[ANN][DASH] Dash (dash.org) | First Self-Funding Self-Governing Crypto Currency

[Varvarin]

20 MN dump?

[tungfa]

finally got the Soda Machine on YT !
 

https://youtu.be/-mUAiAhw9UY

tx node40

[DARKHOLDER]

finally got the Soda Machine on YT !
 

https://youtu.be/-mUAiAhw9UY

tx node40

post this on the fb page !

Good video but why @ Poloniex is so high sell pressure?

[richiela]

Speaking of fixes:

Thanks Bittrex for correcting the display (even though I had to ask 2.5 times)!

tx to kot
he chased them down (and held their hand)
 

Damnit people.. it takes time!

sorry for the mixup...

thanks,
richie@bittrex

[__kot__]

Guys,
Let me share Dash 2016 Roadmap announcement: https://dashtalk.org/threads/dash-2016-roadmap.8068/
Best Regards!

[piebeyb]

I hope the information in the future, hopefully DASH added at exchange sites btc-e.com

[spatula]

Could you expand on "Improve fiat access to Dash tokens"? I know the ATM integration is a big help with this, but it looks like this is a separate item under "Business Development".

[xxxgoodgirls]

So has the masternode binding been taken down?

[GhostPlayer]

So has the masternode binding been taken down?

 You mean "blinding" ? I believe so, some time ago.

[xxxgoodgirls]

So has the masternode binding been taken down?

 You mean "blinding" ? I believe so, some time ago.

Yeah sorry I meant that.
So basically the entire network is vulnerable to a massive ddos attack, isn't it? If so, how can DASH be an alternative to the known payment processors if it can be taken down anytime? I am just wondering.
As far as I know it has been a huge problem for the BTC network.

Massive DDoS attacks on XT users

Despite the news blockade, within a few days of launching Bitcoin XT around 15% of all network nodes were running it, and at least one mining pool had started offering BIP101 voting to miners.

That’s when the denial of service attacks started. The attacks were so large that they disconnected entire regions from the internet:

    “I was DDos’d. It was a massive DDoS that took down my entire (rural) ISP. Everyone in five towns lost their internet service for several hours last summer because of these criminals. It definitely discouraged me from hosting nodes.”

In other cases, entire datacenters were disconnected from the internet until the single XT node inside them was stopped. About a third of the nodes were attacked and removed from the internet in this way.

Worse, the mining pool that had been offering BIP101 was also attacked and forced to stop. The message was clear: anyone who supported bigger blocks, or even allowed other people to vote for them, would be assaulted.

The attackers are still out there. When Coinbase, months after the launch, announced they had finally lost patience with Core and would run XT, they too were forced offline for a while.

[GhostPlayer]

Yeah sorry I meant that.
So basically the entire network is vulnerable to a massive ddos attack, isn't it? If so, how can DASH be an alternative to the known payment processors if it can be taken down anytime? I am just wondering.
As far as I know it has been a huge problem for the BTC network.

Massive DDoS attacks on XT users

Despite the news blockade, within a few days of launching Bitcoin XT around 15% of all network nodes were running it, and at least one mining pool had started offering BIP101 voting to miners.

That’s when the denial of service attacks started. The attacks were so large that they disconnected entire regions from the internet:

    “I was DDos’d. It was a massive DDoS that took down my entire (rural) ISP. Everyone in five towns lost their internet service for several hours last summer because of these criminals. It definitely discouraged me from hosting nodes.”

In other cases, entire datacenters were disconnected from the internet until the single XT node inside them was stopped. About a third of the nodes were attacked and removed from the internet in this way.

Worse, the mining pool that had been offering BIP101 was also attacked and forced to stop. The message was clear: anyone who supported bigger blocks, or even allowed other people to vote for them, would be assaulted.

The attackers are still out there. When Coinbase, months after the launch, announced they had finally lost patience with Core and would run XT, they too were forced offline for a while.

Good question. All I can say is that a DDoS is not rocket science. We have never suffered such affliction. A proper MN will only have one port open and hosted with a company that offers good DDoS protection. Obviously, if you go with the lowest end of server boxes you'll probably be more exposed. Even still, I've never heard of any problems since day 1.

Regarding network security, I pretty sure we're safe. In the same sense, any full node is prone to DDoS, and we're almost surpassing BTC's node count with masternodes alone!

In any case, Masternodes serve the network an extra purpose, so quite a valid question.

What happens if a Masternode is DDOS'ed?
The DarkSend solution is fault resistant. Non-operating masternodes are removed from the list of masternodes and DarkSend continues through the functional nodes.

http://en.wiki.dashninja.pl/wiki/FAQ#What_happens_if_a_Masternode_is_DDOS.27ed.3F

[ddink7]

So has the masternode binding been taken down?

 You mean "blinding" ? I believe so, some time ago.

Yeah sorry I meant that.
So basically the entire network is vulnerable to a massive ddos attack, isn't it? If so, how can DASH be an alternative to the known payment processors if it can be taken down anytime? I am just wondering.
As far as I know it has been a huge problem for the BTC network.

Massive DDoS attacks on XT users

Despite the news blockade, within a few days of launching Bitcoin XT around 15% of all network nodes were running it, and at least one mining pool had started offering BIP101 voting to miners.

That’s when the denial of service attacks started. The attacks were so large that they disconnected entire regions from the internet:

    “I was DDos’d. It was a massive DDoS that took down my entire (rural) ISP. Everyone in five towns lost their internet service for several hours last summer because of these criminals. It definitely discouraged me from hosting nodes.”

In other cases, entire datacenters were disconnected from the internet until the single XT node inside them was stopped. About a third of the nodes were attacked and removed from the internet in this way.

Worse, the mining pool that had been offering BIP101 was also attacked and forced to stop. The message was clear: anyone who supported bigger blocks, or even allowed other people to vote for them, would be assaulted.

The attackers are still out there. When Coinbase, months after the launch, announced they had finally lost patience with Core and would run XT, they too were forced offline for a while.

I wonder if it would be possible to use Cloudflare with MNs?

P.S. I agree with Ghostplayer. We must somehow be fairly safe from DDOS, otherwise Trollero would have tried to DDOS us long ago!

[HinnomTX]

X11 ASICs are rumored to be available in the first week of March!
https://dashtalk.org/threads/ibelink-dm384m-asic-dash-miner.8070

Product details:
http://www.dualminer.com/iBeLink-DM384M-Dash-Miner_p_36.html

[Salkenex]

X11 ASICs are rumored to be available in the first week of March!
https://dashtalk.org/threads/ibelink-dm384m-asic-dash-miner.8070

Product details:
http://www.dualminer.com/iBeLink-DM384M-Dash-Miner_p_36.html

384Mhash for ~$2100.

10 months to break even at 6000 difficulty $.10 power
25+ to break even at 12k diff and $.10 power.
(according to Coin Warz calculator)

 

[spatula]

So has the masternode binding been taken down?

 You mean "blinding" ? I believe so, some time ago.

Yeah sorry I meant that.
So basically the entire network is vulnerable to a massive ddos attack, isn't it? If so, how can DASH be an alternative to the known payment processors if it can be taken down anytime? I am just wondering.
As far as I know it has been a huge problem for the BTC network.

Massive DDoS attacks on XT users

Despite the news blockade, within a few days of launching Bitcoin XT around 15% of all network nodes were running it, and at least one mining pool had started offering BIP101 voting to miners.

That’s when the denial of service attacks started. The attacks were so large that they disconnected entire regions from the internet:

    “I was DDos’d. It was a massive DDoS that took down my entire (rural) ISP. Everyone in five towns lost their internet service for several hours last summer because of these criminals. It definitely discouraged me from hosting nodes.”

In other cases, entire datacenters were disconnected from the internet until the single XT node inside them was stopped. About a third of the nodes were attacked and removed from the internet in this way.

Worse, the mining pool that had been offering BIP101 was also attacked and forced to stop. The message was clear: anyone who supported bigger blocks, or even allowed other people to vote for them, would be assaulted.

The attackers are still out there. When Coinbase, months after the launch, announced they had finally lost patience with Core and would run XT, they too were forced offline for a while.

I wonder if it would be possible to use Cloudflare with MNs?

P.S. I agree with Ghostplayer. We must somehow be fairly safe from DDOS, otherwise Trollero would have tried to DDOS us long ago!

I know my nodes are all running with DDOS protection from my provider, and I'm sure others are as well.

[HinnomTX]

X11 ASICs are rumored to be available in the first week of March!
https://dashtalk.org/threads/ibelink-dm384m-asic-dash-miner.8070

Product details:
http://www.dualminer.com/iBeLink-DM384M-Dash-Miner_p_36.html

384Mhash for ~$2100.

10 months to break even at 6000 difficulty $.10 power
25+ to break even at 12k diff and $.10 power.
(according to Coin Warz calculator)

 

I'm sure your numbers are right. But I think you are assuming there will be no virtuous cycle provided by a more secure blockchain. A Chinese company committed time and people and money to design, tapeout, manufacture, characterize, and bring into production an IC that is dedicated to mining X11 secured blockchains. This is capital intensive work. This is not rolleyes. This is a vote of confidence in the future of DASH.

[qwep1]

X11 ASICs are rumored to be available in the first week of March!
https://dashtalk.org/threads/ibelink-dm384m-asic-dash-miner.8070

Product details:
http://www.dualminer.com/iBeLink-DM384M-Dash-Miner_p_36.html

need to buy 3-4 pieces  

[Triptolemoose]

Speaking of fixes:

Thanks Bittrex for correcting the display (even though I had to ask 2.5 times)!

tx to kot
he chased them down (and held their hand)
 

Damnit people.. it takes time!

sorry for the mixup...

thanks,
richie@bittrex

Hi Richie, ... next we will request Bittrex to add support for InstantX!

[GhostPlayer]

I'm sure your numbers are right. But I think you are assuming there will be no virtuous cycle provided by a more secure blockchain. A Chinese company committed time and people and money to design, tapeout, manufacture, characterize, and bring into production an IC that is dedicated to mining X11 secured blockchains. This is capital intensive work. This is not rolleyes. This is a vote of confidence in the future of DASH.

 Fine words right here ^

[Joint Force]

X11 ASICs are coming. Check this out:
https://twitter.com/jessecouch/status/700425833643581441

I would recommend switching your GPU miners to Ethereum clones like $SHF $EXP or $SOIL once GPU mining no longer pays a proft on DASH.