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41  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: three questions about Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Central Banks on: May 29, 2017, 12:19:47 PM
I am pro bitcoin fan since 2013. Recently I became a little worried.  

1. Can one compare Satoshi Nakamoto to Vitalic Buterin? The former disappeared in 2010,  the latter is here to stay, working hard with the the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance to become stronger?

2. Can ETH (market cap ~ 17 Bln, since 2015) overtake Bitcoin's market cap (~36 bln, since 2009) because of a better management and better technology i.e. the SegWit scalling saga which were  held back for 1.5 years becasue of one Chinese company?

3. Can central banks with their no-ethic (=the enemy) print unlimited amout of fiat, just to buy Bitcoins in order to later at the "right time" ignition a massive "panic"-sell in large numbers to crash the Bitcoin system again and again and again?

How can you even compare the two, one who gave up his identity for the Bitcoin to prosper, so that it may never loose it's core values and he made the coin bigger than him, for me both are different and they can't be compared.

ETHERUM is a Alt and it always will be alt for me, we'll it's good to see its doing well but I will prefer only to stick to Bitcoin and I don't feel it shall take over bitcoins.

Well the banks are not that stupid to burn cash, instead they are now syncing in with the Bitcoin and acting as wallets, many are now offering this, there are some threads out here you can search and read about this.

ETHERUM might be an Alt but with a better management - see the Bitcoin Segwit saga becasue of one person - Jihan Wu. F**k!
42  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / three questions about Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Central Banks on: May 29, 2017, 11:54:41 AM
I am pro bitcoin fan since 2013. Recently I became a little worried.   

1. Can one compare Satoshi Nakamoto to Vitalic Buterin? The former disappeared in 2010,  the latter is here to stay, working hard with the the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance to become stronger?

2. Can ETH (market cap ~ 17 Bln, since 2015) overtake Bitcoin's market cap (~36 bln, since 2009) because of a better management and better technology i.e. the SegWit scalling saga which were  held back for 1.5 years becasue of one Chinese company?

3. Can central banks with their no-ethic (=the enemy) print unlimited amout of fiat, just to buy Bitcoins in order to later at the "right time" ignition a massive "panic"-sell in large numbers to crash the Bitcoin system again and again and again?
43  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: question on Memory Pool on: May 18, 2017, 01:22:26 PM
when running a core client (0.14.1) - on the debug window >> information >> Memory pool -->
what does the `current number of transactions` (more than 100K) and `memory usage` mean?
Attaching an image... >> http://imgur.com/WnzUqfa

There are 107.552 unconfirmed transactions in your mempool, consuming 107 Mb of memory.
If this bothers you, you can create a bitcoin.conf-file and enter something like
Code:
maxmempool=50
in this file. This way bitcoin core will try to keep the mempool size under 50 Mb

I don't know exactly how to ask (if discussed or not), but - how there are 114K unconfirmed transactions in my mempool right now, and how can I help to solve this asap?

You can't... There are different developer groups that have different sollutions to solve this problem, but at the moment it looks as if they're unable to reach a concensus as to which sollution they'll implement (it's a bit more complex, but it boils down to politics). As long as a sollution is not implemented, it's possible the amount of unconfirmed transactions will stay this high (the amount might even rise, or maybe it'll go down in a couple of days,.... nobody knows)
Do realise that those 114k unconfirmed transactions have very little to do with you personally. Those transactions are created by thousands of individuals (or scripts) and broadcasted to the network. Since you run bitcoin core, your wallet also receives these unconfirmed transactions and rebroadcast them...
The only downside for you personally is that so many transactions take up quite a bit of memory, and maybe they'll use some processor cycles to... A different endresult is that the fee per byte of transaction data also goes up (it's an indirect result of the amount of unconfirmed transactions)

It went up to 120K unconfirmed transactions (rising fast!!). No worry about the memory and unconfirmed transactions too. I do hope the developers reach a sollution fast.
44  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: question on Memory Pool on: May 18, 2017, 01:01:49 PM
when running a core client (0.14.1) - on the debug window >> information >> Memory pool -->
what does the `current number of transactions` (more than 100K) and `memory usage` mean?
Attaching an image... >> http://imgur.com/WnzUqfa

There are 107.552 unconfirmed transactions in your mempool, consuming 107 Mb of memory.
If this bothers you, you can create a bitcoin.conf-file and enter something like
Code:
maxmempool=50
in this file. This way bitcoin core will try to keep the mempool size under 50 Mb

I don't know exactly how to ask (if discussed or not), but - how there are 114K unconfirmed transactions in my mempool right now, and how can I help to solve this asap?
45  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / question on Memory Pool on: May 18, 2017, 09:37:35 AM
when running a core client (0.14.1) - on the debug window >> information >> Memory pool -->
what does the `current number of transactions` (more than 100K) and `memory usage` mean?
Attaching an image... >> http://imgur.com/WnzUqfa
46  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Bitcoin 0.14.1 client crashes and not reachable on bitnodes.21 on: May 18, 2017, 12:26:40 AM
My question is - should running my full-node makes a difference? Should I just delete the client and forget about it?

Any suggestions?
For you, personally, it would make a great difference. You would learn a great deal about computers and networking. Whether it is worth investing your time, only you can make a true answer.

1) Bitcoin-Qt's window getting black is due to the design decisions made by the Core developer's to keep the reference client tightly integrated. It is more of a cosmetic issue for vast majority of users who don't try to integrate with other financial software.

2) You computer is kinda crappy, from the vendor that is recently known to ship borderline-scam computers to meet marketing targets. Learn to make use of what you have or buy/assemble something better, even using older parts. Notwithstanding the above comment the reference Core client is quite well-optimized and serves as a decent hardware stress-test for CPU, memory, disks and their controllers.

3) Your network connection definitely seems sub-standard. Do you even have a real Internet connection or are you using some CG-NAT cheapie?

4) Avoid posting your actual IP address on this board. It is full of sharks who probably run all kinds of scans on your computer to find possible misconfiguration and steal your coins. There were all kinds of scammers offering remote help via TeamViewer (or similar tools) to rip people off.

The decision is really up to you.


1) Once the download was over (a couple of hours ago, after about 10 days), the software is running smoothly now , with no crashes at real time until now.
2) thanks. you're right.
3) I have a very good internet connection, I think.
4) I am well aware of that. My wallet is and will always be with zero bitcoins in it. Never keeping coins in it. Even if sharks attack my PC with malicious software -  I will replace my PC with a new one if needed. I will not be a victim of a scam. Nothing to steal from me. Zero balance on bitcoin core, with known IP.  Just trying to help the net. I am aware of needed Bitcoin security:)
47  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Bitcoin 0.14.1 client crashes and not reachable on bitnodes.21 on: May 17, 2017, 04:29:40 PM
I was pondering should I continue this thread. Decided to re-ask again:
 
After a long few days, I have almost downloaded all the blockchain - but...
* the black screens/not responding/crashes on my 0.14.1 core client continue consistently, routinely (recent pic >> http://imgur.com/Ea5f9hj).
* the number of in/out connections is very low, slow, and unreachable (100% of the time) on bitnodes.21, if that matters.
* I am attaching a newer and recent debug_log >> https://files.fm/u/d949vmrd

My question is - should running my full-node makes a difference? Should I just delete the client and forget about it?

Any suggestions?
48  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Bitcoin 0.14.1 client crashes and not reachable on bitnodes.21 on: May 15, 2017, 12:59:28 PM
thank you for your help.
49  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Bitcoin 0.14.1 client crashes and not reachable on bitnodes.21 on: May 14, 2017, 08:12:58 PM
thanks for the fast reply.
Just to make sure, are you talking about setting up a text file on windows (c) >> program files >> bitcoin (attaching an image for the supposed location - https://i.imgur.com/Ww2doAU.jpg)?
Is that correct?
No, it goes in the Bitcoin datadir, the same place you got the debug.log file. You can find the path to the datadir by going to Help > Debug Window in Core and find the field labeled "datadir". By default it is C:\Users\<your username>\appdata\roaming\Bitcoin

Thanks. I've added the bitcoin.conf file, but on running the program I get this black screen when client starts for the first  30-60 seconds (http://imgur.com/HYo6Nmx) - then it seems to be running ok.

On bitnodes.21.co - my IP (141.226.3.1) is reachable 1 out of the 4 clicking the "check node", and unreachable 3 out of these 4 "check node" clicks (which is an improvment, I guess). Any guesses why?

I will keep the client running for the night and check on it in 10 hours time.
50  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Bitcoin 0.14.1 client crashes and not reachable on bitnodes.21 on: May 14, 2017, 07:08:25 PM
Bitcoin Core 0.14.0+ uses more RAM than previous versions, so 4 GB is not going to work very well. Try adding the following lines to your bitcoin.conf file (if it doesn't exist, just make a text file and name it bitcoin.conf and make sure it does not have a .txt extension):
Code:
dbcache=200
maxmempool=150
Then restart Core. This will reduce RAM usage so it won't crash.

thanks for the fast reply.
Just to make sure, are you talking about setting up a text file on windows (c) >> program files >> bitcoin (attaching an image for the supposed location - https://i.imgur.com/Ww2doAU.jpg)?
Is that correct?
51  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Bitcoin 0.14.1 client crushes and not reachable on bitnodes.21 on: May 14, 2017, 06:03:56 PM
Crushes? Do you mean crashes?

Can you please post the debug.log file?

What are the specs of the machine that you are running Core on?

Sorry for the spelling mistakes (I am not an english native speaker, and have these writing mistakes all the time, all my life - again sorry)

The debug file is (debug_r1973) >> https://files.fm/u/4fwu2wws

My (Win10) PC >> https://support.hp.com/ca-en/document/c04805273
52  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Bitcoin 0.14.1 client crashes and not reachable on bitnodes.21 on: May 14, 2017, 09:04:39 AM
Hello,

I used to run full nodes until 3 months ago. Three days ago, I re-started running a 0.14.1 full node - but problems started. I have a Win10 PC. Port 8333 is open.
the problems are:
* My static IP (141.226.3.1) is unreachable in bitnodes21. [again, port 8333 is open!!!].
* The client crushes all the time (with 64 bits software which I replaces with 32 bits version).
* I run the client for 3 days, but at most I have 5-10 active connections (both in & out) at most before it disconnects and crushes (i.e. I get a black screen) on the client and the help >> debug pop-up window
* In these three days,  I see more black-screen windows than real-time running and functing software.

I want to help the BTC network - but what can I do to solve these chronic problems.... Right now I am 7 weeks in behind the blockchain (downloading block 458047~).
 
I am thinking to delete everything - because my client doens't function/work/connect - and I am very upset about that.

Any help/advise?
53  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Bitcoin 0.14.1 client not reachable on bitnodes.21 on: May 12, 2017, 11:21:46 AM
If the settings are correct, It should be reachable. Are you sure you have the 8333 port opened at least?

I just deleted the post - as I guess alll is right now (murphy law), after two days of working in the router. Sorry.
Can delete this post/.
I am now reachable on bitnodes21
port 8333 is open.
54  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Bitcoin 0.14.1 client not reachable on bitnodes.21 on: May 12, 2017, 11:15:56 AM
deleded
55  Other / Off-topic / Re: teaching a 14y/o teenager about Bitcoin on: April 30, 2017, 07:03:03 PM
True story. After preliminary preparations from my side earlier this morning, I sat down with my 14 y/o newphew to watch "the rise and rise of Bitcoin" as a starting point for true knowledge of the world. His rabbit holewas the following >> Where do Bitcoins come from? New bitcoins are created randomly and completely spontaneously across the network. All the computers on the network are constantly performing encryption calculations that are designed to ensure that no one else is trying to cheat. Every time a computer performs the required calculation, there is a very small probability that it will be able to solve it before all other computers on the network. In this case, the owner of the computer is entitled to 12.5 Bitcoin coins. New money every 10 minutes. The mathematics behind these calculations is that the reward for the calculation is reduced by half every 4 years, and in the end of 2140 (approximately) no new bitcoins will be produced at all, and the total number of Bitcoin in the network will be 21 million exactly.

He just couldn't get it. He didn't know what is a network, what the Internet is even.

He just couldn't pass this above as if I was talking to a `Zombie` today. He was totally lost in mining.
56  Other / Off-topic / Re: teaching a 14y/o teenager about Bitcoin on: April 30, 2017, 09:30:56 AM
thank you all. You gave great advices and tips...

I was thinking for the first few lessions - in this order >> (the first lesson is today):  
(1) to install bitcoin wallet on my desktop for him. Electrum 2.8
(2) get some free bitcoin on faoucet sites.
(3) forward him to three gaming sites  - www.gamefaucet.com - www.pokebits.com - www.cryptoracers.com (and www.satoshiwars.com)
(4) watch the movie The rise and rise of Bitcoin (2014) [have a copy of the movie on KODI].
(5) and watch a youtube tutorial on Bitcoin, explain and talk about the clip, answer his questions, and to write down for him on a peice of paper all the technical terms he doesn't understand, as a "homework" for him to learn later.

My goal for him, if interested, is for him to learn about Altcoins' Mining.

EDIT - we might start with #4. then 1, 2, 3, 5.
57  Other / Off-topic / Re: teaching a 14y/o teenager about Bitcoin on: April 29, 2017, 08:32:42 PM
Teenagers aren't stupid.  Any resources you give them which don't descend to technical jargon will be totally fine.  The important thing is that they're actually interested enough themselves - if they're not, they won't care and no amount of explanation will make them research it more and find out what any of the terms actually mean.  You just need to convince them of the blockchain's worth and why it's so innovative, and they'll get a lot further.

thanks.
I was thinking of tomorrow to sit down with him, and watch a youtube tutorial on Bitcoin, explain and talk about the movie, answer his questions, and to write down for him on a peice of paper all the technical terms he doesn't understand, as a "homework" for him to learn later.... If he doesn't pass that stage, he is not interested (or I might be a bad teacher) - what do you think?
58  Other / Off-topic / Re: teaching a 14y/o teenager about Bitcoin on: April 29, 2017, 06:59:24 PM
You can find pretty nice information on youtube regarding cryptocurrencies and how they work. Other would be to join crypto communities for various coins and also to look here at bitcointalk.

Here are some websites that have algorithms for which crypto is best to mine right now :  http://whattomine.com , http://www.coinwarz.com/cryptocurrency

Still it won't be that easy.

If you have some coins I'd suggest maybe to find a good PoS altcoin (Proof Of Stake - they don't require mining you just earn coins by running full node depending on how many coins you have in your wallet, the more you have the more you earn).

Do you have any suggestions on PoS altcoins?
Yes, this is not easy. I have tried a couple of hours ago to sit down with him (my newphew), trying to watch a basic youtube "what is bitcoin" movie together, and answer his questions - and it was hard(!) from the first second. [thus, I forwarded this chore to his father, my brother:)
59  Other / Off-topic / teaching a 14y/o teenager about Bitcoin on: April 29, 2017, 05:00:39 PM
any good information about digital currencies (i.e. Bitcoin and alt coins, especially Alt mining) for 14 year old teenager beginner that can be a good start?
60  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Bitcoin client not reachable on bitnodes.21 on: January 07, 2017, 08:06:13 AM
I have bought a new PC, in which I've downloaded BTC-core 0.13.2. I set my router to open port 8333. The inbound and outbound connections are working well to the network . I am planning on running it 24/7.

However I am still I not listed on bitnodes.21, claiming I am unreachable. Can someone advise?

You need to forward the port to the local machine if your router does NAT and you need to open the port on your local firewall (if any). Once you have done that and bitnodes still does not see your node, feel free to send me a PM with the IP, Ill send you a full port scan back.

sent you PM with my IP
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