--- layout: default title: titles.whatismonero permalink: /get-started/what-is-monero/index.html --- <div class="site-wrap"> <section class="container"> <div class="row"> <section class="container about-monero full col-xs-12"> <div class="info-block"> <div class="row center-xs"> <div class="col"><h2>{% t what-is-monero.need-to-know %}</h2></div> </div> <div class="row middle-xs info-block-row private"> <div class="col-lg-7 col-md-6 col-sm-8 col-xs-12 why-text"> <h3>{% t what-is-monero.leading %}</h3> <p>{% t what-is-monero.leading_para1 %}</p> <p>{% t what-is-monero.leading_para2 %}</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-5 col-md-6 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 last-sm first-xs center-xs"> <img src="/img/crypto-lock.png" alt="Encrypted lock" class="main-icon"> </div> </div> <div class="row middle-xs info-block-row"> <div class="col-lg-5 col-md-6 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 center-xs"> <img src="/img/monero-classified.png" alt="Classified document" class="main-icon"> </div> <div class="col-lg-7 col-md-6 col-sm-8 col-xs-12 why-text"> <h3>{% t what-is-monero.confidential %}</h3> <p>{% t what-is-monero.confidential_para1 %}</p> <p>{% t what-is-monero.confidential_para2 %}</p> <p>{% t what-is-monero.confidential_para3 %} <a href="https://getkovri.org/">{% t what-is-monero.confidential_para4 %}</a>{% t what-is-monero.confidential_para5 %}</p> </div> </div> <div class="row middle-xs info-block-row"> <div class="col-lg-7 col-md-6 col-sm-8 col-xs-12 why-text"> <h3>{% t what-is-monero.grassroots %}</h3> <p>{% t what-is-monero.grassroots_para1 %} <a href="https://www.openhub.net/p/monero" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">{% t what-is-monero.grassroots_para2 %}</a> {% t what-is-monero.grassroots_para3 %}</p> <p>{% t what-is-monero.grassroots_para4 %}</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-5 col-md-6 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 last-sm first-xs center-xs"> <img src="/img/academic-growth.png" alt="Academic growth" class="main-icon"> </div> </div> <div class="row middle-xs info-block-row"> <div class="col-lg-5 col-md-6 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 center-xs"> <img src="/img/monero-electronic-cash.png" alt="Electronic cash" class="main-icon"> </div> <div class="col-lg-7 col-md-6 col-sm-8 col-xs-12 why-text"> <h3>{% t what-is-monero.electronic %}</h3> <p>{% t what-is-monero.electronic_para1 %}</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="full col-xs-12 monero-vid"> <div class="info-block"> <div class="row center-xs"> <div class="col"><h2>{% t what-is-monero.videos %}</h2></div> </div> <div class="row center-xs"> <div class="col-xs-12 carousel-container"> <ul class="carousel my-carousel"> <input class="carousel-activator" type="radio" id="A" name="activator" checked="checked"/> <input class="carousel-activator" type="radio" id="B" name="activator"/> <input class="carousel-activator" type="radio" id="C" name="activator"/> <input class="carousel-activator" type="radio" id="D" name="activator"/> <div class="carousel-controls"> <label class="carousel-control carousel-control-backward" for="D"></label> <label class="carousel-control carousel-control-forward" for="B"></label> </div> <div class="carousel-controls"> <label class="carousel-control carousel-control-backward" for="A"></label> <label class="carousel-control carousel-control-forward" for="C"></label> </div> <div class="carousel-controls"> <label class="carousel-control carousel-control-backward" for="B"></label> <label class="carousel-control carousel-control-forward" for="D"></label> </div> <div class="carousel-controls"> <label class="carousel-control carousel-control-backward" for="C"></label> <label class="carousel-control carousel-control-forward" for="A"></label> </div> <li class="carousel-slide ms"> <h3>Monero Promo</h3> <video controls poster="/img/monero-community.png" onclick="this.paused ? this.play() : this.pause();" preload="none"> <source src="/media/Monero_Promo.m4v"> </video> </li> <li class="carousel-slide"> <h3>Monero: The Essentials</h3> <video controls poster="/img/monero-cash-video-poster.png" onclick="this.paused ? this.play() : this.pause();" preload="none"> <source src="/media/Monero%20-%20The%20Essentials.m4v"> </video> </li> <li class="carousel-slide"> <h3>Stealth Addresses</h3> <video controls poster="/img/stealth-address-poster.png" onclick="this.paused ? this.play() : this.pause();" preload="none"> <source src="/media/Monero%20-%20Stealth%20Addresses.m4v"> </video> </li> <li class="carousel-slide"> <h3>Ring Signatures</h3> <video controls poster="/img/ring-signatures-poster.png" onclick="this.paused ? this.play() : this.pause();" preload="none"> <source src="/media/Monero%20-%20Ring%20Signatures.m4v"> </video> </li> <li class="carousel-slide"> <h3>RingCT</h3> <video controls poster="/img/ringct-poster.png" onclick="this.paused ? this.play() : this.pause();" preload="none"> <source src="/media/Monero%20-%20RingCT.m4v"> </video> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </section> </div> <div class="untranslated {% t what-is-monero.translated %}"> <p>{% t global.untranslated %} <a class="untranslated-link" href="https://github.com/monero-project/monero-site/blob/master/README.md">README</a>.</p> </div>