Official Anoncoin chat thread (including history)

[Cryptoslave]

I haven't kept up to speed on Anoncoin since the crash around November 2014.  So it's been awhile!

If possible could someone fill me in on what's been going on with Anoncoin or where I could find development updates and future plans? That would be great thank you! Last I knew we had the RSA UFOs generated and work on implementing zerocoin was started but not finished by gnosis.  Also, the devs were trying to fix the difficulty algorithm and some issues with sending transactions.

Thanks!

It was explained recently in the quoted post below. There is no issue in sending transaction, although exchanges may try to make user believe so, like Cryptsy which we all saw was a scam. There can be an issue to include transaction in blocks tough, as there are so few faithful miners it can take times to include them in blocks. Multipool often do not care. Yes the difficulty algo is finished now and will be part of the next hardfork. Gnosis is active for the moment, as well as ssuag which will do the zerocoin GUI. I cannot give a date for zerocoin tough, but it will not be part of the next hardfork, which will be used to replace the entire codebase to bitcoin 0.10.99.

Besides this most recent wallet release and client update, can you still use the older wallet or do you NEED to upgrade. Just wondering.

The version above is a develop version. It is not the master release. The version above is very similar to the following HARDFORK release A. You can help us simply by running it and reporting bugs to us.

As previously discussed, pretty soon, we will do an HARDFORK to Release A : Anoncoin Core 0.9.6.9

The new release will include:

- An upgraded to bitcoin 0.10.99 code
- Many excellent improvements such as for instance header-first synchronisation, leading to much quicker I2P synchronisation and block download
- Deterministic fork selection
- A rewritten communication protocol (I2P and clearnet)
- No more using IRC for synching peers
- Anoncoin's test network (testnet) and regression test mode (regtest) available
- A new Kimoto Gravity Well v 2.0 using curves that is much quicker to calculate (it will be useful only for blocks before the hardfork and for first synching as KGW will be obsoleted by PID)
- A second new innovative difficulty algo "GroundRod RetargetPID" using a PID (Proportional - Integral - Derivative) controller, that will be enforced as the new difficulty retargetting system
- Real hashes calculation and not pseudo difficulty (we will be the only Scrypt coin to use true hashes in calculus of difficulty)
- Multisig Anoncoin address
- An improved mining through I2P only, to go forward a fully I2P darknet coin
- Themes support (currently for Win32, OS-X and linux)
- SAM support ported to 0.10.99 and working with both Java and C++ implementation of I2P (Orignal's i2pd, LibI2Pd)
- New I2P and DNS seednodes
- Headless building with toolchain
- Bug fixes

This hardfork will not include:
- Anci2pd: Anoncoin embedded with i2pd c++ router (LibI2Pd)
- Zerocoin
- Merge mining and multi-POW

All those will be separate releases that will be done after this hardfork is completed. In short the upcoming HARDFORK release will upgrade all the old core code from 8.5.6 to the newest version 9.6.9 (from bitcoin 0.10.99). The network shall then be more healthy and ready for future upgrades to anci2pd, zerocoin and merge mining/multi POW.

Right now you can still use 8.5.6 or this 9.6.9 version. The community will be updated on the date of the soon to be released HARDFORK version, this will be a mandatory upgrade, we will give some time for people to switch of version though. The version above and the 8.5.6 will be obsolete when the final master HARDFORK version will be released and enforced.

CS

[Cryptoslave]

Any updates on plans to switch to multi-algo (like Myriad)? I would prefer to see it before the zerocoin/zcash hard fork, just because the multi-PoW switch could be completed within a smaller timeframe, and it would be easier to make a PoW change while the coin is still small.

Hi, yes you are right. I am now working on implementing the multi-PoW. Preliminary investigation make me think it shall be based on Digibyte code, without the multishield. What I mean is the difficulty for each algo will probably be adjusted by not only a block on that algo but a new block template will be created with an adjusted difficulty even if another algo find the block. This will reduce the likelyhood of actual attacks due to multipool jumping off the blockchain leaving high difficulty block to be mined by faithful miner and jumping on much later, as soon as the faithful miner found the block and the difficulty dropped. The least time is needed for this last interval, the least number of easy block the multipool will get. Hence it is better for each algo to not be completelly independent but able to change the difficulty of the others algo too, like digibyte do with multishield. We will use GroundRod's RetargetPID instead of the digishield for difficulty adjustment tough.

We are discussing the three following algo to be included: Scrypt, Lyra2REv2, Qubit. This can be subject to change depending of the ideas of the dev team or community tough, but we will keep one algo Scrypt.

I cannot give a date for this multiPOW release, I am not advanced enough in the code to have an idea. The following release will be or Scrypt only, or multiPOW. But for sure we will introduce multiPOW as we think it is needed to resist the constant attack of multipools, which will be reduced with GroundRod's RetargetPID but not completelly until a multiPOW is introduced IMHO.

CS

[Cryptoslave]

I am sorry guys. Couldnt maintain ancblockchain.com website.. anyone wants to control it?

Well can you come discuss with us in #anoncoin-dev for specific details? Thank you geekz!

[Conqueror]

Hey!

0.8.5.6 is newest wallet?
It looks pretty old, any ETA on new release?

[K1773R]

Hey!

0.8.5.6 is newest wallet?
It looks pretty old, any ETA on new release?

No its not, get the current master.

[Cryptoslave]

Hey!

0.8.5.6 is newest wallet?
It looks pretty old, any ETA on new release?

Hi Conqueror,

Well, as said in February , I have now finished version A for my part of the work, taking over GroundRod work. You can check the commits at Github. Right now Ssuag is finishing to optimize the I2P parameters encoding that will ask for less interaction from the user in his branch. When he will have finish his work, we will merge both branchs, do another testnet and this will become the new master.

Meanwhile I am now working on implementing multi POW for release B, this will include 3 algos: Scrypt (ASIC Friendly), Lyra2RE2 (GPU Friendly), YEScrypt (CPU Friendly). This is not an easy task because our codebase is 0.10.99 and we cannot copy/paste the code of others coins like it is mostly done due to our multiple optimization and I2P code. Thus we will launch release A with Scrypt only before release B with multi POW enabled.

CS

[Cryptoslave]

We are currently doing a live testnet to try the hardfork setting! Anyone who wants to join us is welcome to join! 

Please come check on #anoncoin on I2P we will tell you how you can participate (windows, OSX or linux)...

Thank you for your help

CS

[Tyke]

Progress has been made on the book titled "Anoncoin - History of the First Year".  As you may know, I am writing several books based solely on cryptocurrencies which were launched in 2013.  

Preliminary pages counts of the monthly chapters are:

JUNE 2013:             10
JULY 2013:               8
AUGUST 2013:          8
SEPTEMBER 2013:     8
OCTOBER 2013:        8
NOVEMBER 2013:      4
DECEMBER 2013:      4/6
JANUARY 2014:         4
FEBRUARY 2014:       6
MARCH 2014:           4
APRIL 2014:             8
MAY 2014:               6
JUNE 2014:             2/4

If you would like to help towards this project (ink, paper, overheads, proof readers etc), please donate:

BTC: 1CRLy4xUZbh9rj2GPANiNNBZGZKRKLYYwJ

ANC: AGUtrWEYnP37CEGfkNh3VJH5RDKBXXTzb5

[myriadcoin]

Do I understand correctly that there is going to be 2 hard-forks?

[entertheabyss]

ExchangeD.I2P is now available over clearnet at http://exchanged.i2p.rocks

Happy Trading!

[niteglider]

So, are there any reliable mining pools for ANC?

[Conqueror]

ExchangeD.I2P is now available over clearnet at http://exchanged.i2p.rocks

Happy Trading!

Thanks man!

[Cryptoslave]

So far the testnet is still running without any trouble

But we need more beta-tester! Every one that can build on linux or OSX can join us to finish this testing! You cooperation will be very appreciated.

If you want to participate go on #anoncoin on I2P and ask for me in the channel stating you want to try the testnet.

Thank you

We are currently doing a live testnet to try the hardfork setting! Anyone who wants to join us is welcome to join! 

Please come check on #anoncoin on I2P we will tell you how you can participate (windows, OSX or linux)...

Thank you for your help

CS

[DeepWolf]

So, are there any reliable mining pools for ANC?

The best one I have used is "Cryptopia" in New Zealand. I have had success trading and mining with them.

[Conqueror]

So, are there any reliable mining pools for ANC?

The best one I have used is "Cryptopia" in New Zealand. I have had success trading and mining with them.

I can confirm Cryptopia is legit project. I personally bought and withdraw ANC from it.

[Cryptoslave]

NEW VERSION 0.9.6.11 RELEASED - HARDFORK @ BLOCK 555555

We announce the official release of the new master based on Anoncoin 0.9.6.11.

This new version is an obligatory update with an HARDFORK @ block 555555

Featured in this version are the following:

- An upgraded to bitcoin 0.10.99 code
- Many excellent improvements such as for instance header-first synchronisation, leading to much quicker I2P synchronisation and block download
- Deterministic fork selection
- A rewritten communication protocol (I2P and clearnet)
- No more using IRC for synching peers
- Anoncoin's test network (testnet) and regression test mode (regtest) available
- A new Kimoto Gravity Well v 2.0 using curves that is much quicker to calculate (it will be useful only for blocks before the hardfork and for first synching as KGW will be obsoleted by PID)
- A second new innovative difficulty algo "GroundRod RetargetPID" using a PID (Proportional - Integral - Derivative) controller, that will be enforced at block 555555 as the new difficulty retargetting system
- Real hashes calculation and not pseudo difficulty (we will be the only Scrypt coin to use true hashes in calculus of difficulty)
- Multisig Anoncoin address
- An improved mining through I2P only, to go forward a fully I2P darknet coin
- Themes support in anoncoin-qtt (currently for Win32, OS-X and linux, not for win64)
- SAM support ported to 0.10.99 and working with both Java and C++ implementation of I2P (Orignal's i2pd, LibI2Pd)
- New I2P and DNS seednodes
- Headless building with toolchain
- New alert key management
- Auto generation of I2P addresses provided the java I2P router is configured with default options during setup
- Bug fixes

Everyone shall update to this 9.6.11 version ASAP. This is a mandatory upgrade, as after block 555555 the old peers will be disconnected. The version 8.5.6 will be obsolete when the HARDFORK block 555555 will be mined.

Official windows builds: https://anoncoin.net/downloads/0.9.6.11/
Release win32.zip Checksum: MD5 0FF381D8C7DBD6710F73219EB9A22B3E SHA-1 725E8EA19076E304B99743DE022BCAEACAE98CA6
Release win64.zip Checksum: MD5 C7430DBD0DB0F69351F4E2D632B3F2F2 SHA-1 1CB53AFD9E94B51E0F06649C6FEAD7A780ECCC20

To build from source: https://wiki.anoncoin.net/How_to_build_Anoncoin_from_source

CS

[entertheabyss]

NEW VERSION 0.9.6.11 RELEASED - HARDFORK @ BLOCK 555555

Great Work CS! Finally a new client \o/

[entertheabyss]

exchanged.i2p has updated to new client

[Cryptoslave]

Let's continue the discussion in this thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1481693

CS

[TechorMarketing]

This I2P proposal on Stack Exchange should be of interest to the ANC community.

https://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/99297/i2p

Although the proposal was posted by a Monero developer it is meant to benefit the entire I2P community which includes Anoncoin.

If you are interested in the C++ I2P router project  happening now you can watch its progress here:
https://github.com/monero-project/kovri