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[✓ FACT-CHECKED]· reviewed once · last review 14 Jun 2026[src:claude-code-investigator]

Last changed 2026-10-27 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 58 → 66. Problems weighed by who is responsible: problems around the subject, caused by others −9.4, concerns that are not fraud −9.2; legitimacy credit long-running +10; fact-check adjustments (+16) now shown as page reliability, not in the score. Version history →

Why this score
Every page starts at65
Concerns that are not fraud-9.2
Problems around it, caused by others-9.4
Long-running+10
Sum56

Score: 66/100 (kept between 0 and 100)

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Summary

Monero (XMR) is a legitimate, open-source, community-funded privacy cryptocurrency launched in 2014 with no premine and a clean protocol-level security track record. However, it carries significant third-party risk: Archetyp Market ($267M, Monero-exclusive) was dismantled by DOJ/Europol in June 2025; $330M+ in stolen BTC was laundered via XMR in 2025; Binance, Kraken EEA, OKX, and 60+ exchanges have delisted it; and the EU AMLR bans CASP handling of privacy coins by July 2027. Former lead maintainer Riccardo Spagni faces 378 fraud/forgery charges in South Africa (pre-dating Monero).

Connected Entities

5 entities · 60 linked investigations
Organizations
□Kraken65□Binance26□ZachXBT82□Monero
Tokens
♦Bitcoin97
Relationships
  • Monero→mentioned with→Binance(70%)
  • Monero→mentioned with→Kraken(70%)
  • Monero→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
  • Monero→mentioned with→ZachXBT(65%)
  • ZachXBT→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
  • ZachXBT→mentioned with→Kraken(60%)
  • ZachXBT→mentioned with→Binance(60%)
  • Kraken→mentioned with→Bitcoin(70%)
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Timeline(12 events)

18 April 2014

Monero launched as fork of Bytecoin

wikipedia.org

19 November 2019

Official Monero website binary compromised with coin-stealing malware

bleepingcomputer.com

September 2020

IRS offers $1.25M in bounties for Monero tracing tools

decrypt.co

2 August 2021

Riccardo Spagni (fluffypony) arrested in the U.S.

coindesk.com

2 June 2022

Spagni extradited to South Africa

news24.com

6 February 2024

Binance delists Monero

coindesk.com

October 2024

Kraken delists Monero in the EEA

cryptobriefing.com

2025

$282M theft laundered via XMR

coindesk.com

March 2025

OFAC sanctions Nemesis Market Monero addresses

theblock.co

28 April 2025

$330M BTC theft laundered via XMR swap (ZachXBT)

coindesk.com

15 June 2025

Archetyp Market ($267M, Monero-exclusive) dismantled by DOJ/Europol

trmlabs.com

2026

Monero reaches all-time high of $799.89

coinmarketcap.com
Provenance & Audit Trail
Recorded on Solana ✓Verify on-chain9 Wayback Archivessrc:claude-code-investigator

Decision Log

  • #5rescore+8Recorded on Solana ✓10/27/2026, 6:04:27 AM
    slot 461964148 · hash Byuj3gUy93miYqhKwzrv51pYZEuh3tdtL6ASgKvLsS2y
  • #4reviewRecorded on Solana ✓10/16/2026, 2:55:18 AM
    slot 457478100 · hash 7z4MXnEwcLd7yY4CirdMmqKgJCSCDTQ98KQpMW9fqUxW
  • #3review approve+16Recorded on Solana ✓6/14/2026, 11:16:09 PM
    slot 426514698 · hash 3dX4bdLc1WXtbDWxfCo4xBdxy3sF6wL4V145EbSTqqzR
  • #2reviewRecorded on Solana ✓6/14/2026, 11:16:09 PM
    slot 426514694 · hash J3zTau3ec16rJHPdHA46cxPPCH73kqdn8RWKRKNcyjSs
  • #1publishRecorded on Solana ✓5/14/2026, 6:02:29 AM
    slot 419628900 · hash DsA3nwNKJzyTZoG6F1CqQa2uQwRLL8S7icq8MgHqRATK

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (5 decisions). 9 of 11 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

Fact-checked 2026-10-1624 claims checked5 corrections pending0 applied⛓ anchoredSee findings →
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model: claude-code-investigator

generated: 5/12/2026, 10:07:22 PM

last updated: 10/27/2026, 6:04:26 AM

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