Just found this new thread thanks to xcurry's post in the Blocknet thread. Good to know XCurrency is still alive and kicking. Thanks xcurry!
Since I'm not on slack I haven't been able to find any info about this coin since around 2 years ago, as the thread and website went defunct...so I am just wondering what's been happening and where it's at today. When I was last following it, version 3.0 was around the corner, and it was still closed source and therefore not trustless...and I think there was an android phone wallet app in the works. So I'm just gonna throw a few questions out there and if anyone can help get me up to speed that would be awesome!
What version is XCurrency on now, and is the current version open source?
How does the anonymity compare to say XMR or SDC...or even a BTC mixing service given advanced blockchain analytics? I know DASH relies on trusting masternodes so it is not trustless.
Is the p2p encrypted messaging also trustless and open source?
Any news on the mobile wallet?
Also regarding Blocknet...can an Ethereum smart contract interface with the decentralized exchange? For example: Could a smart contract be created where someone could send Ethereum to it which would then be exchanged for a different coin and sent anonymously to a different user?
Also just a heads up: The block explorer at
https://chainz.cryptoid.info/xc/ says the hosting has expired, and the twitter account points to
http://ww12.xc-official.com/ rather than
www.xcurrency.coHey hey. Apologies for the delayed reply.
Yes, XC was open sourced about a year ago. Check out ATCsecure's GitHub repo.
The anonymity claims we made about XC back in 2014 still stand:
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https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/xcurrencys-new-trustless-ad-hoc-mesh-network-1410955212-
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/introducing-xmixer-earn-revenue-xcurrencys-trustless-mixing-1410910372I think it's an epic anonymity solution, and the first ever coinshuffle implementation too.
The contractor we got to do the mobile wallet did nothing worth keeping.
Regarding the Blocknet and Ethereum, yes, they're interoperable, and we're currently testing our implementation before making it generally available.
Currently, you can exchange tokens to send to Ethereum contracts. Generic service delivery (e.g. coins plus data) is not available yet though.
There's a tempting use-case for XC in the form of a BTC mixer dapp. It would contain:
- a BTC SPV wallet
- an XC SPV wallet
- xbridge (from the Blocknet)
It would first trade BTC for XC via the decentralised exchange, then it would anonymise the XC, and then exchange back to BTC.
Kind-of perfect as a tech demo.