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< h1 id = "technical-specs" > Technical Specs< / h1 >
< h2 id = "no-premine-no-instamine-no-token" > No premine, no instamine, no token< / h2 >
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< li > Monero had no premine or instamine< / li >
< li > Monero did not sell any token< / li >
< li > Monero had no presale of any kind< / li >
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< h2 id = "proof-of-work" > Proof of Work< / h2 >
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< li > CryptoNight< / li >
< li > may change in the future< / li >
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< h2 id = "difficulty-retarget" > Difficulty retarget< / h2 >
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< li > every block< / li >
< li > based on the last 720 blocks, excluding 20% of the timestamp outliers< / li >
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< li > 2 minutes< / li >
< li > may change in the future as long as emission curve is preserved< / li >
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< h2 id = "block-reward" > Block reward< / h2 >
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< li > ~6 XMR as of Dec 2017, see the < a href = "https://moneroblocks.info/" > latest block< / a > coinbase transaction amount for current reward< / li >
< li > smoothly decreasing and subject to penalties for blocks greater then median size of the last 100 blocks (M100)< / li >
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< li > dynamic, maximum of two times median size of the last 100 blocks (2 * M100)< / li >
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< h2 id = "emission-curve" > Emission curve< / h2 >
< p > < strong > Main curve< / strong > < / p >
< p > First, the main emission is about to produce ~18.132 million coins by the end of May 2022.< / p >
< p > As of Dec 2017 the emission is about 30 XMR per 10 minutes.< / p >
< p > See < a href = "https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/512kwh/useful_for_learning_about_monero_coin_emission/" > charts and details< / a > .< / p >
< p > < strong > Tail curve< / strong > < / p >
< p > The tail emission kicks in once main emission is done.< / p >
< p > It will produce 0.6 XMR per 2-minute block.< / p >
< p > This translates to < 1% inflation decreasing over time.< / p >
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< li > infinite< / li >
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< li > Ring signatures< / li >
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< li > Stealth addresses< / li >
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