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Zero to Monero: Second Edition

Published: April 4, 2020, with LaTeX source code here
A comprehensive conceptual (and technical) explanation of Monero.
We endeavor to teach anyone who knows basic algebra and simple computer science concepts like the ‘bit representation’ of a number not only how Monero works at a deep and comprehensive level, but also how useful and beautiful cryptography can be.

Available in Russian and Portuguese.

Zero to Monero: First Edition

Published: June 26, 2018, with LaTeX source code here

Mastering Monero

Een handleiding tot de schijnbaar ingewikkelde wereld van Monero.
Met onder meer:

• Een algemene inleiding tot blockchains en het belang van privacy, geschikt voor niet-technische lezers.
• Bespreking van de tekortkomingen van Bitcoin en specifieke oplossingen die worden geboden door Monero.
• User stories (scenario's waarin wordt geïllustreerd hoe Monero je privacy beschermt), vergelijkingen, voorbeelden, juridische en ethische discussies, en codefragmenten om technische kernbegrippen te demonstreren.
• Details over het gedecentraliseerde netwerk van Monero, de architectuur van het peer-to-peernetwerk, de levenscyclus van een transactie en beveilingsprincipes.
• Inleiding tot de technische grondslagen van Monero, bedoeld voor ontwikkelaars, programmeurs, software-architecten en nieuwsgierige gebruikers.
• Nieuwe ontwikkelingen zoals Kovri, Bulletproofs, multisignature, hardware wallets etc.

The Salmon Series

Infographics dealing with Monero's inner workings. The name comes from employed colours, having semantic meanings (even if weak) but also a unifying function as a recurring theme, and resembling salmon browning (from raw to well-done) to the author's eyes :)

• Monero Addresses Cheatsheet - Between the ‘big picture’ and the mathematical details, a single-page recap of various keys, addresses, scopes (private/public, spend/view, on-chain/off-chain, payer’s/payee’s) and their relations.
• Rings Cheatsheet - From generic legacy signature to CLSAG, a visual-holic journey through Rings flavours, presenting their core properties step-by-step in a poster-size infographic.
• RingCT Cheatsheet - The recipe of a delicious RingCT Type 5 transaction: one CLSAG every eleven UTXOs, Moneroj amounts to taste; thicken everything with Pedersen Commitments whose overall equilibrium will be evident to waiters as well, and protect last ones with a BulletProof glaze; serve on chosen Stealth Addresses and consume not before ten blocks later. Cheers!
• ZK Basics Cheatsheet - A lightly theoretical interlude (hopefully still gentle, trying to stress concepts more than formalism and selecting the approached topics) to lay the foundations for Bulletproof and other future Zero-Knowledge-related features, if any.

Monero Observer Blitz

Monero Observer Blitz provides monthly updates on the latest developments in the Monero community and protocol. Written by escapethe3RA, this publication covers news related to Monero's ongoing development, community events, and notable achievements within the space.

Revuo Monero

Revuo Monero is a weekly newsletter where you can find the most recent Monero news.