Yes, it is encrypted. When you run a Monero node it's using 'pedersen commitments' to validate that all inputs/outputs for every transaction on the blockchain "cancel out" (no Monero is being created from thin air) but without knowing the actual values for any specific transaction.
https://www.getmonero.org/resources/moneropedia/pedersen-commitment.html
SaberhagenTheNameless / Saberhagen The Nameless
npub14a6…z6rn
2024-06-04 09:04:59
in reply to nevent1q…x2r5
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npub14a6q6xvt4wuv0wpdpfr336e4fweldtu6np3ehpw55h83xuw2h2zsgyz6rnPublished at
2024-06-04 09:04:59Event JSON
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