<s>
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
peer-to-peer	O
cryptocurrency	O
developed	O
by	O
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
Josh	O
Goldbard	O
and	O
Shane	O
Glynn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
claims	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
transactional	O
anonymity	O
(	O
fungibility	O
)	O
,	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
transaction	O
speed	O
,	O
low	O
environmental	O
impact	O
and	O
low	O
fees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
's	O
mechanics	O
build	O
on	O
Stellar	B-Protocol
(	O
for	O
consensus	O
)	O
and	O
Monero	B-Protocol
(	O
for	O
privacy	O
)	O
,	O
using	O
CryptoNote	B-Protocol
alongside	O
zero-knowledge	B-Protocol
proofs	I-Protocol
to	O
hide	O
details	O
of	O
users	O
 '	O
transactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
company	O
claims	O
the	O
cryptocurrency	O
can	O
facilitate	O
decentralized	O
payments	O
for	O
everyday	O
transactions	O
more	O
quickly	O
than	O
most	O
other	O
cryptocurrencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
one	O
dimensional	O
cryptocurrency	O
blockchain	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blocks	O
use	O
a	O
consensus	O
protocol	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Stellar	B-Protocol
payment	I-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transaction	O
inputs	O
are	O
shown	O
to	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
blockchain	B-Application
with	O
Merkle	B-Algorithm
proofs	O
of	O
membership	O
and	O
are	O
signed	O
with	O
Schnorr-style	B-Algorithm
multilayered	O
linkable	O
ring	B-Algorithm
signature	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
output	O
amounts	O
(	O
communicated	O
to	O
recipients	O
via	O
ECDH	B-Protocol
)	O
are	O
concealed	O
with	O
Pedersen	O
commitments	O
and	O
proven	O
in	O
a	O
legitimate	O
range	O
with	O
non-interactive	O
zero-knowledge	B-Protocol
proofs	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
's	O
technology	O
comes	O
from	O
previous	O
privacy	O
focused	O
cryptocurrencies	O
like	O
Monero	B-Protocol
and	O
has	O
been	O
re-written	O
in	O
Rust	B-Application
for	O
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
Inc.	O
,	O
the	O
entity	O
behind	O
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
,	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
Joshua	O
Goldbard	O
and	O
Shane	O
Glynn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Signal	B-Application
's	O
Moxie	O
Marlinspike	O
assisted	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
technical	O
advisor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
secured	O
$29.7	O
million	O
in	O
a	O
funding	O
round	O
led	O
by	O
Binance	O
Labs	O
,	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
37.5	O
million	O
tokens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-app	O
payments	O
via	O
Signal	B-Application
and	O
Mixin	O
Messenger	O
support	O
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
for	O
peer-to-peer	O
payments	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cryptocurrency	O
exchange	O
Bitfinex	B-Protocol
currently	O
lists	O
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
for	O
trading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
integration	O
of	O
MobileCoin	B-Protocol
wallets	O
into	O
the	O
popular	O
security	O
messager	O
app	O
Signal	B-Application
received	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
