The govt is the great, the omnipotent teacher ( Brandeis )

Monero has the third largest developer community among cryptocurrencies, behind bitcoin and Ethereum. Its privacy features have attracted cypherpunks and users desiring privacy measures not provided in other cryptocurrencies. It is increasingly used in illicit activities such as money laundering, darknet markets, ransomware, and cryptojacking.  The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has posted bounties for contractors that can develop monero tracing technologies.