--- layout: default title: titles.whatismonero permalink: /get-started/what-is-monero/index.html --- {% t global.lang_tag %} <div class="site-wrap"> <section class="container"> <div class="row"> <section class="container about-monero full col-xs-12"> <div class="info-block"> <div class="row center-xs"> <div class="col"><h2>{% t what-is-monero.need-to-know %}</h2></div> </div> <div class="row middle-xs info-block-row private"> <div class="col-lg-7 col-md-6 col-sm-8 col-xs-12 why-text"> <h3>{% t what-is-monero.leading %}</h3> <p>{% t what-is-monero.leading_para1 %}</p> <p>{% t what-is-monero.leading_para2 %}</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-5 col-md-6 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 last-sm first-xs center-xs"> <img src="/img/crypto-lock.png" alt="Encrypted lock" class="main-icon"> </div> </div> <div class="row middle-xs info-block-row"> <div class="col-lg-5 col-md-6 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 center-xs"> <img src="/img/monero-classified.png" alt="Classified document" class="main-icon"> </div> <div class="col-lg-7 col-md-6 col-sm-8 col-xs-12 why-text"> <h3>{% t what-is-monero.confidential %}</h3> <p>{% t what-is-monero.confidential_para1 %}</p> <p>{% t what-is-monero.confidential_para2 %}</p> </div> </div> <div class="row middle-xs info-block-row"> <div class="col-lg-7 col-md-6 col-sm-8 col-xs-12 why-text"> <h3>{% t what-is-monero.electronic %}</h3> <p>{% t what-is-monero.electronic_para1 %}</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-5 col-md-6 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 last-sm first-xs center-xs"> <img src="/img/monero-electronic-cash.png" alt="Electronic cash" class="main-icon"> </div> </div> <div class="row middle-xs info-block-row"> <div class="col-lg-5 col-md-6 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 center-xs"> <img src="/img/academic-growth.png" alt="Academic growth" class="main-icon"> </div> <div class="col-lg-7 col-md-6 col-sm-8 col-xs-12 why-text"> <h3>{% t what-is-monero.grassroots %}</h3> <p>{% t what-is-monero.grassroots_p1 %} <a href="/resources/research-lab">{% t what-is-monero.grassroots_p2 %}</a> {% t what-is-monero.grassroots_p3 %} <a href="https://www.openhub.net/p/monero" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">{% t what-is-monero.grassroots_p4 %}</a> {% t what-is-monero.grassroots_p5 %}</p> <p>{% t what-is-monero.grassroots_p6 %} <a href="/community/hangouts">{% t what-is-monero.grassroots_p7 %}</a> {% t what-is-monero.grassroots_p8 %}</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="full col-xs-12 monero-vid"> <div class="info-block"> <div class="row center-xs"> <div class="col"> <h2>Monero: The Essentials (English)</h2> </div> <div class="box-video"> <video controls poster="/img/monero-cash-video-poster.png" preload="metadata" aria-label="Video Monero: The essentials"> <source src="/media/Monero%20-%20The%20Essentials.m4v"> </video> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </section> </div>