Observed arrival · 2026-09-01
CryptoNote — Nicolas van Saberhagen
An independent archive tracing the CryptoNote paper, its pseudonymous author, and the code-and-chain lineage leading from Bytecoin to Monero.
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The page is arranged like a small repository rather than a conventional article, with README, AUTHOR.txt, PROTOCOL.txt, HISTORY.log, LINEAGE.txt, and a numbered sources index. Its protocol file briefly explains ring signatures, one-time destinations, and key images, while the lineage file records BitMonero's new genesis block and Monero's continuation of that chain. The archive labels the author's identity as unverified and marks Bytecoin's earlier chain-start claim as disputed.
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