Monero presentation in 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Not all information may be factual.

1. SECURE. PRIVATE. UNTRACEABLE.
Cologne, Germany

2. Welcome
Justin Ehrenhofer
Finance
Management Information Systems
/u/SamsungGalaxyPlayer or sgp_
CryptoUMN.com

3. People Started Adding Tools to Bitcoin

4. People Started Adding Tools to Bitcoin

5. People Started Adding Tools to Bitcoin

6. The Monero Difference
SENDER RECEIVER
RING
SIGNATURES
STEALTH
ADDRESSES
AMOUNT TRANSACTION
BROADCAST
ɱ
KOVRI
(I2P ROUTER)
RING CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTIONS (RINGCT)

7. Ring Signatures & RingCT
8 (Tx ID hng6iwfumwf8)
9 (Tx ID cb8vqfi8dfj65f)
1 (Tx ID e4hn4ifqyd5ed)
3 (Tx ID wb4f5hdfdicnd)
4 (Tx ID nh5nogsefwjw)
6 (Tx ID ybwnng8nengf)
2 (Tx ID eshgni5lsvnf74)
5 (Tx ID fgwinw3fwtk54)
7 (Tx ID e4bgn8flwwrj8)
10 (Tx ID fnidmfnu3dm8)
11 (Tx ID twv8mf8dnfas)
13 (Tx ID 7nr8mrjffijdtm)
12 (Tx ID h5o8mfdngkd)
14 (Tx ID f8n8madkrjmd)
15 (Tx ID wn3f4diiijffwn)
16 (Tx ID 5 f8wnfdmmii)
17 (Tx ID h8fn5mdfi4w)
18 (Tx ID n48gfwmfdki)
20 (Tx ID t4vn8lf8djer4)
19 (Tx ID fnidmnfdsam)
21 (Tx ID 4f5f8njdoam4)
BLOCKCHAIN
8 (Tx ID hng6iwfumwf8)
5 (Tx ID fgwinw3fwtk54)
11 (Tx ID twv8mf8dnfas)
15 (Tx ID wn3f4diiijffwn)
18 (Tx ID n48gfwmfdki)
21 (Tx ID 4f5f8njdoam4)

8. Ring Signatures & RingCT
Ringsize=6
INPUTSMinimumSeptember2017*
MinimumToday
5 (Tx ID fgwinw3fwtk54)
8 (Tx ID hng6iwfumwf8)
11 (Tx ID twv8mf8dnfas)
15 (Tx ID wn3f4diiijffwn)
18 (Tx ID n48gfwmfdki)
21 (Tx ID 4f5f8njdoam4) key image

9. 5 (Tx ID fgwinw3fwtk54)5 (Tx ID fgwinw3fwtk54)
8 (Tx ID hng6iwfumwf8)
11 (Tx ID twv8mf8dnfas)
15 (Tx ID wn3f4diiijffwn)
18 (Tx ID n48gfwmfdki)
21 (Tx ID 4f5f8njdoam4)
Ring Signatures & RingCT
Ringsize=6
INPUTSMinimumSeptember2017*
MinimumToday
8 (Tx ID hng6iwfumwf8)
11 (Tx ID twv8mf8dnfas)
15 (Tx ID wn3f4diiijffwn)
18 (Tx ID n48gfwmfdki)
21 (Tx ID 4f5f8njdoam4) key image
RingCT ring signature,
signs difference
between commitments
? XMR
Pedersen commitment
rCT = x*G + a*H(G)
Commitment
public key
Random Number Actual Amount

10. Ring Signatures & RingCT
5
8
11
15
18
21
INPUTS
NewerOlder
Coinbase Transaction
(New Money)
Input Actually
Spent
Someone Else
Borrowed Input

11. How Inputs Are Selected
AT LAUNCH
CURRENT (IMPROVED TRIANGULAR DISTRIBUTION)
IDEAL
ENTIRE BLOCKCHAIN
Time Since Last Spent

12. ORIGIN
NODE
12.154.85.166
LOGGING
NODE
Tx ID: 375wd4h

13. ORIGIN
NODE
3dsnf28.i2p
LOGGING
NODE
Tx ID: 375wd4h

14. Stealth Addresses
OUTPUTS
? XMR
Back to Sender
To Receiver
INPUTS
100 XMR
OR
hfk5yndjdmnfirwm5dnu
7yf8dji8fbwb4f5hdfdicnd
ey5f8ne58nh5nogsefwjw
58fmd8jhybwnng8nengf
5hfnq835hng6iwfumwf8
3348dqnqcb8vqfi8dfj65f
Commitment public key

15. Summary
5 (Tx ID fgwinw3fwtk54)
8 (Tx ID hng6iwfumwf8)
11 (Tx ID twv8mf8dnfas)
15 (Tx ID wn3f4diiijffwn)
18 (Tx ID n48gfwmfdki)
21 (Tx ID 4f5f8njdoam4)
? XMR
hfk5yndjdmnfirwm5dnu
7yf8dji8fbwb4f5hdfdicnd
ey5f8ne58nh5nogsefwjw
58fmd8jhybwnng8nengf
5hfnq835hng6iwfumwf8
3348dqnqcb8vqfi8dfj65f
Commitment public key

16. Mandatory Privacy
Source: MoneroBlocks.info 24 Feb 2016
Source: zcha.in 15 March 2017

17. A Brief History
Launched
April 2014
All Tx Private
March 2016
Attacked
September 2014
GUI Beta 1
December 2016
RingCT
January 2017

18. The Infamous GUI

19. MyMonero Lightweight Wallet

20. Regulatory Compliance and Transparency
A view key is used to
reveal all transactions for
a Monero account, or just
the key for a single
transaction
Transparency
View keys can be given to
selected parties, or can be
made public
Selected Parties
By publishing their view
key, charities can invite
easy public oversight
Charities
Children can be given
their own accounts, and
parents can monitor their
spending
Parents
(with the View Key)

21. Monero Limitations

22. Ongoing Development
Multisig Sub-Addresses Translations
Lightweight
Wallet
Website
Redesign
RingCT
Optimizations

23. Hardfork Schedule
September 18th*
• Mandatory RingCT
• Minimum ringsize ≥5
• Fluffy blocks (in testing now)
• Improved input selection algorithm
January April September

24. Community Growth

25. Community Growth

26. Thank You!
monero.stackexchange.com
getmonero.org
/r/Monero
justin@ehrenhofer.org