<s>
CryptoNote	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
application	B-Application
layer	I-Application
protocol	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
cryptocurrencies	O
that	O
aims	O
to	O
solve	O
specific	O
problems	O
identified	O
in	O
Bitcoin	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protocol	O
powers	O
several	O
decentralized	O
privacy-oriented	O
cryptocurrencies	O
,	O
including	O
Monero	B-Protocol
,	O
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
and	O
Safex	O
Cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nothing	O
is	O
known	O
about	O
the	O
original	O
author	O
of	O
CryptoNote	B-Protocol
,	O
"	O
Nicolas	O
van	O
Saberhagen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
mathematical	O
component	O
and	O
motivation	O
are	O
described	O
in	O
the	O
article	O
"	O
CryptoNote	B-Protocol
Whitepaper	O
"	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
editions	O
:	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
in	O
Bitcoin	B-General_Concept
,	O
miners	O
are	O
rewarded	O
for	O
finding	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
stepped	O
release	O
curve	O
characteristic	O
of	O
Bitcoin	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
smooth	O
one	O
in	O
CryptoNote	B-Protocol
:	O
the	O
reward	O
decreases	O
with	O
each	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
CryptoNote	B-Protocol
protocol	O
has	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
non-smooth	O
emission	O
curve	O
,	O
specifically	O
,	O
the	O
S-curve	O
of	O
the	O
Safex	O
Blockchain	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
Diffusion	O
of	O
Innovations	O
technology	O
adoption	O
curve	O
theory	O
.	O
</s>
