NXT :: descendant of Bitcoin - Updated Information

[2Kool4Skewl]

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Press Release

"One of the reasons Nxt is groundbreaking is because it gives the economy back to the people and re-establishes them as their own sovereigns over their destiny.  An economy is an expression of a political ideology.  Do not mistake us as just another cryptocurrency.  We are a movement."

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All Serious Discussions Have Moved To

NXTforum.org

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Nxt :: descendant of Bitcoin

Nxt uses brand new software.  It’s not a fork of Bitcoin's source code.

Nxt is the first 100% Proof-of-Stake (PoS) currency.  Coins are earned solely by charging transaction fees.  Unlike other currencies with PoS mining, Nxt's PoS mining does not cause monetary inflation.  The total amount of Nxt in circulation is 1 billion.  Nxt is resistant to +90% attacks via its transparent forging algorithm.

Nxt improves different features of Bitcoin, removes some disadvantages (e.g. bloated blockchain) and resolves a big environmental issue.  Time between blocks is one minute.  This increases the rate of orphaned blocks, but makes it more convenient for the users.

Nxt doesn’t use so-called “scripts” aka predicates.  This simplifies and accelerates transaction processing.  Advanced features like multisig will be created on top of the core as 3rd party services.

Nxt is routable through Tor and I2P anonymous networks.

Nxt Clients

NXTclients.org has a comprehensive list of the clients available for NXT.

Windows Installer

 
 

Nxt Features:

Completed
- Decentralized Alias System / DNS
     Register names and assign them to URIs.  URIs can be anything from web addresses to Nxt account numbers.  These aliases will be tradeable in the near future.
- Basic DDoS Protection
- Arbitrary Messaging

In Progress
- Transparent Forging - Development Thread
     Transactions are encrypted and sent directly to forging node.  Only PoS block generator can decrypt transactions.
- Instant Transactions
- Decentralized Asset Exchange / Colored Coins - Testing Underway  - Discussion Thread
     This allows gateways to issue assets on the Nxt network.  These assets can include cryptocurrencies (BTC, LTC, etc), fiat currencies (USD, EUR, RMB, etc), stocks, commodities, and other assets.
- Voting System
- Reputation System - Will be implemented after Voting System
     Account trust rating system.  Check if sellers on the distributed exchange have a good history, if stock issuers pay dividends and if gateways honor their asset redemptions.
- Account Control
- Automated Transactions - Development Thread
     Turing complete based scripts
- Decentralized Mixing Service - Development Thread
     NXTcash / Zerocoin Implementation
- Decentralized Marketplace / Auction - Discussion Thread
     Buy or sell goods/services in a distributed manner.  All listings are broadcast to all nodes on the network in P2P fashion.
- Cross Chain Transactions - Development Thread

Conceptual
- Distributed Storage
- Multi-signatures
- Blockchain Shrinking
- Two-phase Payments
     Software supported escrow transactions
- Social Credit System
     Accounts can trust other accounts for assets issued on the asset exchange with on-the-fly debt transference.
- Distributed Computing
- Smart Contracts
- Hardware Wallets - Java smart card developers please contact core dev team members
- Advanced DDoS Protection: Project Kharon - Neural net programmers please contact core dev team members - Development Thread

Nxt Development

We invite skilled Java programmers to join NXT core development team. You’ll get access to complete NXT source code. We need 2-3 developers now. If you are interested, please PM user Come-from-Beyond on bitcointalk.org with your e-mail address and your Java experience (very short description). We’ll check your forum posts to make sure that you’re not a troll and contact you via e-mail. If you don’t get my reply by the 10th of January then wait for the next round when we ask for more participants.

Development Wiki Page
Nxt API Documentation
Automated Transactions Development Website

Libraries
PHP library for high-level Nxt API (created by wesleyh)
Curve25519 library (or 64-bit version) (Java source, ported from C by Dmitry Skiba)

Please Run a Nxt Node

If you can run a Nxt node, it will help us stabilize and secure the network.  If you have invested in Nxt, it is beneficial to you to run a VPS to help to secure the Nxt network.  Hallmarking your node helps the network, but is not necessary.

How-to directions on running a hallmarked VPS Nxt node
Easily Deploy Nxt on Thousands of your VPSs
How-to run Nxt on your Raspberry Pi

Nxt Exchanges

DGEX.com - NXT / BTC Exchange (thread)
BTER.com - Bitcoin and Crypto-currency Exchange Platform
Vircurex.com - Exchange and Trading Platform
Cryptsy.com
PeerCover.com - NXT Ripple Gateway How-to trade Nxt on Ripple
Poloniex.com - NXT / BTC / LTC / NMC / XPM Cryptocurrency Exchange (thread)
Nxt-e.com - Professional NXT Bitcoin Litecoin Exchange Market
Bittrex.com - The Next Generation Crypto-Exchange
NxtBtc.com - NXT / BTC Exchange (No Javascript Required)
UpBit.org - Crypto Exchange
CryptoKopen.eu - Buy Nxt with Skrill
BitcoiNxt.net - NXT / EUR Exchange
LiteBit.eu - NXT / EUR Exchange
QuickNXT.com - Nxt Asset Gateway (Under Development)

After the decentralized asset exchange feature is released, you will be able to buy and sell Nxt for any currency issued on the Nxt network.

Charts
BitcoinWisdom NXT/BTC - feed from Bter.com
BitcoinWisdom NXT/CNY - feed from Bter.com

Nxt Mining Pool
Hashrate.org - Mine NXT with SHA or Scrypt Mining Hardware

Nxt Websites
NxtCrypto.org - Main Nxt Website
info.NxtCrypto.org - Nxt News and Updates
wiki.NxtCrypto.org - Nxt Wiki
NxtForum.org - Nxt Forum

MyNXT.org - Nxt Informational Site
NXTclient.net - Nxt Client Directory
NXTarea.com - Nxt Information & Links (thread)
Nxtion.com - A twitter style arbitrary message tool (thread)
Nxt123.info - Easy access to Nxt ecosystem services
Nextcoins.ru - Russian informational site
Nxt China
Nxt Espana
Nxt Sweden
Nxt Netherlands

Nxt Forums
NxtForum.org
Nextcoin.org
forums.NxtCrypto.org
Nxts.info - Chinese
Nextcoin.it - Italian

Nxt Social Networks
Twitter
Weibo
Reddit
Facebook
VK

Nxt IRC Channel
FreeNode #nxtalk

Nxt Faucets
Nxtra Faucet

Nxt BlockChain Explorers
Nxt BlockChain Explorer
MyNxt.info
Nxt Peer Explorer
NxtOk.com

Nxt Threads
Nxt API Thread
Nxt Marketing and Promotion Thread
Nxt Funding Committee Nominations
Nxt Russian Thread by abctc
Nxt Chinese Thread by allwelder

Nxt Videos
What is Nxt?
Nxt Tutorials
Nxt Introduction
What is Nxt? Discussion by Tai Zen and Leon Fu (24:56)
How to Forge Nxt
How to Use Nxt Client
How to Register Alias Tutorial
Nxt Explained in Russian!

Nxt Merchants
NxtBay.com
Incloudibly - Professional DDoS Protected Web Hosting Solutions
Solar Communications
McSology Equipment

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Download  NRS - This is the Nxt Reference Software.  It includes a web client.

NRS downloads are hosted at http://download.nxtcrypto.org/

Nxt 0.8.11 - http://download.nxtcrypto.org/nxt-client-0.8.11.zip
SHA256 hash - 7c538041c1c2f07a1eab1f1f88ff0d5d91961e0eac5004520e00585e411e9382
Original PGP Signed Message

Source code was released on Jan 3rd, 2014.  The fifth anniversary of bitcoin's genesis block.

Nxt Software Change Log

BE SURE TO CHECK THE SHA256 HASH OF YOUR DOWNLOAD!

If you're running GNU/Linux, the program sha256sum is standard on most versions of the OS.  Use the sha256sum command:
'sha256sum PATH_TO_NXT_DOWNLOAD'

If you're running OS X, a SHA-256 can be calculated using the openssl command in an open terminal (the terminal is located in /Applications/Utilities).
'openssl sha256 PATH_TO_NXT_DOWNLOAD'

If you're running Windows, use an online calculator to calculate the sha256 hash.  Upload the Nxt.zip file you downloaded, when the website asks for a file.

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Installation Instructions

How to Install Nxt Client w/ Pictures

Ubuntu/Debian
1 - Download and Install Java                     'sudo aptitude install openjdk-7-jre'
2 - Unzip 'nxt.zip'                                        'unzip nxt.zip'
3 - Go to your Nxt Directory                        'cd nxt'
4 - Start Nxt                                                 'java -Xms512m -Xmx1024m -jar start.jar'

Windows
1 - Download and Install Java                      Oracle JDK 7
2 - Unzip 'nxt.zip'
3 - Go to your Nxt Directory                        'cd C:/PATH_TO_NXT_FOLDER'
4 - Start Nxt                                                 'java -Xms512m -Xmx1024m -jar start.jar'

Mac
1 - Download and Install Java                     Oracle JDK 7
2 - Unzip 'nxt.zip'
3 - Go to your Nxt Directory                        'cd nxt'
4 - Start Nxt                                                 'java -Xms512m -Xmx1024m -jar start.jar'

Open Nxt Client
- Open your browser and go to http://localhost:7874
- Click the "Lock" icon in the upper left corner to unlock your account.
- Enter your passphrase or if you don't have an account, enter your new passphrase.  Make sure you use a very random, complex password of at least 80 characters.  You can use 0-1, a-z, A-Z, special and national characters.

Security Tips

- Do NOT use the passphrase for your Nxt account on a VPS client.  Only use your Nxt passphrase on a local Nxt client.  Even if you connect to your VPS securely via SSH, you are still not safe because all VPSs have backdoors.
- 7874 (tcp) is used for P2P communication.
- 7875 (tcp) is used for the http web client.
- 7876 (tcp) is used for API commands.

[bybitcoin]

The Nxt Trading Thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=345336.0
The Nxt Bounty Thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=345773.0
The Nxt Big Giveaway: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=347927.0  

[Come-from-Beyond]

We have Wiki - http://nxtcoin.wikia.com/wiki/The_Nxt_Wiki

[bidji29]

Easier Windows instructions

Windows
1 - Download and Install Java                      http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7/jre-7-windows-x64.exe (64-bit) or http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7/jre-7-windows-i586.exe (32-bit)
2 - Create a folder for Nxt
3 - Move Nxt.zip into your Nxt folder
4 - Create a file "launch.bat" in your Nxt folder       'java -cp Nxt.zip Nxt'

[r3animation]

Any solution to this?

[2013-11-25 18:03:36.602] java.nio.channels.UnresolvedAddressException
[2013-11-25 18:03:41.590] java.io.IOException: An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine

[Come-from-Beyond]

Any solution to this?

[2013-11-25 18:03:36.602] java.nio.channels.UnresolvedAddressException
[2013-11-25 18:03:41.590] java.io.IOException: An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine

It's not a problem. Someone announced an incorrect IP address (I see 88.198.210.2455 for example) and client tries to connect to it.

[r3animation]

Ah my bad, it's working now.

I should have read everything finish.

[d5000]

This thread should be the official Nxt thread as it is controlled by active users.

[2Kool4Skewl]

Please reference the Next API thread too.   Any ETA on when the new client functionality comes out?  I think the earlier version had messaging, but I did not see that in the last TEST client.  Will it be there?  I had some ideas for using that interesting feature.

BTW, is it NXT or XNT?  Guess we go with NXT.

Yes, Nxt will have a messaging feature too.

It's called Nxt (pronunciation "Next"), but the three letter currency code is XNT.

[Cygnify]

When will the full/software coin be launching?

[Kelekin]

Please reference the Next API thread too.   Any ETA on when the new client functionality comes out?  I think the earlier version had messaging, but I did not see that in the last TEST client.  Will it be there?  I had some ideas for using that interesting feature.

BTW, is it NXT or XNT?  Guess we go with NXT.

Yes, Nxt will have a messaging feature too.

It's called Nxt (pronunciation "Next"), but the three letter currency code is XNT.

This is a poor decision to have it XNT as a ticker code; you're just looking to piss off dyslexics. 

[2Kool4Skewl]

When will the full/software coin be launching?

You can currently send, receive and mine Nxt.  Other features are currently being worked on.  The distributed currency exchange is scheduled to be working around January 3rd, 2014.

Nxt is just as operational as any other cryptocurrency.

[Sharky444]

You should add to the initial post that the client GUI can be accessed (after installing and launching the java client) by going to your browser and visiting this page:

http://localhost:7875/

In the GUI click the lock symbol to create a new account. You will be asked for a phraze. Select a long one (15+ chars!) as this phraze WILL BE YOUR WALLET. There is no user name, and no wallet file. The wallet IS the phraze you select when creating the account. Never give this phraze no anyone. If someone finds out this phraze he will get your wallet (from any computer!). After account creation you will get an account number (long number). This account number can be used to receive and send Nxt coins.

To send Nxt to another account use the arrow in the right upper corner (this is confusing to many).

[abctc]

this phraze WILL BE YOUR WALLET. There is no user name, and no wallet file.

- there is no WALLET in Nxt as well.  This word "WALLET" may lead to misunderstanding. Your phrase is your ACCOUNT.

[xchrix]

watching this new thread

[Adamlm]

After upgrading to 0.2.9 I can't download any block, it is stuck on block 1 and only 4 active peers..
Restarted, deleted all *.nxt - didn't help. 

[Come-from-Beyond]

After upgrading to 0.2.9 I can't download any block, it is stuck on block 1 and only 4 active peers..
Restarted, deleted all *.nxt - didn't help. 

There are much more peers on the network. Is the time/timezone on ur machine correct? Only +/-15 sec is allowed.

[bybitcoin]

I had no problem in previous versions, but in this new 2.9 I can't catch new blocks easily.
When it's open nothing changes in block height, just shows block catching, but no number change even after 30 mins waiting.
Only after I exit and re-open the browser and re-login into my account again, it shows some max. 50 to 100 block height change.
I am waiting to catch up the blockchain to send some tx. As I tried several times, it says: please wait until the blockchain become loaded..
Dunno how long it would take

[klee]

I had no problem in previous versions, but in this new 2.9 I can't catch new blocks easily.
When it's open nothing changes in block height, just shows block catching, but no number change even after 30 mins waiting.
Only after I exit and re-open the browser and re-login into my account again, it shows some max. 50 to 100 block height change.
I am waiting to catch up the blockchain to send some tx. As I tried several times, it says: please wait until the blockchain become loaded..
Dunno how long it would take

If you have MacOS try reinstalling jdk and jre - it helped me with the same problem but maybe it was something else who knows? Doesn't hurt to try though..

[Come-from-Beyond]

Dunno how long it would take

It takes 1 min to get the whole blockchain. If this doesn't happen, then delete *.nxt files and try again. Looks like u started to download the blocks but then lost connection to the peer and stuck.