Private cryptocurrencies
Monero privacy rating
Cryptocurrency that hides the sender, receiver and amount of every transaction by default, using ring signatures, stealth addresses and RingCT.
Summary
Monero scores 100 out of 100 (grade A) on the private cryptocurrencies criteria. It meets 4 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit.
Score 100 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
BSD-3-Clause and MIT.
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Yes
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The website privacy policy describes only standard server logs, and the wallet and node software contain no telemetry.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Community project funded by donations through the Community Crowdfunding System, with no ads.
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Yes
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Trail of Bits published a full review of cryptography changes to the Monero codebase for the FCMP++ upgrade. Other protocol components have older audits.