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2026-11-09 18:27:10 UTC

Pixel 7a on #GrapheneOS here
Is the Motorola Signature 27 worth CHF 1899 for MTE and updates till 2033?
@npub1235…0ht5

2026-11-09 15:00:02 UTC

SIM swapping: an attacker convinces your carrier they are you
They take your number, reset your accounts via SMS
Move 2FA off SMS now

2026-11-09 09:37:55 UTC

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https://download.torproject.org/tor-browser-for-android/

2026-11-09 09:35:58 UTC

Next version of @npub1zcq…e6z2 will include Tor integration! 🧅
For the best experience, @monostr will automatically work with your installed Tor Browser ( @npub1y8a…5cy0 ) to open links privately and securely.

2026-11-09 06:49:55 UTC

https://media.monostr.com/726ea9ee3b7f7d7bc63896c60aab4f9a69d3bcd45db5ad2743924907720faf7f.png
https://media.monostr.com/f0afdfc7daf7032b922e0a243571d799090449b0e5376c592279319e0e2b9689.jpg

2026-11-09 06:45:37 UTC

https://media.monostr.com/49e854467af6d1b41c73e266a9c0ee0e9f4165b8233b7de216de8c2d2ff38815.jpg

2026-11-09 02:47:01 UTC

A Monero wallet you don’t control the keys to is not your wallet
Not your keys, not your coins

2026-11-08 18:46:33 UTC

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🙏🏻 Thank you very much. Very happy you like it.

2026-11-08 17:02:07 UTC

👇🏻
#nevent1q…fmzg

2026-11-08 12:55:11 UTC

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🙏🏻

2026-11-08 12:12:29 UTC

nostr.build accepts Monero
👇🏻
#nevent1q…2u6t

2026-11-07 19:22:02 UTC

“Can I pay with Monero?”
“Sir, this is a McDonald's restaurant.”
“I see. Can I pay with McMonero?”

2026-11-07 19:05:09 UTC

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like this

2026-11-07 18:29:18 UTC

https://media.monostr.com/3227e4c5510548ec56bdd249dcf9e02c36f7c89627be85243cb6cd852e6951c9.jpg

2026-11-07 15:31:01 UTC

Working on Tor integration for @npub1zcq…e6z2 ...

2026-11-07 02:47:02 UTC

You can buy Monero without KYC
https://kycnot.me/?categories=exchange&currency-mode=or&currencies=xmr lists exchanges and services that don’t demand your ID

2026-11-06 20:58:49 UTC

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🙏🏻

2026-11-06 20:58:28 UTC

“The first Motorola device to support @npub1235…0ht5, a privacy and security-focused mobile operating system.”
https://motorolanews.com/motorola-signature-27-2/

2026-11-06 16:28:43 UTC

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src https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/monero-transactions.html#3m

2026-11-06 16:28:32 UTC

Monero txs today
30,630

2026-11-06 11:57:08 UTC

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Src
Official Monero docs
(Oct 2026)
full node ~265 GiB
pruned ~105 GiB
monerica.com
blockchain size overview
(Oct 2026)
Historical data points from Monero Stack Exchange, community reports and older growth stats (2014–2022)

2026-11-06 11:55:34 UTC

Monero blockchain size by year
2014: 1.5 GB
2015: 2.3 GB
2016: 3.7 GB
2017: 28 GB
2018: 50 GB
2019: 56 GB
2020: 68 GB
2021: 85 GB
2022: 120 GB
2023: 160 GB
2024: 200 GB
2025: 240 GB
2026: 265 GB
12+ years of private-by-default transactions
A full node still fits easily on a single 500 GB SSD (pruned ~105 GB)

2026-11-06 11:06:28 UTC

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💪🏻

2026-11-06 10:47:01 UTC

Should have used Monero

2026-11-06 10:39:05 UTC

Monero devs have been waiting two weeks for Anthropic to review their OSS scanner application.
Still no response.
Open-source deserves better support.
https://github.com/anthropics/oss-scanner/pull/1092

2026-11-06 01:47:01 UTC

Technology should empower people, not profile them

2026-11-05 20:22:40 UTC

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src https://xnologin.com/AndroidAuth/status/2118328358702559707?a=hN7ncS1KsTC7NuLnh30

2026-11-05 20:21:46 UTC

$ 1,600 for Motorola Signature 27?
I think I'll wait a little longer until the price comes down.

2026-11-05 15:47:01 UTC

Your browser is the most data-leaking app you use daily
Every tab, every search, every click
logged, profiled, sold

2026-11-05 12:26:05 UTC

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Looks better now ;)
https://media.monostr.com/bd8dcf588865a5dc7cc7623da0cbb25c80c9eac7366b2c8e20db28d533505709.jpg

2026-11-05 12:06:35 UTC

Expensive earrings
https://media.monostr.com/94ccb683f7dd275d473b761f515e249ab1b956b71c8ba612b946ebd91ae10e59.jpg
https://media.monostr.com/46972339b1ebde013ac6eae99a9bfe54875f35c1c854d07e4e30bff4249f4635.jpg

2026-11-05 05:54:59 UTC

New simulations suggest a subnet-based attacker can't perform the Nyx eclipse attack. Developers are discussing alternative fixes and want one merged before the next Monero release.
#nevent1q…2c27

2026-11-05 05:54:19 UTC

Rucknium is researching selfish mining and “Share or Perish” and writing up open questions, methods and future research plans.
#nevent1q…ytvd

2026-11-05 05:53:37 UTC

A bug can freeze Monero's initial sync after block sizes grow too much. A fix is ready and will be submitted soon.
#nevent1q…cvkv

2026-11-05 05:53:00 UTC

Tevador reviewed the Carrot code and will bring the `enote_type` update to Jamtis too.
#nevent1q…zx4f

2026-11-05 05:52:00 UTC

Monero got 8 audit offers. The team is checking auditor experience and aims to decide next meeting. Multiple auditors may be chosen.
#nevent1q…23mk

2026-11-05 05:00:01 UTC

Mullvad, IVPN or Nym doesn’t require an account
Pay with cash or Monero and get a code
No email. No identity.

2026-11-04 21:55:40 UTC

Wanna know why you should use Monero?
Study Bitcoin 👇🏻
https://bitcoin.org/en/protect-your-privacy

2026-11-04 16:48:19 UTC

#nostrde
https://media.monostr.com/c385699766bf839404eec0079625cb0c40b03477e8a7b7b9f56078f57b7ec2ea.jpg

2026-11-04 12:21:56 UTC

Netherlands to scare people away from using open source privacy projects #GrapheneOS @npub1235…0ht5
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/paniek-in-onderwereld-politie-valt-massaal-binnen-op-zoek-naar-google-pixel-telefoons~a6b87c33/

2026-11-04 12:00:01 UTC

The question isn’t “am I interesting enough to be surveilled?”
It’s “do I consent to being profiled?”

2026-11-04 10:54:12 UTC

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😎

2026-11-04 06:19:53 UTC

Monero Transactions
Today: 32,406
https://media.monostr.com/35e387d35acdfb272f1235730cb91c8adb28ace27117669fdd43219288913c95.jpg

2026-11-04 06:17:05 UTC

https://xnologin.com/SeraiDEX/status/2117640873525797187?a=AwPpjwG0BjDEJnmgXIg
https://media.monostr.com/0b4ee1dc5ad917a282a66d95a35e5170e7b5004de258bd5309d1be9e3bfdbcce.jpg

2026-11-04 01:00:01 UTC

True fungibility protects everyone, from a tiny criminal minority to the honest masses
Strip privacy from money and you don't stop crooks, you cage everyone

2026-11-03 22:01:08 UTC

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Ich nutze Monero.com, Monfluo, monerujo und Cake Wallet.

2026-11-03 14:21:01 UTC

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Bookmarked. Will take a look. Thanks.

2026-11-03 09:48:51 UTC

#Nostr with #Monero tips
👉🏻 @npub1zcq…e6z2

2026-11-03 07:32:32 UTC

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src
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/XMRUSD/
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/BTCUSD/
https://coinranking.com/coin/3mVx2FX_iJFp5+monero-xmr/historical-data?unit=weeks
https://coinranking.com/coin/Qwsogvtv82FCd+bitcoin-btc/historical-data?unit=weeks
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/monero/btc

2026-11-03 07:30:31 UTC

XMR/BTC in last 12 months
0.0032 > 0.0079 ₿ (+149%)
$XMR $BTC
https://media.monostr.com/975b44aeddcc27801a47c086eed3832b25b436c2e43d7bd69a7222d35a2e5920.png

2026-11-03 05:37:35 UTC

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My favorite desktop wallet for Monero

2026-11-02 23:47:01 UTC

Monero subaddresses: generate a unique address per sender
No two payments can be linked to the same wallet from the outside
Enabled by default

2026-11-02 18:57:03 UTC

👇🏻
#nevent1q…86nx

2026-11-02 18:20:42 UTC

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Maybe @npub1zcq…e6z2 is something for the news.

2026-11-02 17:58:45 UTC

https://media.monostr.com/b3bf47c117d33814a68d364575cc13837bf761d4664f1317796fa3af8198a14e.jpg

2026-11-02 14:00:01 UTC

Your phone is a tracking device that also makes calls
Location, contacts, apps, usage
all harvested

2026-11-02 11:49:36 UTC

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Fair point “provably” was maybe too strong. An audit only shows the auditor found nothing atm. For Mullvad the stronger evidence is the 2023 police raid that left with nothing and that’s still evidence, not proof.
On HydraVeil: separating identities with different fingerprints and operators is a good idea. But it doesn’t remove trust either, it spreads it across node operators. Which is kind of my point: you never get rid of trust, you only choose where to put it.

2026-11-02 08:40:34 UTC

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Both audited from Cure53, Mullvad also from Assured and X41 D-Sec

2026-11-02 06:39:27 UTC

https://media.monostr.com/3610955e3022ebfbc29b5f3f3013d890747042b9e038533da909d59a669cd6de.jpg

2026-11-02 03:00:01 UTC

A VPN moves trust from your ISP to your VPN provider
Choose one that provably doesn’t log
Mullvad and IVPN are audited

2026-11-01 18:43:16 UTC

https://media.monostr.com/51ab6ed7f4bea4fd93fbf7152266a6bf169390e95e2ffd437c9212a1cbf9c650.jpg

2026-11-01 18:00:01 UTC

“Privacy is dead” is a self-fulfilling prophecy
If everyone accepts surveillance as inevitable, nothing pushes back
Resistance has value even when incomplete

2026-11-01 14:19:30 UTC

👇🏻
#nevent1q…0gjy

2026-11-01 13:42:17 UTC

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🙏🏻

2026-11-01 12:22:04 UTC

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Thanks for testing! Tell me whats missing or annoying.

2026-10-31 21:00:01 UTC

A whole class of Monero chain-analysis targets decoy selection, guessing which ring member is the real spend
FCMP++ removes decoys entirely
Nothing to guess when the anonymity set is the whole chain

2026-10-31 11:47:01 UTC

Open source doesn’t guarantee privacy
But closed source guarantees you can’t verify

2026-10-31 02:47:01 UTC

Your ISP sells your browsing data in many countries, legally
A no-log VPN is not optional, it’s baseline

2026-10-30 17:21:15 UTC

According to my girlfriend, I make two mistakes: first, I never really listen and second... something else.

2026-10-30 16:47:57 UTC

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It's on our list — so soon™

2026-10-30 16:19:37 UTC

https://media.monostr.com/1a2e93610f8f604de80710bcc8a31ba5d95fc28eabbdba56bc08bbf8171a1040.jpg

2026-10-30 12:47:56 UTC

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Ah, you mean translating notes. Good idea. It's on our list now.

2026-10-30 12:14:59 UTC

https://media.monostr.com/6985525cfa9dcde7b7c40ebe33415cfe0a3eece7c8b29906cf2ced03b8de4ce9.png

2026-10-30 11:19:55 UTC

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Its already translated in several languages. Check settings!

2026-10-30 11:17:45 UTC

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F-Droid soon...
Needs a while after release.

2026-10-30 10:00:01 UTC

Three questions for any privacy tool
Who holds the data?
Who holds the keys?
What happens when they’re compelled?

2026-10-30 08:46:47 UTC

Tails 7.16 is out
https://tails.net/news/version_7.16/
https://media.monostr.com/6884c204b4c2336a64615d249fe349d43221bd63224bb0cf1b2907385214048b.jpg

2026-10-30 06:50:13 UTC

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😎

2026-10-30 06:38:18 UTC

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❤️

2026-10-30 04:47:25 UTC

Binance $6.3B hack
https://media.monostr.com/de6e8884eb058e86dd4e57d4fc94599c02fb10739f55ad5f249c0893f6aea0f3.jpg

2026-10-30 04:25:51 UTC

XMR/BTC last 12 months
0.0036 → 0.0075 ₿ (+109%)
$XMR $BTC
https://media.monostr.com/82db5718a82ef1529918293dfa5e68fc8f51f21eceea1d68644aee6d698575df.png

2026-10-29 17:57:48 UTC

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iOS is not planned

2026-10-29 17:55:30 UTC

Simulations show rucknium's and ofrnxmr's patches block the Nyx eclipse attack. Hashrate-weighted nodes were proposed, but most nodes don't mine.
#nevent1q…5xq6

2026-10-29 17:54:27 UTC

FCMP code is ready for review, audit quotes are due next week, and devs hope to have all the code done by Q1. A BP++ idea could halve proof size, maybe in a later fork.
#nevent1q…3xht

2026-10-29 17:53:32 UTC

Carrot (Monero's new address upgrade) is ready for review! Payment proofs still work, except internal self-sends. Workaround: send to yourself externally.
#nevent1q…f2xe

2026-10-29 16:02:53 UTC

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And they bought a lot of prominent Monero accounts on X. Tsss...