> <@jonah_xd:freedom.madliberteaproject.com> I've been scratching my mind on this.
> For monero to protect the senders identity, it uses ring signatures which mixes your wallets signature with past senders on the blockchain.
> 
> But if its your first time spending monero, either to yourself or someone else, you introduce yourself for the first time on the blockchain which makes it clear you're the spender on that transaction.
> 
> Obviously i have minimum understanding about the monero algorithm so I'm likely wrong.

ring signatures is just one part, theres also 'stealth addresses' - every address is a single spend address.
and then theres also ringct - all addresses are hidden on the ring