CryptoNote

CryptoNote is an <a href="/facts/Application_layer/FAFhLruA">application layer</a> protocol designed for use with <a href="/facts/Cryptocurrency/Rg6JAS8y">cryptocurrencies</a> that aims to solve specific problems identified in <a href="/facts/Bitcoin/UJvqfray">Bitcoin</a>. 
The protocol powers several decentralized privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies, including <a href="/facts/Monero/yQvg9Dcc">Monero</a>, Zano, <a href="/facts/MobileCoin/4KA4rugQ">MobileCoin</a> and Safex Cash.
Nothing is known about the original author of CryptoNote, "Nicolas van Saberhagen." Its mathematical component and motivation are described in the article "CryptoNote Whitepaper", released in two editions: in 2012 and in 2013. Launched in the summer of 2012, Bytecoin was the first cryptocurrency to use this technology. Later, several teams launched their networks, based on the Bytecoin code. Andrey Sabelnikov, one of the creators of the CryptoNote codebase, launched Boolberry after his career at Bytecoin, which later became the foundation for Zano.

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