* Monero had no premine or instamine * Monero did not sell any token * Monero had no presale of any kind

* CryptoNight * may change in the future

* every block * based on the last 720 blocks, excluding 20% of the timestamp outliers

* 2 minutes * may change in the future as long as emission curve is preserved

* smoothly decreasing and subject to penalties for blocks greater than median size of the last 100 blocks (M100) * see the [latest block](https://moneroblocks.info/) coinbase transaction amount for current reward

* dynamic, maximum of 2 * M100

* first, main curve: ~18.132 million coins by the end of May 2022 * then, tail curve: 0.6 XMR per 2-minute block, kicks in once main emission is done, translates to <1% inflation decreasing over time * see [charts and details](https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/512kwh/useful_for_learning_about_monero_coin_emission/)

* infinite

* Ring signatures

* Stealth addresses

* Ring confidential transactions