Welcome to the Monero syllabus! Monero starts with many of the same principles of Bitcoin and takes privacy and decentralization further. However, unlike many projects, Monero is not based on Bitcoin’s code. It was instead forked from CryptoNote, which was created in early 2014.
Monero is one of the largest open-source projects in the world, with over 12,500 commits by over 300 contributors at the time of writing.
As the internet becomes more cloud-based, we find our data often ending up in the hands of others. For example, your search history being used to help companies sell you targeted products.
Luckily, we have companies like DuckDuckGo that help you take back your privacy. Monero does the same, because Bitcoin and other protocols pose a similar threat to privacy: what if your family, friends and government could trace all of your transactions? Monero aims to solve this problem by creating a protocol based specifically, on privacy and security.
Here is a high-level overview infographic of Monero. The remainder of this syllabus will go more in-depth on these components, help you purchase Moneroj, and give speculation on the future of Monero.
