[XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency

[smooth]

I believe with Kovri that map will vanish. But again someone can correct me if I am wrong.

Most nodes will run in dual mode with both Kovri and a regular IP. People who want can go full stealth (network monitoring can only tell that you are using i2p, not that you are running Monero or anything else through it) will be able to run only Kovri, but there are tradeoffs and most people don't need that. Also, anyone wanting full stealth probably currently probably uses at least a VPN and/or Tor, etc. and won't be on that map now. So the map won't change much.

Wouldn’t this create the “optional privacy” problem that Zcash and other coins have? If you have the option to turn on full stealth it would single out those who are, right?

No, this is only a question of whether or not your ISP can tell you are running a Monero node. It doesn't affect anyone else or single out people who are hiding from their ISP. The default method will be for transaction submission to always go over I2P so that no transactions will be linkable to an IP address.

I'm not familiar with the I2P "fork" issue, so I can't comment on that. I do not believe that a Monero-only I2P network/protocol would be suitable for the purpose described above, but again I don't know the details.

[garytheasshole]

I believe with Kovri that map will vanish. But again someone can correct me if I am wrong.

Most nodes will run in dual mode with both Kovri and a regular IP. People who want can go full stealth (network monitoring can only tell that you are using i2p, not that you are running Monero or anything else through it) will be able to run only Kovri, but there are tradeoffs and most people don't need that. Also, anyone wanting full stealth probably currently probably uses at least a VPN and/or Tor, etc. and won't be on that map now. So the map won't change much.

Wouldn’t this create the “optional privacy” problem that Zcash and other coins have? If you have the option to turn on full stealth it would single out those who are, right?

No, this is only a question of whether or not your ISP can tell you are running a Monero node. It doesn't affect anyone else or single out people who are hiding from their ISP. The default method will be for transaction submission to always go over I2P so that no transactions will be linkable to an IP address.

I'm not familiar with the I2P "fork" issue, so I can't comment on that. I do not believe that a Monero-only I2P network/protocol would be suitable for the purpose described above, but again I don't know the details.

Wouldn't constantly checking for monero updates also reveal that you're running a Monero node with the default notify only --check-updates flag, kovri or no kovri?

[Chicken_76]

Kovri is essentially i2p rewritten in C++  
Are you saying I have to run Monero to run Kovri?

I don't think so. As far as I understand it, there will be a standalone Kovri client, but Monero will also have it included, so you don't have to download, run and keep updated two separate software packages.

[coingamex]

New exchange coingamex.com accepts XMR, in case you are interested.

XMR/BTC and XMR/ETH markets

[gembitz]

I believe with Kovri that map will vanish. But again someone can correct me if I am wrong.

Most nodes will run in dual mode with both Kovri and a regular IP. People who want can go full stealth (network monitoring can only tell that you are using i2p, not that you are running Monero or anything else through it) will be able to run only Kovri, but there are tradeoffs and most people don't need that. Also, anyone wanting full stealth probably currently probably uses at least a VPN and/or Tor, etc. and won't be on that map now. So the map won't change much.

Wouldn’t this create the “optional privacy” problem that Zcash and other coins have? If you have the option to turn on full stealth it would single out those who are, right?

No, this is only a question of whether or not your ISP can tell you are running a Monero node. It doesn't affect anyone else or single out people who are hiding from their ISP. The default method will be for transaction submission to always go over I2P so that no transactions will be linkable to an IP address.

I'm not familiar with the I2P "fork" issue, so I can't comment on that. I do not believe that a Monero-only I2P network/protocol would be suitable for the purpose described above, but again I don't know the details.

i2p is no silver bullet :-D ha

[dEBRUYNE]

A Post Mortem of The Multiple Counting Bug

https://getmonero.org/2018/09/05/a-post-mortum-of-the-multiple-counting-bug-2018-09-05.html

[elrippos friend]

I've just read in the news that MEGA chrome extension is compromised and can steal Monero, among other things like your Google, Amazon, Github,.. passwords.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/mega-chrome-extension-compromised-to-steal-users-monero

Then don't use it

[voteformeg]

still holding some monero in an ols passphrase (one word missing )  but i am sure there comes a time that it will be worth seeking for the last word to get access to my monero wallet , i have the time

[elrippos friend]

A Post Mortem of The Multiple Counting Bug

https://getmonero.org/2018/09/05/a-post-mortum-of-the-multiple-counting-bug-2018-09-05.html

Fixed quite quickly

[7jaka7]

still holding some monero in an ols passphrase (one word missing )  but i am sure there comes a time that it will be worth seeking for the last word to get access to my monero wallet , i have the time

Were you already looking for it in December 2017, January 2018? But now you lost most of the motivation? (almost started looking for it these days)

[voteformeg]

still holding some monero in an ols passphrase (one word missing )  but i am sure there comes a time that it will be worth seeking for the last word to get access to my monero wallet , i have the time

Were you already looking for it in December 2017, January 2018? But now you lost most of the motivation? (almost started looking these days)

yep , you got me , in the meantime i already found some options for it but with that i also realized myself that it would cost months/years to solve this and all i said was that i believe that there will be a time that it will be worth the time

[elrippos friend]

still holding some monero in an ols passphrase (one word missing )  but i am sure there comes a time that it will be worth seeking for the last word to get access to my monero wallet , i have the time

Were you already looking for it in December 2017, January 2018? But now you lost most of the motivation? (almost started looking these days)

yep , you got me , in the meantime i already found some options for it but with that i also realized myself that it would cost months/years to solve this and all i said was that i believe that there will be a time that it will be worth the time

Self full filling prophecy

[7jaka7]

still holding some monero in an ols passphrase (one word missing )  but i am sure there comes a time that it will be worth seeking for the last word to get access to my monero wallet , i have the time

Were you already looking for it in December 2017, January 2018? But now you lost most of the motivation? (almost started looking these days)

yep , you got me , in the meantime i already found some options for it but with that i also realized myself that it would cost months/years to solve this and all i said was that i believe that there will be a time that it will be worth the time

hehe
If you know exact position of word in your passphrase and if this (https://github.com/monero-project/monero/blob/master/src/mnemonics/english.h) still applies then you "only" need about 1625 tries. You can try once every day and I believe once you will find the right one it will already be worth it.

[Nick808]

still holding some monero in an ols passphrase (one word missing )  but i am sure there comes a time that it will be worth seeking for the last word to get access to my monero wallet , i have the time

Were you already looking for it in December 2017, January 2018? But now you lost most of the motivation? (almost started looking for it these days)

than it reminds me people who forgot the password for bitcoin and could not sell for $ 20 and then remembered for 10,000$ and sold. im think this one is possible too. it is necessary to wait before the market also turned down and fell and nothing later returned to growth.

[start the art]

PRICE 400 USD

[elrippos friend]

still holding some monero in an ols passphrase (one word missing )  but i am sure there comes a time that it will be worth seeking for the last word to get access to my monero wallet , i have the time

Were you already looking for it in December 2017, January 2018? But now you lost most of the motivation? (almost started looking for it these days)

than it reminds me people who forgot the password for bitcoin and could not sell for $ 20 and then remembered for 10,000$ and sold. im think this one is possible too. it is necessary to wait before the market also turned down and fell and nothing later returned to growth.

Yeeeaaaahhhh hopefully 

[Pyro!]

I see the network hashrate was somewhere around 470-480Mh/s a week ago and its over 550Mh/s now. I knew it would increase some with the recent surge in value, but increasing almost 25% in a few days seems a little suspect. Anybody know if it's just miners switching over for the profitability?

[Kramblerty]

what is going on the market?  
How do you think will Monero survive? All coins are going down to the hell. How can we stop this? Let's stop selling all together!

[mcfom]

This recent drop isn't because people are selling XMR but because of Bitcoin's market price changing. Monero is looking good overall with minor drop which happens due to panicked selling. We will always have people among us those react emotionally and panicked to each increase or decrease. This is crypto land.

[legday]

So, I'm setting up a ledger wallet using this guide https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/8op6cp/ledger_cli_guides_requires_cli_v01220/

It requires me to get fully synced before I can setup it up on ledger. Will I need to also sync in the future on ledger or is it one time thing? Also it doesn't seem like typical ledger wallet and I'm not even sure if it does smth for my safety. basically I need to know, is there any benefits of storing monero on a ledger?