[XMR] Monero Speculation

[Hueristic]

Found it: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/ae4keu/kidnappers_demand_monero_ransom_for_wife_of_one/

God why did I check prices today! I wonder if

http://images.gawker.com/imqalmhsaxu4zssrjheg/original.gif

Is behind this.

[Globb0]

If only he wanted her back, I bet he's enjoying the piece and quiet.

Damn you millionaire!

Maybe he even arranged it lol

Must be some perks to being billionaire

[realediston]

Hey guys

Please help me with confirming these two transactions:

e2854026297839b6f281ac8b282b8527c4e7ca44657486a87a6156d439b4103d

cdc2f5029ea0da623955574122cc3930a80927798c9f5aefee98d4d5cac21a1e

They are pending for almost a day now.

Best
Edi

[astraleureka]

They aren't in the mempool, so you may want to resubmit them

[matico]

The news of monero been accepted by different online and offline services shows the confidence  that investors and service provider have in the network of monero  and monero ability to secure transaction safely firboth merchant, service providers and users!

[numismatist]

Guess the yellow vests aren't buying Monero with their withdrawn fiat, and the Norwegian billionaire doesn't want his wife back

These protesters in France are more of the hands-on experience, prefering tangible values. Paper bills, and gold.
This hijacking case makes a poor excuse for short timed pump'n'dumps.

[tokeweed]

Pretty shaky start of the year.  First Fortnite, then Kovri drama, then Fortnite denial and now 1% supply ransom. If this year will continue like this, my hearth might not make it to the end.

Oh and what I would add to the kidnapping thingy: Privacy is the first pillar of security. If these criminals would not know she is a multimillionaire they would never kidnapped her.

Whoa whoa whoa...  What?!  Nothing bad seems to be announced in here or I may have missed them.  Care to share more info on the 'Kovri drama' and the 'Forthnite denial'?

[Febo]

Hey guys

Please help me with confirming these two transactions:

e2854026297839b6f281ac8b282b8527c4e7ca44657486a87a6156d439b4103d

cdc2f5029ea0da623955574122cc3930a80927798c9f5aefee98d4d5cac21a1e

They are pending for almost a day now.

Best
Edi

Usually problem is that you dont run the latest wallets and you send on old chain, so your Monero never left your wallet. Get new wallet here: https://ww.getmonero.org/downloads/ Current Version: 0.13.0.4 Beryllium Bullet

Pretty shaky start of the year.  First Fortnite, then Kovri drama, then Fortnite denial and now 1% supply ransom. If this year will continue like this, my hearth might not make it to the end.

Oh and what I would add to the kidnapping thingy: Privacy is the first pillar of security. If these criminals would not know she is a multimillionaire they would never kidnapped her.

Whoa whoa whoa...  What?!  Nothing bad seems to be announced in here or I may have missed them.  Care to share more info on the 'Kovri drama' and the 'Forthnite denial'?

Fortnite is sort of the most popular game of 2018. And their souvenirs store, not the actual game, used GloBee payment platform where you could buy things with Monero. Few days latter they decided that their costumers are to young for Monero.

Kovri developer hopes that part of founds that were reserved for kovri gets transferred in his new project named Sekreta.

[Globb0]

Having come to see what he is currently implementing is not good enough. Sounds sensible to me to be considered. I like he at least comes with positive suggestions.

[cAPSLOCK]

Guess the yellow vests aren't buying Monero with their withdrawn fiat, and the Norwegian billionaire doesn't want his wife back

 No way someone would buy e10MM from an exchange.  This would be an OTC trade.  

Perhaps Aminorex is interested in some piece of exotic art.

[BayAreaCoins]

FreeBitcoins.com has added XMR to our faucet!  (Get .00005 XMR every 5 minutes)

We are adding XMR to our "Swap" exchange as well (1/14/2019).  This will allow users to buy/sell XMR without creating an account.  We do not KYC.  

[tokeweed]

^  Noice.  Thanks for adding XMR...  And with no KYC required.

Pretty shaky start of the year.  First Fortnite, then Kovri drama, then Fortnite denial and now 1% supply ransom. If this year will continue like this, my hearth might not make it to the end.

Oh and what I would add to the kidnapping thingy: Privacy is the first pillar of security. If these criminals would not know she is a multimillionaire they would never kidnapped her.

Whoa whoa whoa...  What?!  Nothing bad seems to be announced in here or I may have missed them.  Care to share more info on the 'Kovri drama' and the 'Forthnite denial'?

Fortnite is sort of the most popular game of 2018. And their souvenirs store, not the actual game, used GloBee payment platform where you could buy things with Monero. Few days latter they decided that their costumers are to young for Monero.

Kovri developer hopes that part of founds that were reserved for kovri gets transferred in his new project named Sekreta.

Wow that sucks.  It's like you're cumming and the chick decided to pull out and leave you with a bad ejacuation.  Lololol.

But the Kovri developer is still pushing thru...?

[Globb0]

They did seem they got warned off "crypto" by some government goons. The press blew it up too huge the scrutiny came down supposedly.

Its all small steps in the right direction.

[Gaben.]

Anyone care to discuss even a single particular type of voodoo they've used throughout the years to determine exactly how loud the crickets are getting?

I think one of the ones I always liked was navigating to bitcointalk's altcoin section and, at various times of the day, observing exactly how deep the number of posts that show up as the last post having been 'TODAY', was always one of my old favorites.

I think it possibly has a bit less significance now than say 2014 being that there are many other increasingly popular avenues of collaboration, but still that one's definitely within my top ten favorite voodoo's.

Like now, there are 8 topics extending into the second page of the altcoin speculation section .. whereas during peak frenzy mode there have been well over 15 pages worth of posts indicating that 'TODAY' was the last post.

[dEBRUYNE]

Hey guys

Please help me with confirming these two transactions:

e2854026297839b6f281ac8b282b8527c4e7ca44657486a87a6156d439b4103d

cdc2f5029ea0da623955574122cc3930a80927798c9f5aefee98d4d5cac21a1e

They are pending for almost a day now.

Best
Edi

You can use this guide:

https://monero.stackexchange.com/questions/6649/transaction-stuck-as-pending-in-the-gui

[Hueristic]

Pretty shaky start of the year.  First Fortnite, then Kovri drama, then Fortnite denial and now 1% supply ransom. If this year will continue like this, my hearth might not make it to the end.

Oh and what I would add to the kidnapping thingy: Privacy is the first pillar of security. If these criminals would not know she is a multimillionaire they would never kidnapped her.

Whoa whoa whoa...  What?!  Nothing bad seems to be announced in here or I may have missed them.  Care to share more info on the 'Kovri drama' and the 'Forthnite denial'?

https://i2p.rocks/blog/kovri-and-the-curious-case-of-code-rot-part-1.html
https://i2p.rocks/blog/kovri-and-the-curious-case-of-code-rot-part-2.html

I don't have the skill to know if this is FUD or not, sorry.

I would like to see a rebuttal as the guy who wrote that also says he has written what we are looking for already although when I read that info (I think it's called loki) I saw one gapping attack vector but I'll not mention that unless we are considering using it.

[jwinterm]

There's also a part three from a week or so ago:
https://i2p.rocks/blog/kovri-and-the-curious-case-of-code-rot-part-3.html

[birr]

I would like to see a rebuttal as the guy who wrote that also says he has written what we are looking for already although when I read that info (I think it's called loki) I saw one gapping attack vector but I'll not mention that unless we are considering using it.

Something called LLARP?
There's also Sekreta.
Bunch of random letters and syllables to me.

[Hueristic]

There's also a part three from a week or so ago:
https://i2p.rocks/blog/kovri-and-the-curious-case-of-code-rot-part-3.html

thanks, I forgot there was a third.

I would like to see a rebuttal as the guy who wrote that also says he has written what we are looking for already although when I read that info (I think it's called loki) I saw one gapping attack vector but I'll not mention that unless we are considering using it.

Something called LLARP?
There's also Sekreta.
Bunch of random letters and syllables to me.

I think we need a consensus from the Devs on what they think on this subject.

I personally would like to hear @Smooth thoughts on this.

[smooth]

There's also a part three from a week or so ago:
https://i2p.rocks/blog/kovri-and-the-curious-case-of-code-rot-part-3.html

thanks, I forgot there was a third.

I would like to see a rebuttal as the guy who wrote that also says he has written what we are looking for already although when I read that info (I think it's called loki) I saw one gapping attack vector but I'll not mention that unless we are considering using it.

Something called LLARP?
There's also Sekreta.
Bunch of random letters and syllables to me.

I think we need a consensus from the Devs on what they think on this subject.

I personally would like to hear @Smooth thoughts on this.

Honestly I am staying the hell away from the Kovri drama. I've been wary of it for quite some time.

That is not meant as a comment either way about whether any action should or should not be taken. It is simply my position that until required by some sense of governance (such as the core team being called upon to weigh in on whether FFS milestones have been met), I will exercise my prerogative as an unpaid volunteer to not get involved with it and to work for a better Monero and a better world in other ways.