Questions tagged [address-reuse]

questions about using the same address more than once. Sometimes used to contrast the impact of address reuse in Monero (with mandatory stealth addressing) with Bitcoin or other blockchains where stealth address use is optional.

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Why is Monero address reuse not discouraged?

Many Bitcoin users have been taught never to reuse addresses. Why is address reuse less important for Monero? Strictly from a privacy perspective what are the advantages and disadvantages of creating a new Monero address for each payment request?
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Is there a monero vanity address generator?

Is there a xmr vanity address generator where you can type in a string and it will keep generating until it matches your criteria? I want to find an address with my name in the beginning of it. Which characters are not allowed in a xmr address?
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