Liquid network was down for more than 20 hours yesterday after activating hard fork, and they reported an issue with block signing related to a recent functionary upgrade.
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This kind of bug should be caught easily with some testing. Looks like Liquid Network doesn't even have testnet network (whether it's public or private network). |
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Not every single thing should be decentralized, if you just need social network/media which have downtime, you could use distributed social network/media such as Matrix. Generally, it's a great idea to see social networks running on decentralization, we already have the example of steemit network.
Steemit is not a social media network. It is an altcoin like any other altcoin. The "social media" part is a 100% centralized website owned and fully controlled by yet another US company where people can post just like they would on any other website like Facebook! Then they create a centralized link between the content and the "account" on Steem blockchain! Don't forget the hostile takeover, https://cryptonews.net/en/news/altcoins/289900/. |
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The website you mentioned show Metamask, which support 4 different Browser. Why don't you just use Firefox and download Metamask? |
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You can check this website, https://bitcoin-vps.com/. If the hosting use bitpay or BTCPayServer, it's mentioned explicitly. But i would recommend further research since the information might be out of date. |
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VPNs do not ensure the privacy of Bitcoin Core operation as it does not contain any code for understanding VPN protocols.
I'm not an expert in this area but VPN has to technically cover all your communications over the internet which means the software you are running (such as bitcoin core) doesn't have to do anything or have any code for it, you just enable your VPN and it takes care of everything. I have done some small tests by connecting to peers with VPN active and I wasn't leaking anything. Generally it's true, but horrible VPN could leak some of your data (such as DNS request) and protocol (such as WebRTC) could leak your ISP IP address. |
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1. Please write down 1 or more of the following private keys (created by Bitaddress.org) (dear Newbies, DO NOT use those in your wallet!). Do not double check your handwriting, I want to catch possible mistakes made when being careless.
1,"1LyPnHoU624ejo3Rb6nHv3GRMiDbM2Mvf9","KyHmMbp1TvBNBzi6uAAekb6DwtCsUJyYXG5CDrkDv2sCc8h4UfmD"
2,"1DJBmoEAhs3no14CCdQ3suUJiNcGg7qnWA","L4on7wrsP2vPyDkYKyTKnEudCTmU9kyH6ra6hiZXzhZWmQzM7v9g"
3,"18zBPQ64PoDhzfKNP1e3ufApGrbmQBr212","L1YqE8Y8FPn2fdBxMfe8wwU3bT5NPEfxMxLujHKpyYS7nrBLzv9K"
I don't bother take the test, but if i really want to write private key, i would split it every 4 character and 4-8 group of character on each line to reduce potential mistake. KyHm Mbp1 TvBN Bzi6
uAAe kb6D wtCs UJyY
XG5C DrkD v2sC c8h4
UfmD
Alternatively i would convert the private key to HEX/decimal if i have bad handwriting, but it takes more time and i lost advantage of checksum which offered by WIF. |
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If you want your wallet to be 100% secure, you should generate the wallet on an air-gapped device. This means that you should use a device which has never connected to internet and will remain offline forever.
And if buying new device (which never connected to internet) feels too expensive/unnecessary for you, you could create bootable linux (such as Tails) on your USB drive. But the downside are you need to manually unplug Ethernet cable and don't plug the USB drive on computer which already booted. |
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Assuming you install Electrum from source code, you just need to run this command. But if you AppImage, AFAIK it's impossible because AppImage version bundle it's own Python. I downloaded Electrum standalone version from their website. I am not able to run any "pip" commands in Electrum console. I have matplotlib installed in my python environment, but I can't use it inside electrum. I wasn't able to find a solution for this in the web. You're supposed to run the command on your terminal/command prompt. Besides, it won't work since standalone/portable version is similar with AppImage, where they bundle their own Python. Yes. |
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Even if you want your bundle becomes more secure (crypto tasks only), it is better to remove graphical desktop.
Their user demography are new linux user and people who want simplicity. Besides, i wonder how many linux user who remember command for connect to internet over WiFi. Furthermore, simplicity is also an issue for some not familiar with Linux, so packages like eddy are installed by default to help install applications.
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The "This is experimental software" line is probably a disclaimer in order to protect from people suing the developers in case something went wrong and loss of funds happened due a glitch in the code.
You can't sue developers of an application that is released under MIT license if something went wrong because when you started using that software you agreed to accept it "as is" and without warranty of any kind. Whether it is experimental or not has nothing to do with it. But it's more complicated if he meant the protocol (which covered on BIP) rather than implementation. Few BIP use different license (such as BSD, CC or doesn't include license). AFAIK most license prevent developer/author getting sued, but i've no idea what could happen if someone sue author of BIP without license. |
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I followed the instructions in the README.md file, so first I cloned the master: git clone https://github.com/mempool/mempool
Then I checked out latest release: latestrelease=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/mempool/mempool/releases/latest|grep tag_name|head -1|cut -d '"' -f4)
git checkout $latestrelease
You checked out the latest stable version, so i think it's not the problem. Both servers are running Ubuntu Server version 20.04.3 LTS. I only installed NodeJS onto the machine I want to run mempool, the version installed by the app manager is 10.19.0. I just looked up the NodeJS site, and noticed their latest LTS version is 14.17.16. The version I have was originally released in February of 2020. That may have something to do with it, odd that such an old package is the one installed by apt.
I'll try installing the newer LTS version of NodeJS, hope it helps.
IMO it's the problem. According to https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Node.js#Releases, v10 was released on 2018 & no longer updated. Meanwhile v14 is released on 2020, but still actively supported until few years later. On a side note, you should use rolling-release linux distro if you really want up-to-date package. |
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So, as I said, I am not able to compile a software wallet.
I need an electrum software wallet from February 2011. Please don't post bullshit comments if you don't know what your talking about. I have 20 years experience with the internet and windows 95-windows 10 and know what i'm talking about, most of the time.
If you're looking for help (rather than insulting someone), you should mention few things such as, 1. Which commit hash or source code did you use. 2. Your environment (OS, python version, etc.). 3. Command you used to compile/run Electrum.
I need an electrum software wallet from February 2011.
After all the constructive answers you’ve received in previous posts, you still looking for something that has been found to very likely not exists? Actually there are 3 posts (in this forum) which mention word "Electrum" before Nov 2011 (when Electrum is released and @ThomasV made the announcement). Aside from mentioning official Electrum website, a post also mention this link. Unfortunately the website is dead. https://gitorious.org/electrum
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User : wiraningsunCopy : Both Core and Bitcoin itself are probably still experimental.
We barely have it as a legal tender and proper regulations anywhere in the world.
There is a very small number of countries trying to help, but from here to mass adoption and to the real test (worldwide real usage, not just crypto fans) is a long way to go.
I think only mass adoption would make it non-experimental.
Source : Both Core and Bitcoin itself are probably still experimental. We barely have it as a legal tender and proper regulations anywhere in the world. There is a very small number of countries trying to help, but from here to mass adoption and to the real test (worldwide real usage, not just crypto fans) is a long way to go. I think only mass adoption would make it non-experimental.
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Has anyone found a way to create a vanity onion address for use with a bitcoin node?
I've found plenty of generic onion vanity generators, but somehow the files created aren't useable by bitcoind. It's probably a minor tweak needed, but I've not managed to work out how to do it yet. Has anyone?
You should speak to BitcoinFX he has custom names for his public nodes. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5177001.0addnode= satofxsc3xjadxsm.onion:8333 addnode= shindo45rxrk3737.onion:8333 addnode= naka7nzsu3binfim.onion:8333 addnode= motoixfjxnf4joga.onion:8333 v2 address no longer supported by Bitcoin Core (and most updated software which use Tor). Meanwhile v3 address for his node isn't vanity onion address. Even so, he might know how to do it, but don't bother configure his node to use vanity v3 onion address. |
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quikie question: looks like taproot address will still look like bech32, just called bech32m and beginning with bc1?
Aside from following bech32m (which already mentioned above), witness version of Taproot is 1 (while SegWit is 0), so the prefix for taproot will be bc1p, not bc1q. So just a matter of time after November 2021 we will start seeing wallets and taproot addresses and multi-sig and all that?
As for wallet support, AFAIK only Electrum and Bitcoin Core have support for Taproot. |
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And although it is something expected, the fact it's now public knowledge is imho important.
For example, maybe an update (or fork?) of Electrum will be developed for being privacy focused? Maybe with options for customizing when and which addresses to be queried, maybe with clients connecting to multiple servers to ask randomly for information? I guess that it also can be done. Of course, the top solution remains the use of own server.
It'll be difficult to make Electrum more privacy focused, mainly because Electrum send list of address to a server at once. It means you need to update Electrum protocol or implement BIP 157/158 instead. For those who value their privacy, but with limited resource, they better use Wasabi Wallet which use BIP 157 and Tor by default. |
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If i correctly understood you, you intend to store file on blockchain because you want 100% uptime with mirror which available worldwide? Bitcoin and most cryptocurrency isn't designed for it and it'll cost you a fortune.
how much do you think it would cost? as long as bitcoin sv miners are honest and store my data, i wouldn't mind paying them a bit to do it. but i need to make sure that they won't pull the rug out from under me. Let's try calculate the cost of storing single 1080p movie with 2 hours duration. 1. Calculate size of the movie According to https://www.circlehd.com/blog/how-to-calculate-video-file-size, 1 minute of 1080p video have size 20MB. 120 minute * 20 MB = 2400 MB (2516582400 byte)
2. Calculate the cost in BSV https://blockchair.com/bitcoin-sv recommend 1 sat/byte, which means you'll need to pay at least 2.516.582.400 satoshi (25.165824 BSV). This calculation exclude overhead (input, other output, signature, etc.). 3. Convert to USD According to https://coinmarketcap.com/, current BSV price is $144.12. 25.165824 BSV * $144.12 = $3626.89...
IMO it's very expensive.
To keep this discussion slightly on-topic, here's estimation of UTXO growth for storing same movie on Bitcoin since OP_RETURN limit is only 80 bytes (and IIRC each transaction only can have one OP_RETURN) and pool most likely won't help you store a movie. I use method which described here http://www.righto.com/2014/02/ascii-bernanke-wikileaks-photographs.html. 1. Getting amount of data can be stored on single address. According to https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Technical_background_of_version_1_Bitcoin_addresses, bitcoin address size is 25 bytes, but 4 bytes used as checksum and 1 byte used to indicate the address is for mainnet network. So we only can store 20 bytes data on each address. 2. Calculate amount of address required to store the movie. 2516582400 bytes / 20 bytes = 125829120 address/UTXO
3. Get current size of UTXO set. I use result from running command gettxoutsetinfo on Bitcoin Core (which took few minute to get the result). 4. Calculate UTXO growth 75171403
125829120 +
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201000523
125829120 / 75171403 = 1.6738... (167.38%)
If you or someone else actually do this, you'll heavily bloat chainstate and OP's proposal is more likely to be accepted Bitcoin community  P.S. please double check the calculation and source used. |
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However, Bitcoin transactions should be improved and scammers are worse than victims. They must be gotten rid of to make Bitcoin ecosystem clean and clear.
Impossible as long as Bitcoin is decentralized. Bitcoin has an agreement protocol and it can be used to screen transactions which is good or bad.
Bitcoin doesn't have such protocol. You guys are pro for scammers. you blame and critize the victim of a scam. If bitcoin is such a currency, no thank.
Bitcoin itself is neutral, don't judge Bitcoin by it's users or how they use it. |
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Now we have two people claiming it works and one who says it doesn't. I will just wait for the next reply from someone who is interested in checking before I put it back on the list. Like in sports, let's see if the result will be 3:1 or a draw after all.
There is no need for this  Here is the intent filter from the AndroidManifest.xml page which confirms that blockchain wallet app does accept the bitcoin URI sheme: <intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<data android:scheme="bitcoin" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
</intent-filter> Part of source code you shown only proof that Blockchain.com wallet accept the bitcoin URI scheme. But it doesn't proof that the wallet support message field correctly. |
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