Monero is fixing the huge failings found in the CN protocol.
https://lab.getmonero.org/pubs/MRL-0004.pdfBut that's not really the point of the research. The point is that CN/BCN is a scam that is desperately trying to pretend it's legit, and thats some bullshit right there.
Some times I think if the developers own a lot of the coin, they will have more incentive to make it successful.