Monero and the Battle for Decentralization: from CryptoNight to RandomX In 2013, the CryptoNote protocol introduced CryptoNight, an algorithm built to democratize mining: anyone could mine with a regular CPU or GPU, avoiding the ASIC dominance that centralized Bitcoin’s hash power. #Monero adopted it in 2014, but by 2017–2018, manufacturers like Bitmain had developed ASICs capable of breaking that balance. The community fought back with regular hard forks and variants such as CryptoNightV7 and CryptoNightR, defending decentralization through constant adaptation. The real breakthrough came in 2019 with RandomX, designed by the community (led by tevador and hyc). This new algorithm uses random code execution and memory-intensive operations, making ASIC development economically unfeasible. As of 2025, Monero remains CPU-friendly, proving that #privacy and #Decentralization aren’t slogans — they’re coded into the protocol itself.

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AI now synthesizes, describes, predicts, and decides—functions that shape democracy itself. As these systems surpass human limits, their influence on how democracy works becomes inevitable. Signals of #Technocracy #Agenda2030 #AI

CoinTelegraph, the media outlet aligned with the crypto lobby, makes its role clear: It hits #Monero, saying it's stagnating, when the YTD of XMR is 85% and that of BTC is 6% 😏 Then it talks about how Zcash 💩 avoids compliance issues ☠️

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Zcash Leads Privacy Token Rally as Market Cap Surges

Zcash heads a privacy coin breakout, climbing over 60% this week as traders pivot from mainstream crypto to surveillance-resistant assets.

Total connectivity was the bait; total surveillance, the trap. It's not an eye watching - it's a system anticipating. Modern surveillance doesn't wait; it predicts. The network is not neutral; it's an infrastructure of power. Power is no longer measured in votes or armies but in submarine cables, data centers, and satellites. Whoever owns the hardware owns reality. The supposed "decentralization" is a logical illusion hiding an unprecedented physical and political concentration. Data isn't the new oil; it's the new sovereign. Whoever accumulates it, rules. Defense begins by seeing the cage. It's not about fleeing technology or living like an Amish - it's about recognizing its nature. Being offline, even briefly, isn't a luxury; it's resistance. It's the only space where independent, reflective thought can breathe without algorithms modulating its oxygen. Autonomy isn't granted - it's built. A new chapter of my book has been published: 'Understanding The Information Age. The Sovereign Individual.' ─Chapter 2: Computing and Networks https://liberlion.medium.com/understanding-the-information-age-the-sovereign-individual-chapter-2-4ed41db0d302

What I said more than two years ago is more relevant than ever, and its importance is increasing. #Technocracy Agenda2030 #AI View quoted note →

This isn't just happening in Germany. It's an orchestrated plan. #Technocracy Agenda2030 View quoted note →

It’s going to be entertaining to watch the Zcashers — self-proclaimed champions of “permissioned privacy” — twist themselves into knots justifying on-chain KYC when the EEC orders it to please their VC backers and lure institutional money. They always wanted to be Bitcoin, just.. ..with a fake secret. Think it won’t happen? Grab front-row seats and plenty of popcorn —this show’s going to be good.

While most people are still amused by the left vs right show, the real battle in the 21st century is #privacy vs. surveillance—and yes, I left out ‘freedom’ on purpose: without privacy, you’re not even playing. Technocratic governments have already bought front-row seats.

The False Defenders of Privacy ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵃʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒˢᵗ ᵈᵃⁿᵍᵉʳᵒᵘˢ Let's expose these characters. At critical moments, such as the conviction of the Samourai Wallet developers, the true face of the crypto ecosystem is revealed: many who claim to defend #privacy remain silent in the face of injustice. In that silence, the truth is more evident than in their speeches. That's how you realize they're fake, and it's just a marketing narrative, and in reality they seek to comply with regulators in order to do business with the government or banks, cryptobanking/ banking 3.0 It's very easy to find out by searching for three words. Just type the user's name and these words into the search box: 👇🏻 Rodriguez Samourai freesamourai I did this in 𝕏

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1/5 The False Defenders of Privacy ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵃʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒˢᵗ ᵈᵃⁿᵍᵉʳᵒᵘˢ Let's expose these characters.

Hey #Monero devs, I've said it before, and I'll say it again...please, TOTAL ANONYMITY!! Egos aside, for your own good and the good of the entire ecosystem!!!

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More #agorist #monerist than ever ᴸᵉᵗ ᵀʰᵉʳᵉ ᴮᵉ ᴰᵃʳᵏ🏴a³ Lunarpunk🌒 #SovereignIndividual

Politicians don’t want to control you — they just want to walk you from the cradle to the ballot box… and back to the grave once you’re no longer useful.

𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐘 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐘 𝐉𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐘 𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐈

They say that AI will put many people out of work, but here you see how one person will put AI out of work. 😝 Me: Hey Grok, if you had to choose one of the lies Elon Musk told, which would be the biggest? Grok: "[...]Promising a car that drives itself “better than a human” when your own engineers say it’s impossible isn’t marketing—it’s reckless endangerment wrapped in a meme..." 🤣 https://x.com/liberlion17/status/1986467433377636689

This is my most important post. It's my reason for being on social media. It's my purpose. It's my message. 👇 View quoted note →

Are you sure about this? Why do you blindly believe even in me? My intention is not to be right, but to awaken critical thinking! ALWAYS DYOR!!!! View quoted note →

Did you know that the #Monero genesis block contains a hidden message in the coinbase field?

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https://moneroblocks.info/block/0 Look for the "Coinbase" or "Extra" field; it appears in plain text. Why is it visible? And what does the message say? The coinbase field is special in the block (not a regular transaction). It doesn't use RingCT or stealth addresses, so it's not private. From block 1 onward, all transactions are opaque. "The Times 07/Apr/2014 Bank of England warns over digital currencies"

A mixed system of #privacy and transparency is more vulnerable. Zcash was built to mimic cash in the digital realm: ─Transparent transactions = visible banknotes. ─Shielded transactions = sealed envelopes. Did a major mining pool censor Zcash privacy in 2019? Now imagine one of the biggest miners, F2Pool, mining one out of every five Zcash blocks… but ignoring almost all the sealed envelopes. Out of roughly 86,000 private transactions, it included only 120. That’s 0.14%, when statistically it should’ve been closer to 15–20%. Many of its blocks were even half-empty—filled with transparent notes, leaving the envelopes behind. The founder claimed it was a “technical bug.” Maybe. Or maybe it was quiet compliance with Chinese regulators. No proof, no transparency, just a shrug. This revealed a deeper fragility: Zcash’s architecture allows miners to choose which transactions to include. When a powerful pool skips private ones, privacy stops being universal—it becomes optional. That’s how fungibility breaks: a shielded ZEC no longer equals a transparent one. Fast forward to 2025: the flaw remains possible by design, but no new censorship events have surfaced. Zcash’s ecosystem has more nodes and more shielded-by-default wallets. Still, the lesson stands: if privacy depends on goodwill, it isn’t privacy—it's permission.