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## Proof of Work
* CryptoNight
* may change in the future
* v0 since block height 0
* v1 since block height 1546000 (forked on 2018-04-06)
* Changes every ~6 months to discourage ASIC-s
## Difficulty retarget
* every block
* based on the last 720 blocks, excluding 20% of the timestamp outliers
* based on the last 720 blocks (24h), excluding 20% of the timestamp outliers
## Block time
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## Block reward
* smoothly decreasing and subject to penalties for blocks greater then median size of the last 100 blocks (M100)
* ~6 XMR as of Dec 2017; for the current reward check the coinbase transaction of the [latest block](https://moneroblocks.info/)
* ~4 XMR as of Aug 2018; for the current reward check the coinbase transaction of the [latest block](https://moneroblocks.info/)
## Block size
* dynamic
* maximum of two times the median size of the last 100 blocks (2 * M100)
* ~150KB as of Dec 2017; check [the latest block size](https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/monero-size.html#3m)
* ~100KB as of Aug 2018; check [the latest block size](https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/monero-size.html#3m)
## Emission curve
### Main emission
* first, the main emission is about to produce ~18.132 million coins by the end of May 2022
* as of Dec 2017 the emission is about 30 XMR per 10 minutes
* as of Aug 2018 the emission is about 20 XMR per 10 minutes
* see [charts and details](https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/512kwh/useful_for_learning_about_monero_coin_emission/)
### Tail emission
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## Max supply
* ~18.132 million XMR + 0.6 XMR per 2 minutes
* technically infinite
* practically might be deflationary if accounted for lost coins
* technically infinite but practicaly deflationary if accounted for lost coins
## Sender privacy
* ring signatures
* assurance: probabilistic / plausible deniability
## Recipient privacy
* stealth addresses
* assurance: strong
## Amount privacy
* ring confidential transactions
* assurance: strong
## IP address privacy
* not built in - please use TOR or I2P
* there is an ongoing effort to integrate I2P into Monero - the Kovri project
* there is an ongoing effort to integrate I2P into Monero - the [Kovri](https://github.com/monero-project/kovri) project
* assurance: none at the moment - please use TOR or I2P