^With DRK it's not a big difference, but Monero is mixing with past transactions from the blockchain on the protocol level, so the privacy set is the whole blockchain.
Actually, with DRK it's totally different. You don't have to trust a tumbler to not steal your coins nor fear it getting hacked, and you don't have to fear that the tumbler is a honeypot tracking all users' coins. Darkcoin's anonymization is trustless and decentralized.
Because the 3 letter agencies don't have access to all the cloudhosters you use? And they cant just confiscate coins to own the network? good joke.
Did you know they already have access to your personal computer?
They can confiscate your coins just as well. They can confiscate all bitcoins also.
It is possible that NSA proof anonymity cannot be achieved. At least not with consumer hardware.
Most important thing is that your neighbors, friends, relatives, employers, competitors, insurance company, bank, police, local authorities, irs, etc can't see your finances. This is where Darkcoin shines.
No they don't have access to my monero wallet, its not on a pc with internet.
Anyway, that wasn't even the point, if BTC/XMR get stolen - its just stolen value. Unlike it is with PoS coins like Darkcoin.
"Most important thing is that your neighbors, friends, relatives, employers, competitors, insurance company, bank, police, local authorities, irs, etc can't see your finances."
Absolutely not,
i may quote MRL-0004:
6 Auditability for Compliance Purposes
Businesses using ring signatures and stealth addressing through Monero will have
the reasonable desire to comply with the corresponding local laws within their
jurisdictions. Typically, these laws require the business to prove ownership of their
own funds, and demonstrate where funds may have been sent. To prove ownership
of any unspent funds on the block chain, a Monero account holder may publish a
zero mix-in ring signature of their public key. Please be aware that a zero-mix-in
ring signature is just an ordinary digital signature. An auditor can then scan the
block chain for the presence of the output public key, and verify that the key image
produced from the zero mix-in ring signature has not yet been used on the block
chain. To protect the privacy of the business and its customers, the auditor should
then destroy the signature and the key image.
DRK on the other hand is an absolute nightmare for bookkeeping and co.
Weird definition of the word "shining" you guys have.