In an effort to make Monero as private as it can be and return to its cypherpunk roots, today I am submitting Monero Improvement Proposal 1984 (MIP-1984) to add a transparent address type into the protocol.

t-addresses in Monero will allow us to reveal our transaction data to the entire world, instead of selectively revealing details to only those who we choose to share the data with like it currently works. By having two address types, private and transparent, we prove to the world that privacy is a human right.

This will enable Monero to be listed on centralized exchanges where users will be able to submit to KYC and AML procedures to tie their identities to the blockchain eternally, and allow for increased scrutiny which will give the project regulatory clarity.

Centralized parties are essential to decentralized systems like Monero. Having more centralized exchanges cements Monero's place as the privacy champion of crypto.

T-addresses will allow federal agencies to hold users accountable for their actions and prove they are innocent, whereas before all users were treated the same (as criminals).

MIP-1984 will pave the way for regulated and SEC-appproved treasury companies to start holding XMR in their balance sheets instead of using Monero as digital cash, which everyone knows is just a euphemism for drug money.

MIP-1984 and transparent addresses makes privacy normalby making privacy a choice that users must conciously opt-into instead of forcing users' data to be protected when they don't want their data protected.

Join me in heralding Monero to this new era of cypherpunk greatness.

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