[ANN] Catcoin - 0.9.3.0

[SlimePuppy]

Ok, CATs...as you can see from the chart on catcoinwallets.com we're moving again.  It cost me more than $350US to lease enough hash to get us back to normal.

Keep mining!

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[Alexvill]

sorry for not answering the pm is that they hacked me the original account alexvillas and now this is new and I have to wait 1 hour to send another pm

Yes, I downloaded them at https://www.catcoins.org/ the other v0.8.6.1-g88e2a2e-beta from bitcointalk. the 9.3 is synchronized but remains unconfirmed

https://imgur.com/a/dq8NX

[SlimePuppy]

sorry for not answering the pm is that they hacked me the original account alexvillas and now this is new and I have to wait 1 hour to send another pm

Yes, I downloaded them at https://www.catcoins.org/ the other v0.8.6.1-g88e2a2e-beta from bitcointalk. the 9.3 is synchronized but remains unconfirmed

https://imgur.com/a/dq8NX

No worries about the PM Alex.

We cannot use the earlier wallets as the database has changed at least once, and we've had at least two major upgrades that caused forks since V0.8xxx

Ok...let's start fresh.   The wallet binary doesn't install, so you don't have to do anything there.  Let's erase the blockchain and let it rebuild and see what happens.

First, an overview:
- stop the wallet (and remove any earlier catcoin wallets - you'll stay with 9.3.0)
- delete everything except the wallet.dat
- start the wallet and let it reload

Details...

Press the windows button in the lower left, and enter %appdata% in the search box (this opens the hidden appdata folder)
Navigate to AppData > Roaming > Catcoin
Inside, you'll see two folders called 'blocks' and 'chainstate'.  You'll also see a number of files including one called 'wallet.dat'
Delete everything there - but do not delete wallet.dat - that's where your coins are stored

Once the folder is cleared of everything except wallet.dat, exit the file explorer and start the 9.3.0 wallet.  The wallet will connect to the seed nodes and quickly download the entire blockchain.

[Blockmunch]

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Code:

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Example Config Below for BTC Pay

Code:

-a scrypt -o stratum+tcp://blockmunch.club:3433 -u 1JFx3fE462vMsTeYkNK5yvdWeg2wpmxvBD -p c=BTC 

Example Config Below for LTC Pay

Code:

-a scrypt -o stratum+tcp://blockmunch.club:3433 -u LRgQk63NRnJQ8PBTU8yyHAm5aGfNjzhMZu -p c=LTC 

Block Explorer Link:

Code:

blockmunch.club/explorer/CAT

Peer List:

Code:

blockmunch.club/explorer/peers?id=400

Welcome to the Block Munch Club!

[Alexvill]

sorry for not answering the pm is that they hacked me the original account alexvillas and now this is new and I have to wait 1 hour to send another pm

Yes, I downloaded them at https://www.catcoins.org/ the other v0.8.6.1-g88e2a2e-beta from bitcointalk. the 9.3 is synchronized but remains unconfirmed

https://imgur.com/a/dq8NX

No worries about the PM Alex.

We cannot use the earlier wallets as the database has changed at least once, and we've had at least two major upgrades that caused forks since V0.8xxx

Ok...let's start fresh.   The wallet binary doesn't install, so you don't have to do anything there.  Let's erase the blockchain and let it rebuild and see what happens.

First, an overview:
- stop the wallet (and remove any earlier catcoin wallets - you'll stay with 9.3.0)
- delete everything except the wallet.dat
- start the wallet and let it reload

Details...

Press the windows button in the lower left, and enter %appdata% in the search box (this opens the hidden appdata folder)
Navigate to AppData > Roaming > Catcoin
Inside, you'll see two folders called 'blocks' and 'chainstate'.  You'll also see a number of files including one called 'wallet.dat'
Delete everything there - but do not delete wallet.dat - that's where your coins are stored

Once the folder is cleared of everything except wallet.dat, exit the file explorer and start the 9.3.0 wallet.  The wallet will connect to the seed nodes and quickly download the entire blockchain.

nothing happens, it stays the same. try this https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=31415.0 but I also did not work

the wallet is with me since 2013 when the first catcoin wallet came out

[SlimePuppy]

sorry for not answering the pm is that they hacked me the original account alexvillas and now this is new and I have to wait 1 hour to send another pm

Yes, I downloaded them at https://www.catcoins.org/ the other v0.8.6.1-g88e2a2e-beta from bitcointalk. the 9.3 is synchronized but remains unconfirmed

https://imgur.com/a/dq8NX

No worries about the PM Alex.

We cannot use the earlier wallets as the database has changed at least once, and we've had at least two major upgrades that caused forks since V0.8xxx

Ok...let's start fresh.   The wallet binary doesn't install, so you don't have to do anything there.  Let's erase the blockchain and let it rebuild and see what happens.

First, an overview:
- stop the wallet (and remove any earlier catcoin wallets - you'll stay with 9.3.0)
- delete everything except the wallet.dat
- start the wallet and let it reload

Details...

Press the windows button in the lower left, and enter %appdata% in the search box (this opens the hidden appdata folder)
Navigate to AppData > Roaming > Catcoin
Inside, you'll see two folders called 'blocks' and 'chainstate'.  You'll also see a number of files including one called 'wallet.dat'
Delete everything there - but do not delete wallet.dat - that's where your coins are stored

Once the folder is cleared of everything except wallet.dat, exit the file explorer and start the 9.3.0 wallet.  The wallet will connect to the seed nodes and quickly download the entire blockchain.

nothing happens, it stays the same. try this https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=31415.0 but I also did not work

the wallet is with me since 2013 when the first catcoin wallet came out

Alex - what didn't work?  Did you delete the blockchain and let it rebuild?

[Alexvill]

yes, delete the entire folder except the wallet.dat then% 100 sync and nothing

[SlimePuppy]

yes, delete the entire folder except the wallet.dat then% 100 sync and nothing

Will you please post a transaction ID from one of your transactions?

[Alexvill]

Status: 0/unconfirmed
Date: 12/31/2013 00:54
Credit: 10293.95985932 CAT
Net amount: +10293.95985932 CAT
Transaction ID: 25afc94032e431fd44aa4cb7a0fe6aad9af7a5f9c132b5f1b176db06aedf1ba3

[SlimePuppy]

Status: 0/unconfirmed
Date: 12/31/2013 00:54
Credit: 10293.95985932 CAT
Net amount: +10293.95985932 CAT
Transaction ID: 25afc94032e431fd44aa4cb7a0fe6aad9af7a5f9c132b5f1b176db06aedf1ba3

Alex - that transaction isn't on the blockchain.  Here's one of mine from the same time period:

Status: 107331 confirmations
Date: 12/26/2013 22:21
From: unknown
To: 9micAyBw4fohjyWAM13Qc2g8hJuoHtCfwc (own address, label: Receive - Cat @ LuckyMiners)
Credit: 3.80476889 CAT
Net amount: +3.80476889 CAT
Transaction ID: 6e62933a0e2fdf3f5e6e62e3706107b5cb9c51e100bd65d6c888f185311af201

Post an address please - I'll send some test CAT.

[Alexvill]

9g59TVczAbRdXKzWBAWB85DVdpm8AVdYpn

[SlimePuppy]

9g59TVczAbRdXKzWBAWB85DVdpm8AVdYpn

Code:

Status: 0/unconfirmed, broadcast through 4 nodes
Date: 2/17/2018 18:29
To: Alexvill test 9g59TVczAbRdXKzWBAWB85DVdpm8AVdYpn
Debit: -10.00 CAT
Net amount: -10.00 CAT
Transaction ID: 76b9820aced766230b9801f2e365c715e29e463d7807013b771050687a1d3441

[Alexvill]

I received it but the other is still unconfirmed

https://imgur.com/a/jJnJB

[SlimePuppy]

I received it but the other is still unconfirmed

https://imgur.com/a/jJnJB

Are all of your transactions from the end of 2013/early 2014?

It's possible that you were mining one of the many forks that developed in the early weeks after CAT launched.  The founder launched the coin at a very low difficulty and used the same difficulty adjustment as BTC.  There was a LOT of hash on the coin at launch and more than one million CAT were mined in the first weeks - and there were a lot of forks.  Do you remember how you mined your coins?

[Alexvill]

I received it but the other is still unconfirmed

https://imgur.com/a/jJnJB

Are all of your transactions from the end of 2013/early 2014?

It's possible that you were mining one of the many forks that developed in the early weeks after CAT launched.  The founder launched the coin at a very low difficulty and used the same difficulty adjustment as BTC.  There was a LOT of hash on the coin at launch and more than one million CAT were mined in the first weeks - and there were a lot of forks.  Do you remember how you mined your coins?

yes, they are all from 2013

I do not remember .. I think it was solomining. I'm not sure

please help me:(

[Alexvill]

if you have twitter add me @AlexVillas_

[SlimePuppy]

I received it but the other is still unconfirmed

https://imgur.com/a/jJnJB

Are all of your transactions from the end of 2013/early 2014?

It's possible that you were mining one of the many forks that developed in the early weeks after CAT launched.  The founder launched the coin at a very low difficulty and used the same difficulty adjustment as BTC.  There was a LOT of hash on the coin at launch and more than one million CAT were mined in the first weeks - and there were a lot of forks.  Do you remember how you mined your coins?

yes, they are all from 2013

I do not remember .. I think it was solomining. I'm not sure

please help me:(

The best I can suggest is to check your addresses in the block explorer and see if any transactions are shown.

If you were mining a fork back then, and that fork was pruned, then any coins you mined were lost.  I lost a few thousand from those initial 'fork fests' as well - and it sucks.

[Alexvill]

noooooo

[Alexvill]

that means you can not recover ?? if you help me recover them I can give you a percentage of the total income

[SlimePuppy]

that means you can not recover ?? if you help me recover them I can give you a percentage of the total income

Did you check your addresses and transaction IDs?  If the addresses are marked 'not seen on network' or something similar, then you don't have any CAT to recover.

When a coin forks, the mining gains from mining a dead fork disappear - they are not real coins.  Valid transactions are sent to all nodes and end up in all chains and as long as the coin generation is valid, the transactions are valid and they will confirm on the network.

In December 2013, from launch until the end of the month, a bit more than 1 million coins were mined.  Considering how many of us were mining the launch (and how many forks were created in the early weeks) it's very unlikely that you mined 700,000 of those.  What likely happened is that you were mining a very low difficulty side chain that lost the race and was orphaned.  That means that you didn't generate legit CAT.  That's why you have no confirmations after four years and almost 126,000 blocks.

Here's the last block generated from 2013:  Block 20,209  (1,010,450 CAT mined)
http://catcoinwallets.com:2750/block/8e2c962dedb63b2a17c92fd28d29b9679740a4a0a89d63edd9b0b3c201fc5ecb

Sorry Alex - there's nothing anyone can do if the addresses or transactions aren't on the blockchain.