crypto-rainbow, please acknowledge.
I will try this again - maybe some members of the community can answer some questions.
Hello everyone,
Just some simple questions:
1. Is DeepOnion based off of another coin codebase?
2. If it is, which commit?
3. So DeepOnion nodes operator over Tor. Doesn't this mean IPs are somewhat visible, since we are connecting to each other, rather than a service?
4. So wouldn't it be possible to know who is running DeepOnion nodes via peerlist? Or is every DeepOnion node a hidden service?
5. Is there legitimate proof or way to prove no premining has occurred?
6. When was this coin actually started? It was released in July (12th-ish) but I would like to know when it actually began development.
7. Does DeepOnion support re-producible builds? If I build DeepOnion from source, will the binary be 1-for-1 with what you have released (considering I build from the same release version, of course).
8. Why create DeepOnion, instead of setting up a Bitcoin node behind Tor?
The rest of my research I will conduct by looking at the source on GitHub.
Thank you very much and I will post back when I'm done
If you want to see other research I've done check out the link in my signature - thanks!
Personally I would like some DeepOnion, as it seems there is some real use for the technology. Keep up the work!
I can skip all the way down to number five. Nearly the entire coin was pre-mined.
Quoting directly from the OP - "The best part is that we DO NOT do ICOs or crowdfunding. 90% of total coins are premined at genesis block. The remaining 10% will be mineable by the public. Most premined coins will be freely airdropped to the community through many rounds of airdrops (detailed herein). Certain conditional requirements apply, please read on for details.
Genesis block, premined coins, breakdown; 70% will be air-dropped to the community, while 20% will be used for bounties, rewards and other promotions. Remaining 10% will belong to the dev team."
1. Is DeepOnion based off of another coin codebase?
>> The codebase of DeepOnion is from the tor integration coins such as KoreCoin/BitcoinPlus and others (there are a few variations of that).
2. If it is, which commit?
>> There's no commit from any other coin. All coins are open source. We maintain our own codebase.
In fact our codebase are different from any existing coins (not only on parameters, evidently, there are a lot of details, like separation of PoW/PoS etc.). We will release other nice features and services in the future.
3. So DeepOnion nodes operator over Tor. Doesn't this mean IPs are somewhat visible, since we are connecting to each other, rather than a service?
>> No. You access Tor network through edge nodes, not through each other's nodes. This allow us a network level protection for our users.
4. So wouldn't it be possible to know who is running DeepOnion nodes via peerlist? Or is every DeepOnion node a hidden service?
>> Please read Tor introductions. The edge nodes are known, not inside though.
5. Is there legitimate proof or way to prove no premining has occurred?
>> There is premine, and it is stated very clearly in OP, for the purpose, distribution etc. We maintain the logs at this URL:
https://deeponion.org/report.php?date=2017-08-11Different airdrop days can be chosen from the link above. We will release more stats in the future.
6. When was this coin actually started? It was released in July (12th-ish) but I would like to know when it actually began development.
>> The development started a few months earlier by the dev team. Initial idea came about 3 years ago.
7. Does DeepOnion support re-producible builds? If I build DeepOnion from source, will the binary be 1-for-1 with what you have released (considering I build from the same release version, of course).
>> Of course, it is open source. Many people built their own client. We support open source and we believe the privacy is a fundamental human right!
8. Why create DeepOnion, instead of setting up a Bitcoin node behind Tor?
>> Bitcoin is a big community, its development is slow and has many limitations (the recent Aug 1 event is just an example).
We create DeepOnion to explore different path to build a secure and untraceable coin. There are many techniques where bitcoin is just too big to explore.
Direct point by point answer. I hope those in doubt will now understand more. Since it is very clear now, guys you are welcome to join us. Download a wallet and install it, and Click my signature and apply for airdrop now.
