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                            <h1 id="main-h1">Monero</h1>
                            <h2 id="main-h2">Private Digital Currency</h2>
                            <p id="main-text">Monero is a secure, private, and untraceable cryptocurrency. It is open-source and accessible to all. With Monero, you are your own bank. Only 
                            you control and are responsible for your funds. Your accounts 
                            and transactions are kept private from prying eyes.</p>
                            <p><a href="/get-started/using/" class="btn-link btn-auto btn-primary">Get Started</a></p>
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                        <div class="col"><h2>Why Monero is different</h2></div>
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                            <h3>Monero is secure.</h3>
                                <p>Monero is a decentralized cryptocurrency, meaning secure digital cash powered by an open network of users. Transactions are confirmed by distributed consensus, and then immutably recorded on the blockchain. You are the bank - no one knows how much you have or how you spend it. </p>
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                            <h3>Monero is private.</h3>
                            <p>Monero uses ring signatures and ring confidential transactions to obfuscate the amounts, origins, and destinations of all transactions. Monero provides all the benefits of a decentralized cryptocurrency, without any of the privacy concessions. </p>
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                            <h3>Monero is untraceable.</h3>
                            <p>Sending and receiving addresses as well as transacted amounts are obfuscated by default. Transactions on the Monero blockchain cannot be linked to a particular user or real-world identity.</p>
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                            <h3>Monero is fungible.</h3>
                            <p> Monero is fungible because it is private by default. This means no one can tell one Monero from another Monero. Monero will never be blacklisted by exchanges or vendors because there is no association to previous transactions.</p>
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                            <div class="col"><h2>Downloads</h2></div>
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                                    <p><a href="/downloads#windows" class="btn-link btn-fixed"><span class="icon-windows"></span>Monero for Windows</a></p>
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                                    <p><a href="/downloads#mac" class="btn-link btn-fixed"><span class="icon-apple"></span>Monero for Mac</a></p>
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                                    <p><a href="/downloads#linux" class="btn-link btn-fixed"><span class="icon-linux"></span>Monero for Linux</a></p>
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                                    <p><a href="/downloads#source" class="btn-link btn-fixed"><span class="icon-blockchain"></span>Latest Blockchain</a></p>
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                                <div class="col-xs-12"><p class="main-downloads">Need it for a different operating system? <a href="/downloads/">View all available downloads here.</a></p>
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                                    <p><a href="/blog/">More news</a></p>
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                                <h2>Moneropedia</h2>
                                <p class="main-resources">An open encyclopedia which demystifies Monero and cryptocurrency.  Here you will find an alphabetical guide to terms and their meanings from both the Monero and Kovri projects.</p>
                                <p><a href="/resources/moneropedia/" class="btn-link btn-auto">Read Moneropedia</a></p>
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                                <h2>User Guides</h2>
                                <p class="main-resources">Step-by-step guides to all things Monero are separated by category and cover everything from creating a wallet, recovering a wallet, and even how to edit this website.</p>
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                                <h2>FAQ</h2>
                                <p class="main-resources">We've heard a lot of questions over the years and have compiled, for your convenience, a thorough and varied FAQ. Don't worry, if your questions are not on here, you can always ask the community.</p>
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