After an influx of stolen funds, Monero’s market cap skyrocketed—but is it a haven for crime or the true embodiment of "crypto ideals"? Yesterday, the long-dormant privacy coin Monero ($XMR) suddenly surged, spiking 30% in a single day to a peak of $329—its highest price since 2021. What is this 11-year-old cryptocurrency, and why did it suddenly explode?The OG Privacy CoinMonero was born in April 2014, built upon the "CryptoNote" protocol published by Nicolas van Saberhagen in 2013. In 2019,...