NXT :: descendant of Bitcoin - Updated Information

[btc2nxt]

Anyone likes my idea a Electrum-like passphrase generator to be included in Nxt clients? Today there are two new stories of newbies who had their Nxt stolen because they used a weak password

https://nextcoin.org/index.php/topic,4316.0.html

Not sure about the Electrum passphrase generator. Offspring does have a passphrase generator since day one. This is the algorithm that generates that passphrase.

Code:

import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;

private String generatePassphrase() {
    // No space, backslash, newline, tab
    String symbols = "!\"$%^&*()-_=+[{]};:'@#~|,<.>/?"; //$NON-NLS-1$
    String alphaNum = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ01234567890"; //$NON-NLS-1$
    int low = 70;
    int high = 90;
    Random random = new Random();
    int count = random.nextInt(high - low) + low;
    return RandomStringUtils.random(count, symbols + alphaNum);
}

Java.util.Random is not cryptographically secure.

Change it to SecureRandom or people using Offspring to create Nxt accounts would be vulnerable

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11051205/difference-between-java-util-random-and-java-security-securerandom

It depends on what you use the random number for, in this case it makes no difference if you would use SecureRandom or Random.
Anyways thanks for looking it up, tips are always appreciated.

l posted a passphrase generator. last month.
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i coded a simple brain wallet
   shuffle 3 simple easy rememebered strings into a secret phrase.
strings like:
BTC address
a long english sentence
telphone number

shuffle control string, like
0123456789
 0: one by one insert,
 1: one by 2 insert.
the control string different ,the shuffle is different.

how to  generate a secret phrase by shuffle.
1 get a long string  by shuffle 3 short strings.
2. every bytes +100 , to another string
3.loop to 104, get 6 times long the source string,let say is SA.
4. SA + password =secret phrase
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e.g.  from  a txt file
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**  multi_wallet
734ZrZPdZjLbwHfUbNo2kA9BdtC11214124j242
**  
We don't really need a 100% full timeyptographerbutomebodywcan consult with regularly, and who can stay reasonably up to date with the current state of Nxt. Most of the time we don't need to make changes that require consulting a cryptographer, but when we do, we need to have somebody to refer to. Like, when considering changing the TF algorithm, or when deciding if there is any risk in accepting the proposed fix for the signature verification failing.(red chars must remember)
**  nxt account
54365346908638959818
12344(must remember)
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passphrase:
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you cannot rember the passphrase, but know how to generate it.

[rickyjames]

NXT FUNDING COMMITTEE VOTE IS NOW UNDERWAY UNTIL 12:01 AM MARCH 8 (UTC)

Per our previous poll, all three committees (NXTmarketingfund, NXTtechdevfund and NXTinfrastructure fund) will consist of five elected members.

Read candidate statements here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=479167.msg5280476#msg5280476

Background:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=345619.msg5280786#msg5280786

DETAILS ON VOTING :


NXTers WHO HAVE POSTED 5-9 TIMES TO THIS THREAD PER NEWCN'S LIST BELOW : IF YOU WANT TO VOTE, PM ME AND I ***WILL*** SEND YOU A BALLOT CODE.

LIVE ONGOING VOTE RESULTS:

https://www.electionbuddy.com/elections/12343/results/t34ayqhm2

Update:  With 35 hours to go in this election,  I have now distributed 391 ballot access codes so far to nominees, candidates, everybody that has ever posted 10 or more times to this thread per newcn's list of most active posters (see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=345619.msg5456233#msg5456233 ), and various PM requesters not included in the above.  I am caught up and have no outstanding PM requests for ballot codes at this time.  

This election is winding down and due to my efforts at Texas Bitcoin Conference I will not be sending any more unsolicited ballot codes.  I believe the numbers indicate that we have hit the law of diminishing returns on sending out additional ballots.  I believe the end results of this election will constitute a fair, honest and successful effort to empanel all three NXT funding committees.

BOTTOM LINE: At this time 224 of the 391 distributed ballot access codes have been used to vote.   There are 167 unutilized and 109 undistributed ballot access codes still available.

[nxtsky]

they find satoshi nakamoto?
http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html

[Mistafreeze]

Windows Installer Nxt TestNet 0.8.6 w/ Wesley's interface

THIS IS FOR TESTNET ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some of the java install features are disabled in this release. So far in my testing this will run side by side with Nxt MainNet 0.8.6 without issue.
This installer will install Nxt-TestNet to c:\Nxt-TestNet. It has it's own Start Menu group and uninstaller so it will not screw up an existing installation.

The interface is defaulted to Wesley's web interface at http://localhost:6876/dev. The reference NRS interface is available at http://localhost:6875/.

SHA-256 for the installer is 474F43B1E558E9E3F2DE426DA9452D99653D69641A932E5096B490DFFFD07870

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/8mmwfn8xdfyn2w9/Nxt_Test_Net_0.8.6_Web_Setup.exe


I'm also begging for Test Nxt to 2296334673562181299

[Daedelus]

What for?

Not everyone can process 1000 tps.

please stop talking about 1000 tps, it is wishfull thinking from BCNext.

Pinarello, Nxt as a decentralized platform could become huge, not (only) as a currency. Imagine, we have zero fees.

Ah, right...

We should activate the incentive and fee discussion again

Upped.

Here I wrote about it
http://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1zmv2q/decentralized_internet_and_nxt_solutions/
(and yes, you can also give some ups )

Great and UPed! And added to wiki:

http://wiki.nxtcrypto.org/wiki/External_Articles

But No date?! Please add date.

[mcjavar]

I had a very interesting chat with one of my economist friends. He asked me a question, which I would like to forward to you, as I am very keen to hear what you think about it.

What gives value to Bitcoin? Why would someone buy 1 digital currency for $1000?


He looks at Bitcoin as a type of Ponzi scheme: all people joining Bitcoin after you, make you money.

[farl4web]

they find satoshi nakamoto?
http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html

WTF! But not nice they posted his house, bad journalism, all about getting visitors and attention. 

[instacalm]

they find satoshi nakamoto?
http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html

WTF! But not nice they posted his house, bad journalism, all about getting visitors and attention.  

If this is true and those are indeed the real names plus the real house... that journalist is completely insane (and a criminal that should be arrested).

What the f# is this, completely destroying the privacy of the man who clearly did want nothing but his identity kept a secret?

I hope this is just a ridiculous hoax. edit:
https://twitter.com/gavinandresen/status/441547758827474946  Seems like it might actually be real

[chanc3r]

they find satoshi nakamoto?
http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html

WTF! But not nice they posted his house, bad journalism, all about getting visitors and attention.  

+1 Ok its news if true but why post his house - unnecessary...
I really hope that this does not get out of hand, watch out for the press feeding frenzy,,,,
And the whacko's, people with a grudge because of Gox or malleability or whatever....
Feel really sorry for the guy whoever he is..

[mcjavar]

He looks at Bitcoin as a type of Ponzi scheme: all people joining Bitcoin after you, make you money.

Let's say you bought one Bitcoin at $1000...  then there is a 50% decrease in Ask rates and I buy one Bitcoin at $500...  how exactly did that make you any money?       

Was he referring to Satoshi only?   

Well, if you hodl your Bitcoin you hope that the newcomers will drive the price high again. But there is nothing behind it, just the newcomers driving the price high.

[Daedelus]

1. Could somebody point me to the link of recently announced open source?
2. Does announced open source still have fatal flaw inside it?

1. https://bitbucket.org/JeanLucPicard/nxt/src
2. No, but if the only changes u want to do is changing the genesis block then u'll trigger a trap

Potential stoopid question alert... you have been warned.

Can someone clever fork the code and trigger the trap with a nice little log file to record the fallout without the Nxt universe imploding? Post the results of the log file here then all the other clever bods can figure out what the final fatal flaw is and net themselves 100,000 Nxt IIRC (probably collectively).

We know more about the code, TF is understood and implemented (I presumed TF isn't implemented yet because we haven't figured out the final flaw?) and we all party like it's 1440.

Possible?

[LiQio]

I had a very interesting chat with one of my economist friends. He asked me a question, which I would like to forward to you, as I am very keen to hear what you think about it.

What gives value to Bitcoin? Why would someone buy 1 digital currency for $1000?


He looks at Bitcoin as a type of Ponzi scheme: all people joining Bitcoin after you, make you money.

You sure he's an economist? Ask him what gives value to a 100 Dollar bill or a gold nugget...

Concerning crypto dev: I thought you were helping to find a team, therefore I suggested to contact DoctorEvil (https://nextcoin.org/index.php?action=profile;u=7550 - I cannot remember his profile on Bitcointalk)

[mkmen]

I had a very interesting chat with one of my economist friends. He asked me a question, which I would like to forward to you, as I am very keen to hear what you think about it.

What gives value to Bitcoin? Why would someone buy 1 digital currency for $1000?


He looks at Bitcoin as a type of Ponzi scheme: all people joining Bitcoin after you, make you money.

Your friend must be a true "economist"... What gives value to anything (fiat, gold, stocks, your time)? The fact that someone else is willing to give you something for it.

If all the people joining bitcoin after me are only willing to pay less than I did, they will never make me a dime.

I love "economists" that don't understand the basic principle of market and exchange of value. They're simply brainwashed by government and their "precious" fiat.

[Fatih87SK]

I had a very interesting chat with one of my economist friends. He asked me a question, which I would like to forward to you, as I am very keen to hear what you think about it.

What gives value to Bitcoin? Why would someone buy 1 digital currency for $1000?


He looks at Bitcoin as a type of Ponzi scheme: all people joining Bitcoin after you, make you money.

Your friend must be a true "economist"... What gives value to anything (fiat, gold, stocks, your time)? The fact that someone else is willing to give you something for it.

If all the people joining bitcoin after me are only willing to pay less than I did, they will never make me a dime.

I love "economists" that don't understand the basic principle of market and exchange of value. They're simply brainwashed by government and their "precious" fiat.

+1

[nxtsky]

I had a very interesting chat with one of my economist friends. He asked me a question, which I would like to forward to you, as I am very keen to hear what you think about it.

What gives value to Bitcoin? Why would someone buy 1 digital currency for $1000?


He looks at Bitcoin as a type of Ponzi scheme: all people joining Bitcoin after you, make you money.

You  friends is right. ATM, people earned money from bitcoin, just eared the one who after you. If bitcoin failed, then Bitcoin is definetely Ponzi scheme. All cryptocoins is the same. So, I always have a question too, Is NXT really make everyone earn money? the money you earned is not the one who after you.

[mcjavar]

I had a very interesting chat with one of my economist friends. He asked me a question, which I would like to forward to you, as I am very keen to hear what you think about it.

What gives value to Bitcoin? Why would someone buy 1 digital currency for $1000?


He looks at Bitcoin as a type of Ponzi scheme: all people joining Bitcoin after you, make you money.

Your friend must be a true "economist"... What gives value to anything (fiat, gold, stocks, your time)? The fact that someone else is willing to give you something for it.

If all the people joining bitcoin after me are only willing to pay less than I did, they will never make me a dime.

I love "economists" that don't understand the basic principle of market and exchange of value. They're simply brainwashed by government and their "precious" fiat.

But gold is used for manufacturing, so the price of gold NOT only dependent of speculation as the price of Bitcoin is. What can Bitcoin be used except of sending money back and forth?

[crazybonkers]

they find satoshi nakamoto?
http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html

WTF! But not nice they posted his house, bad journalism, all about getting visitors and attention.  

If this is true and those are indeed the real names plus the real house... that journalist is completely insane (and a criminal that should be arrested).

What the f# is this, completely destroying the privacy of the man who clearly did want nothing but his identity kept a secret?

I hope this is just a ridiculous hoax. edit:
https://twitter.com/gavinandresen/status/441547758827474946  Seems like it might actually be real

d

I agree. Not only his identity and home are shown via the photographs but also his license plate on his car... What if its the wrong guy? What if its the true satoshi! The journalist has gone too far.

[Jean-Luc]

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Release 0.8.7

http://download.nxtcrypto.org/nxt-client-0.8.7.zip

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Change log:

Fixed unconfirmed balance calculations for the genesis block
account.

Fixed the display of the genesis account balance in the NRS UI.


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[bidji29]

they find satoshi nakamoto?
http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html

So BCnext left NXT project just when Satoshi Nakamoto identity was discovered (but not yet published).....

[nxtsky]

they find satoshi nakamoto?
http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html

So BCnext left NXT project just when Satoshi Nakamoto identity was discovered (but not yet published).....

If NXT succeed, The identity of BCnext will be revealed some day. IMO.
If NXT failed, nobody cares who is BCnext.