Mmastodon BusinessFinance first seen 16 h ago, last 7 h ago, peak #1
Monero privacy claims challenged: someone may already see your payments
Original: You send a private Monero payment at 11pm, satisfied that no one can see it. And someone already can. https:// theunhack
A new write-up argues that Monero, long treated as the go-to private cryptocurrency, may not be as anonymous as users assume. The author describes a scenario in which someone running nodes can observe supposedly private payments, undermining the common belief that transactions are invisible to outsiders. The piece is drawing attention from privacy-coin and self-custody communities who debate how real the exposure risk is.
Why now: Claims that Monero's core privacy promise is breakable strike directly at the main reason people hold it, so the crypto community is debating the finding.
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Evidence
- You send a private Monero payment at 11pm, satisfied that no one can see it. And someone already can. https:// theunhacked.com/m067-01-monero -node-logic/ # finance # crypto # selfcustody · theunhacked@mastodon.world · 3
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