---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Bootstrap-node"
terms: ["bootstrap-node", "bootstrap-nodes"]
summary: "A node to which a daemon connects to give immediate usability to wallets while syncing"
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layout: moneropedia
entry: "Canonically-unique host"
tags: ["kovri"]
terms: ["Canonically-unique-host"]
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---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Change"
terms: ["change"]
summary: "Monero sent as part of a transaction, that returns to your account instead of going to another recipient"
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### The Basics
{{ page.summary | capitalize }}.
Monero sent as part of a transaction, that returns to your account instead of going to another recipient.
### More Information
The @wallet in the the Monero software makes change automatically, but when you send a transaction, you are taking an @input that you control and telling the Monero network what to do with it. The @input is a "deposit" to your account that you are able to spend. @Outputs are the part of the transaction that tells the Monero network where to send the funds.
The @wallet in the Monero software makes change automatically, but when you send a transaction, you are taking an input that you control and telling the Monero network what to do with it. The input is a "deposit" to your account that you are able to spend. Outputs are the part of the transaction that tells the Monero network where to send the funds.
You might have multiple inputs in your account, in many different denominations (For example: you deposited 0.5 XMR on Friday, and 0.75 XMR on Saturday). So, when have a transaction with an input of 0.5 XMR, but you only want to send 0.1 XMR, your transaction will include a @fee to pay the @miner, an output for 0.1 XMR to send to the recipient, and the rest that you want to send back to yourself will be an output back to you (this is called "change"). Once the transaction is completed, the change becomes available to you as an input that you can again split and send with a new transaction.
You might have multiple inputs in your account, in many different denominations (For example: you deposited 0.5 XMR on Friday, and 0.75 XMR on Saturday). So, when have a transaction with an input of 0.5 XMR, but you only want to send 0.1 XMR, your transaction will include a fee to pay the @miner, an output for 0.1 XMR to send to the recipient, and the rest that you want to send back to yourself will be an output back to you (this is called "change"). Once the transaction is completed, the change becomes available to you as an input that you can again split and send with a new transaction.
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---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Clearnet"
tags: ["kovri"]
terms: ["Clearnet"]
summary: "The internet in which anonymous overlay networks are built upon"
summary: "The Internet in which anonymous overlay networks are built upon"
---
### The Basics
When you use the internet for things like news, email, social media, and even Monero, you are most likely using a clearnet connection. This means that *all* of your connections can be tracked, traced, and monitored by:
When you use the Internet for things like news, email, social media, and even Monero, you are most likely using a clearnet connection. This means that *all* of your connections can be tracked, traced, and monitored by:
- your [ISP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISP)
- the website/service/person you're communicating with
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layout: moneropedia
entry: "Coinbase Transaction"
terms: ["coinbase-transaction"]
summary: "a special type of transaction included in each block, which contains a small amount of Monero sent to the miner as a reward for their mining work"
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### The Basics
{{ page.summary | capitalize }}.
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A special type of transaction included in each block, which contains a small amount of Monero sent to the miner as a reward for their mining work.
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layout: moneropedia
entry: "Consensus"
terms: ["consensus", "consensus-network"]
summary: "consensus describes a property of distributed networks like Monero where most of the participants follow the rules, and thus reject bad participants"
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### The Basics
{{ page.summary | capitalize }}.
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Consensus describes a property of distributed networks like Monero where most of the participants follow the rules, and thus reject bad participants.
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---
layout: moneropedia
entry: "Cryptocurrency"
terms: ["cryptocurrency", "cryptocurrencies", "altcoin", "altcoins"]
summary: "a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, usually operating independently of a central bank"
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### The Basics
{{ page.summary | capitalize }}.
A digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, usually operating independently of a central bank.
### More Information
Cryptocurrency is the generic term for a large set of digital assets that use encryption techniques to generate units of currency, verify the transactions, and transfer value. Generally, cryptocurrencies are considered to be decentralized. Cryptocurrency should not be confused with virtual currency which is a type of digital money that is usually controlled by it's creators or developers. (Some examples of virtual currency are gametime in World of Warcraft, ROBUX in Roblox, reward points programs, or Ripple, all of which can be exchanged for currency or cash value, but are not considered cryptocurrency because they are centalized and controlled/issued by a single entity).
Cryptocurrency is the generic term for a large set of digital assets that use encryption techniques to generate units of currency, verify the transactions, and transfer value. Generally, cryptocurrencies are considered to be decentralized. Cryptocurrency should not be confused with virtual currency which is a type of digital money that is usually controlled by its creators or developers. Some examples of virtual currency are gametime in World of Warcraft, ROBUX in Roblox, reward points programs, or Ripple, all of which can be exchanged for currency or cash value, but are not considered cryptocurrency because they are centalized and controlled/issued by a single entity.
Monero is one of many cryptocurrencies currently available. Other examples are Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Dash, Zcash, etc, but nearly all other cryptocurrencies lack features that make them a true money (most importantly @fungability which is a requirement for it to be a @store-of-value).
Monero is one of many cryptocurrencies currently available. Other examples are Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Dash, Zcash, etc, but nearly all other cryptocurrencies lack features that make them a true money (most importantly @fungibility which is a requirement for it to be a store-of-value).
Not all cryptocurrencies operate the same, but they usually share the properties of @decentralization, encryption, and the ability to send and receive transactions. Most are irreversible, pseudonymous, global, and permissionless. Most aim to be a @store-of-value or be digital cash that allows you to transact.
Not all cryptocurrencies operate the same, but they usually share the properties of decentralization, encryption, and the ability to send and receive transactions. Most are irreversible, pseudonymous, global, and permissionless. Most aim to be a store-of-value or be digital cash that allows you to transact.
Most cryptocurrencies (including Monero) use a distributed ledger (called a @blockchain) to keep track of previous transactions . The blockchain serves to tell other users on the network that transactions have happened. There are many different ways for cryptocurrencies to create their blockchain, and not all are the same. Monero uses @proof-of-work to craft blocks, where other cryptocurrencies may use proof-of-stake or other consolidated methods.
Most cryptocurrencies (including Monero) use a distributed ledger (called a @blockchain) to keep track of previous transactions. The blockchain serves to tell other users on the network that transactions have happened. There are many different ways for cryptocurrencies to create their blockchain, and not all are the same. Monero uses proof-of-work to craft blocks, where other cryptocurrencies may use proof-of-stake or other consolidated methods.
Ultimately, cryptocurrency is an attempt to create @trustless value; that is free from borders, governments, and banks. Whether that be to transact or to be digital gold is up to the users of each.
Ultimately, cryptocurrency is an attempt to create trustless value; that is free from borders, governments, and banks. Whether that be to transact or to be digital gold is up to the users of each.
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