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1  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency on: August 13, 2025, 12:57:54 PM
They claim to be able to do it... what do y'all think? Legit or nah?

There is no doubt that the attack happens, there are many articles about it and the attacking pool hash rate has been published, for example it was visible at https://miningpoolstats.stream/monero (but no longer)

After the attacking pool operator stopped publishing stats via API, the stats can still be visible at:
https://explorer.jetskipool.ai/xmr-tracker and https://qpools.qubicdisciple.info
According to their own stats, I have seen that they have been able to exceed 51% and on their blog https://qubic.org/blog-grid they say:
"On Monday, August 11, 2025, history was made as the Qubic protocol successfully completed its attempt to dominate the Monero network.
After a month-long, high-stakes technical confrontation, Qubic reached 51% of Monero's hashrate dominance, successfully reorganizing the blockchain."

"The malicious entity would cause the blocks of other pools to become orphaned. This evidence would appear in the visualization below.
A malicious entity with 50 percent or more of total network hashpower could attempt deep chain re-organizations by mining an alternative chain. Alternative chain are like orphaned blocks, but are more than one block in length. Alternative chains should appear in the visualization below."

source: https://moneroconsensus.info
Though I am not good at reading that diagram in order to tell at which point there is a problem and how significant it is.
2  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency on: July 06, 2025, 12:44:30 PM
Proton.me: "We will be adding Monero as a payment option for our VPN plans by the end of Summer 2025. Source: https://x.com/davidgpeterson/status/1941500514803548636"
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/935538-accounts-payments/suggestions/33188971-monero-payment-option
3  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency on: May 04, 2025, 01:21:19 PM
where can I safely buy Monero?

If you have some XMR or know someone who want to SELL it to you, you can use https://retoswap.com/ P2P anonymous and open source exchange.
Other exchanges are mentioned at https://kycnot.me/?t=exchange&q=&xmr=on
4  Bitcoin / Electrum / Replace By Fee (RBF) was not available when I have sent using "coin control"... on: November 29, 2024, 04:38:17 PM
I have check the tutorial on how to use RBF in Electrum: https://bitcoinelectrum.com/frequently-asked-questions/#my-bitcoin-transaction-is-not-confirming-what-can-i-do
But i could not find any button, menu entry or a setting like that in my Electrum-btc-x86_64.AppImage on Linux. My app language is not english.
Is it because I have selected outputs on a Coins tab or what to try?

Later under same Electrum app version, different TX, I could see the RBF option (increase fee). I do not know why not before. In this second transaction I have used coin control - numerous outputs selected on a Coins tab. All from same wallet of mine (same as in 1st TX, IIRC). I think that I did it like that also in my previous transaction where RBF option was missing. What may be different is that this time, I have selected static fee, custom amount. I could also see that RBF is True before broadcasting this TX.
5  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency on: June 26, 2024, 07:31:12 AM
Your IP is all that's shared. It takes longer, but I use Tor from the start.

Thank you. Quoting from https://docs.featherwallet.org/guides/nodes

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However, a malicious remote node can:

-    execute an attack that may reveal the true input of a transaction. This attack does not reveal how much is spent or to whom. This attack has a low chance of succeeding and Feather will warn you if it detects this attack.
-    make your outgoing transactions stick out by manipulating the transaction fee that you pay.
-    associate your outgoing transactions with your IP address (but only if all traffic is routed through clearnet, see Tor support for more information. By default, transactions are broadcast over Tor.)
6  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency on: June 22, 2024, 05:44:18 AM
Hello, there is a default connection setting "Switch to Tor after initial synchronization" when you have Tor proxy enabled inside Feather wallet 2.6.7.
Is it anonymous to synchronize Monero blockchain with the wallet outside of the Tor network? I was wondering if i am leaking any identifiable information beside my IP and connection time which i doubt can be useful in correlation to my wallet/funds.
Thank you
7  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: Hosting, VPS, Dedicated Servers for Bitcoin on: March 07, 2024, 07:01:32 AM
PayPal and Western Union are no longer available payment options for ICPH; instead, the company is now accepting Tether, an Ethereum ERC-20 token.
8  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency on: January 04, 2024, 08:33:49 AM
Is it not sufficient protection for anonymity to do transactions: BTC1>XMR>BTC2? Why exactly?
I must do BTC1>XMR>XMR2>BTC2 (ChatGPT calls it churning) ?

I am aware that i can put some delay after XMR deposit and then wait some time and split XMR to BTC transaction into two random Txs.

I am thinking to use https://bisq.network/ to exchange my BTC to XMR and back to new BTC wallet (accessed using Electrum app that connects using built-in Tor proxy). Maybe in such case the BTC1>XMR>BTC2 scenario is enough anonymous, noob friendly explanation would be appreciated. Thank you.
9  Economy / Web Wallets / blockchain.com BTC wallet "affected by a third party software security issue" on: November 28, 2023, 12:06:15 PM
https://login.blockchain.com/en/#/home is telling me:

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The following legacy addresses have been identified as possibly affected by a third party software security issue. To secure these funds, click the ‘Transfer Funds’ button below. This will mover the funds from the legacy addresses into new, secure addresses in your DeFi Wallet.

It is my main BTC wallet, there is only option to "Transfer funds". When i click it, it says: There was an issue transferring your funds. Please contact Support.
Then i end up at https://support.blockchain.com/hc/en-us/sections/4585337100180-Account-Security

Do you have any security-wise suggestion. Is now good time to import my wallet into an Linux desktop wallet app https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet?step=5&platform=linux&important=transparency ? I am very rarely using the wallet, just storing my BTC there.
10  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: Hosting, VPS, Dedicated Servers for Bitcoin on: April 05, 2023, 08:52:55 PM
Currently supported cryptocurrency payment methods: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, Solana, Oxen
Newly, You have a discount of 1-2% when paying using cryptocurrency.
11  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: Hosting, VPS, Dedicated Servers for Bitcoin on: November 03, 2022, 01:10:22 PM
.com domain now cost $13/year
Accepted payment for domain and hosting is also Solana, Ethereum, OXEN.
12  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: ★[ANN] [NAV] NAV COIN - Community Fund Live!!! on: December 01, 2021, 10:49:36 AM
ISSUE WITH navpay.navcoin.org

Got error:
Error: Could not import: Wallet not registered at the wallet service. Recreate it from "Create Wallet" using "Advanced Options" to set your recovery phrase
I am unable to find any Create wallet with advanced options, it only start Generating wallet and ends in error: Cannot Create Wallet: Error creating wallet: Network error
This is Firefox 94.0.2

I do not have any .json wallet file or such. So how should i proceed? The smallest Linux wallet i have found on https://navcoin.org/get-started#light-wallets is NavCash.
So i have used it and it failed too:
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...
self.run('on_bip43', seed, passphrase, derivation, script_type)
NameError: name 'seed' is not defined

What helped was to download latest version from https://build.nav.community/navcash/
Instead of the outdated NavCash-5.2.1-x86_64.AppImage advertised at https://navcash.nav.community/
13  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: Hosting, VPS, Dedicated Servers for Bitcoin on: September 21, 2021, 04:23:51 PM
how much do you charge

Hi, price would be above $15/month. Depends on location and payment period. If you are interested, please kindly use contact form on the website.
14  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: Hosting, VPS, Dedicated Servers for Bitcoin on: September 11, 2021, 11:26:27 AM
You can pay using Solana cryptocurrency now: https://instantcpanelhosting.com/knowledgebase/66/ICPH-accepts-Solana-crypto-payments-for-a-web-hosting-server-domains.html
15  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Soxax - thys crypto is dead? Or can i get wallet somewhere? on: May 29, 2020, 11:30:15 AM
Thanks for help.

PS: There is no active exchange to BTC or USD for this cryptocurrency?
16  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Soxax - thys crypto is dead? Or can i get wallet somewhere? on: May 26, 2020, 05:37:05 PM
Hi,

the site of the Soxax is not working but i want to get a wallet. Please anyone is able to find the way to get it?
17  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: AIRDROP| ICO | SOXAX-DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL MEDIA|COINPAYMENTS PARTNER| JOIN NOW! on: May 25, 2020, 04:56:18 PM
Any way to create wallet or is this crypto worthless now and likely remain so in the future?
18  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: Hosting, VPS, Dedicated Servers for Bitcoin on: August 27, 2019, 06:03:36 AM
Maintenance is complete. cPanel was updated. Cloudflare module was updated too.
https://instantcpanelhosting.com
19  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: When will Bitcoin be more energy efficient? on: August 25, 2019, 08:26:20 AM
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"Recent published estimates of bitcoin’s electricity consumption are wide-ranging, on the order of 20‑80 TWh annually, or about 0.1-0.3% of global electricity use"
https://www.iea.org/newsroom/news/2019/july/bitcoin-energy-use-mined-the-gap.html

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"bitcoin mining is likely responsible for 10‑20 Mt CO2 per year, or 0.03-0.06% of global energy-related CO2 emissions."
(as of November 2018)
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"The corresponding annual carbon emissions range from 22.0 to 22.9 MtCO2 ... This level sits between the levels produced by the nations of Jordan and Sri Lanka"
https://www.iea.org/newsroom/news/2019/july/bitcoin-energy-use-mined-the-gap.html
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2542435119302557

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"Ethereum (ETH), the second largest cryptocurrency by market value, processes more than twice as many transactions as the bitcoin network while using only about one-third of the electricity consumed by bitcoin. ETH also operates on a Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism"
https://www.iea.org/newsroom/news/2019/july/bitcoin-energy-use-mined-the-gap.html

Ethereum and Litecoin are more energy efficient:
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"From 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2018, we estimate that mining Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Monero consumed an average of 17, 7, 7 and 14 MJ to generate one US$, respectively. Comparatively, conventional mining of aluminium, copper, gold, platinum and rare earth oxides consumed 122, 4, 5, 7 and 9 MJ to generate one US$, respectively, indicating that (with the exception of aluminium) cryptomining consumed more energy than mineral mining to produce an equivalent market value."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-018-0152-7
20  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: 📣📣📣 [ANN] 👉 BESTMIXER.IO 👈 THE FUTURE OF BITCOIN MIXING! TECHNOLOGY IS HERE on: March 08, 2019, 01:20:08 PM
$1xxx anonymization over .onion web page http://bestmixer7o57mba.onion/en went smooth and as expected. So i will use bestmixer.io again. Thank you
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