global: date: '%Y/%m/%d' monero: Monero getting_started: Getting Started copyright: Copyright monero_project: The Monero Project wiki: Moneropedia terms: Terms privacy: Privacy copyright: Copyright menu: forum: Forum blog: Blog knowledge_base: Knowledge Base community: Community bitcointalk: Bitcointalk Thread reddit: Reddit allblog: All Blog Posts devdiaries: Dev Diaries missives: Monero Missives uncategorised: Uncategorized choose: How to Choose a Monero Client running: How to Run a Monero Node donations: Donating and Sponsorships downloads: All Monero Downloads merchants: Merchants and Services Directory accepting: Accepting Monero Payments about: About Monero people: The People Behind Monero userguides: User Guides developerguides: Developer Guides goals: Design & Development Goals openalias: The OpenAlias Project lab: Monero Research Lab alternative: Alternative Clients projects: External Projects irc: IRC on Freenode irc-general: "#monero (General)" irc-development: "#monero-dev (Development)" irc-trading: "#monero-otc (OTC Trading)" irc-markets: "#monero-markets (Markets)" irc-mining: "#monero-pools (Mining)" index: page_title: "Monero - secure, private, untraceable" what_is_1: What is what_is_2: " ?" what_is_orange_block: "Monero is a secure, private, untraceable currency that is open-source and freely available to all." what_is_text_block_1: "You are your own bank, you control and are responsible for your funds, and nobody can trace your transfers." what_is_text_block_2: "Want to find out more? An overview of Monero's main features are below, and if you'd like to try Monero for yourself the" what_is_text_block_3: "Getting Started" what_is_text_block_4: "section is an excellent launching point." news: News the_latest: The Latest private: Private secure: Secure untraceable: Untraceable private_text: "Monero uses a cryptographically sound system to allow you to send and receive funds without your @transactions being easily revealed on the @blockchain (the distributed ledger of transactions). This ensures that your purchases, receipts, and all transfers remain absolutely private by default." untraceable_text: "By taking advantage of @ring-signatures, a special property of certain types of cryptography, Monero is able to ensure that transactions are not only untraceable, but have an optional measure of ambiguity that ensures that transactions cannot easily be tied back to an individual user or computer." secure_text: "Using the power of a distributed peer-to-peer @consensus network every transaction is cryptographically secured. Individual @accounts have a 25 word @mnemonic-seed displayed when created, and can be written down to backup the @account. Account files are encrypted with a passphrase to ensure they are useless if stolen." how_do_i_1: "How do I " how_do_i_2: " ?" get_started: get started get_started_1: "The fastest way to start using Monero is by using a web @account manager such as " mymonero: "MyMonero" get_started_2: "." get_started_3: "Alternatively, if you would like to run a [full Monero node](/getting-started/running) you can download the client and a kick-starter @blockchain (to bring your local client up to speed) using the download link on the right." where_can_i: Where can I download_1: download download_2: " ?" different_os: "Need it for a different operating system?" all_downloads: View all available downloads here c_download: Download monero_for: Monero for latest_blockchain: Latest @Blockchain blog: title_1: All title_2: Blog title_3: Posts tagged: Tagged under author: Posted by forum: Click here to join the discussion for this entry on the Monero Forum tags: all: Articles by Tag notags: There are no posts for this tag.