The XMR/USD Cryptocurrency pair extended its upward rally of the previous session and drew some further bids above the $282.00 level. Monero has gone up by 0.32% in the last 24 hours, supported by the weaker US dollar. The greenback fell somewhat on the day, because investors were trying to determine whether the Federal Reserve would change its stance regarding its stimulus, after a recent hike in US inflation. Apart from this, the buying bias surrounding the Monero prices could also be tied to the fact that Monero is based on the principles of security, privacy and decentralization.

As per the Monero team: “Monero continues to grow, with privacy and security goals first, ease of use and efficiency second.” They added that Monero uses high-level cryptography to hide the identities of senders and recipients. The XMR/USD is currently trading at 283.801, and consolidating in the range between 271.761 and 283.962.

Monero’s developer team has made numerous significant improvements to Monero since its launch. They have migrated the blockchain to a different database structure, in order to increase its flexibility and efficiency. They have also set minimum ring signature sizes, which is seen as one of the key factors that is underpinning the Monero prices.