This isn't one bit anonymous. Once a spend sources coins from multiple addresses, they're permanently linked on the public ledger.

Since verifying signatures always implicates the public key holding the funds, a non-mixed transaction has zero privacy. That's the case here - no improvement at all over Bitcoin.

Actually, several attempts were made behind the scenes and TFT's continued demand was full admin rights over the Monero repo. Now, what could that be useful for when tacotime already offered push/pull rights? It's certainly not about contributing code - push/pull offers the right to do that without interference or permission.

This is basically a repeating pattern of shutting out everyone else, which is ironically what caused him to lose the project in the first place. The tone of that post makes his level of maturity obvious for everyone to see.

I might also point out that his contribution to date consists of 10 or so lines of code changed in a header file (to clone BCN). Then a bug 'fix' that actually allowed the chain to be attacked later (now fixed). This was followed by his disappearance. Disproportionate visibility indeed.

If you don't see a .bin.keys file with the name of your wallet, then it somehow got deleted. This can't be recovered, just like if you lost wallet.dat in Bitcoin.

In the future, always back up the .bin.keys file somewhere safe right away after creating the wallet.

You misunderstand how proof-of-work functions. It's probabilistic and memoryless. In plain English this means your expected payout depends on nothing but your hashrate.

The pool is irrelevant, except for superstitions. In fact, centralized mining like what you're suggesting is a ticket to collapses in market confidence.

You have to wonder about these sorts of trolls. There's no apparent motive or goal -- just (attempted) trolling for its own sake.

Oh well, it keeps our topic bumped.

Domain names are of minimal consequence nowadays. It might have mattered in 1990s or even the early 2000s. Today, PageRank-like algorithms dominate the finding process so the domain name matters little beyond minor SEO bumps.

Frankly, MoneroCoin.com is just a shit domain name anyway. I agree, though, that Monero.com is worth something -- for vanity purposes.

More CoinJoin done by special nodes. This must be the newest fad since the 5-day PoW followed by PoS scheme no longer offers good pump n' dump returns.



Monero means coin, so this poorly chosen domain name basically says CoinCoin.

Whoops, I hadn't realized fluffypony doesn't have the Windows blockchain. I'll start updating these on the OP again.

One hour for 1000 blocks is much, much too slow (should be ~50x faster). Either he's on an ancient computer or something is wrong with the latest 32-bit build.

It takes a minute or so per 1000 blocks for me. What CPU and OS are you using?

Anoncoin is copying Zerocoin as soon as the code is out. This has more or less become their main mission and reason for existing.

Looks good to me. At these levels, fixed reward v. exponential doesn't differ much over human lifetimes. It's still about 0.3% 50 years out.

This is the ring signature ambiguity parameter. The number makes you indistinguishable with that number of other users (actually outputs, but never mind that).

So if you put 2 after transfer, then some cryptography goes into effect that makes your transaction hidden between yourself and 2 other people. Anyone looking at the blockchain can't tell which of the 3 people actually spent those coins.

You pay for more anonymity with higher transaction fees paid to miners, so use it as you need it.

Yes, I think we'll reach a state where GPUs deliver better H/s per watt, maybe even 2 or 3x better, but CPUs would still be competitive. This is a pretty good situation for a balance between accessibility, blockchain security, and decentralization.

No need for a self-moderated thread. I like the fact that trolls keep this ANN topic bumped to the front page. More or less all altcoin threads are a mess and their only utility is to raise awareness -- the trolls ironically assist with that. In time there will be a separate forum for serious discussion.

Too much dust in your wallet (from pool mining?) so it takes many outputs to construct such a specific amount (4.14318). The maximum block size grows over time but right now you can get around it by sending multiple smaller transactions. Play around with numbers to see what works.

Hi instacash, the Qt GUI farthest along is this one: https://github.com/Neozaru/bitmonero-qt

Heh, I'm not the only one that noticed the self-parody of railing against "the establishment" on the internet.

Ok, point taken. Regarding the ISO 4217 compliance, if you don't do it, others will force it anyway. BTC goes as XBT in the codes used by Bloomberg and Xe, two of the largest finance/currency sites because the X prefix is used for all supranational currencies and commodities. This is also why Ripple is XRP, Counterparty is XCP, and Primecoin is XPM. Part of the reason it makes sense for Monero is to legitimize it further because an anonymous coin is naturally prone to being associated with the black market.

Neozaru's progress on this has been excellent, by the way: https://github.com/Neozaru/bitmonero-qt