CryptoNote

CryptoNote
Original author(s)	Nicolas van Saberhagen
Repository	github.com/cryptonotefoundation/cryptonote ;
Written in	C++
Operating system	Windows, Unix-like, OS X
Type	Cryptocurrency, anonymity
License	MIT License
Website	cryptonote.org[dead link]

CryptoNote is an application layer protocol designed for use with cryptocurrencies that aims to solve specific problems identified in Bitcoin.^[1] Namely:

Traceability of transactions
The proof-of-work function (see Bitcoin network)
Irregular emission
Hardcoded constants
Bulky scripts

The protocol powers several decentralized privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies, including Bytecoin (BCN) the first cryptocurrency to adopt CryptoNote^[2]^[3]^[4] (forked from amjuarez Bytecoin account on Github repository^[5]), Monero and MobileCoin.^[6]^[7]

Nothing is known about the original author of CryptoNote, "Nicolas van Saberhagen."^[8]

References

^ "CryptoNote v 2.0" (PDF). cryptonote.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2018-12-21. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2020-10-28 suggested (help)
^ "Bytecoin first cryptocurrency to implement CryptoNote - Cointelegraph".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Crypto Research, Data, and Tools". messari.io. Retrieved 2021-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Exclusive Interview with Bytecoin and Cryptonote Platform". Bitcoinist.com. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
^ cryptonotefoundation (2021-05-08), cryptonotefoundation/cryptonote, retrieved 2021-05-08
^ "Forkmaps". forkmaps. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
^ "Signal Adds Payments—With a Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrency". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
^ "Meet North Korea and Lana Del Rey's new favorite cryptocurrency". The Daily Dot. 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-12-21.

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[:0-1] "CryptoNote v 2.0" (PDF). cryptonote.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2018-12-21. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2020-10-28 suggested (help)

[2] "Bytecoin first cryptocurrency to implement CryptoNote - Cointelegraph".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Crypto Research, Data, and Tools". messari.io. Retrieved 2021-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "Exclusive Interview with Bytecoin and Cryptonote Platform". Bitcoinist.com. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2021-05-12.

[5] ryptonotefoundation (2021-05-08), cryptonotefoundation/cryptonote, retrieved 2021-05-08

[:3-6] "Forkmaps". forkmaps. Retrieved 2019-03-21.

[7] "Signal Adds Payments—With a Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrency". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-04-09.

[8] "Meet North Korea and Lana Del Rey's new favorite cryptocurrency". The Daily Dot. 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-12-21.

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