• Five@slrpnk.netOP
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    Monero is still built on the blockchain. Using Monero for privacy is like playing casino blackjack as a monetary investment because the odds are better than the lottery.

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      Yes, it is built on a blockchain. It’s a blockchain specifically designed to completely hide the sender of a transaction, the recipient of said transaction, and the amount of that transaction. And cannot be even broken with quantum computing.

      Edit: I should stand corrected. Parts of it are already quantum proof. Other parts can still be unraveled with a quantum computer, but there is work already in progress to fix that for future transactions.

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          Cryptography (math) papers, are, in fact, the source of all truth.

          If you don’t like crypto it’s okay, but don’t spread undocumented fear.

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            Maybe that’s why there so little overlap between respected cryptography researchers and crypto developers?

            If you like tipping sex workers online it’s okay, but don’t spread a documented scam.

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                  Now your talking out of both sides of a issue, it’s problem is that it isn’t traceable but also that it’s too traceable?

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                    Yes. It is untraceable to the people who are harmed by it, yet traceable to the powerful actors from whom it claims to protect. Your claims that Monero is fit for opposing state-level actors originate from salespeople, not scientists.

                    You’re replying to my comment that Monero is a scam. Your assertion that I prove it is untraceable is a non sequitur.