[XMR] Monero Speculation

[elrippos friend]

LEA prooves that Monero is more used than BTC

https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/darkmarket-worlds-largest-illegal-dark-web-marketplace-taken-down

DarkMarket in figures:
almost 500 000 users;
more than 2 400 sellers;
over 320 000 transactions;
more than 4 650 bitcoin and 12 800 monero transferred.

I read the same stats.
I do wonder about 500,000 users, if there were only 320,000 tx.
If correct, which I doubt - that means a maximum possible of less than two thirds of 'users' actually made a transaction. And that is based on an assumption of just ONE transaction per user.
I would assume there was a varying amount of transactions per user, meaning even less of the so-called 'users' actually USED the place.
Nonsense figures, if you ask me...

Maybe just in BTC or for a certain article, who knows but the interesting thing is, that there have been seized 3 times more Monero then BTC --> if that is true 

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[joroz]

Maybe just in BTC or for a certain article, who knows but the interesting thing is, that there have been seized 3 times more Monero then BTC --> if that is true  

It would only be interesting if 1 BTC = 1 XMR. As Febo explained, these figures show that BTC transacted 70x more volume than XMR. Prices on the darknet are still set in fiat..

Also, nowhere does it say how much was seized. Just transacted.

[elrippos friend]

Maybe just in BTC or for a certain article, who knows but the interesting thing is, that there have been seized 3 times more Monero then BTC --> if that is true  

It would only be interesting if 1 BTC = 1 XMR. As Febo explained, these figures show that BTC transacted 70x more volume than XMR. Prices on the darknet are still set in fiat..

Also, nowhere does it say how much was seized. Just transacted.

Jope, quite inclompete the whole article 

[Febo]

https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/capitol-riot-bitcoin-donation-alt-right-domestic-extremism

Shmucks Should Have Used Monero

[elrippos friend]

Does any body know, if there is an actual and updated S2F model somewhere online 
The best i found, is this --> https://www.reddit.com/r/xmrtrader/comments/iiida8/monero_stocktoflow_chart/

[tokeweed]

https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/capitol-riot-bitcoin-donation-alt-right-domestic-extremism

Shmucks Should Have Used Monero

Yeah well..  You know..  noobs.  Everybody will prolly start to realize that what they really want to use is XMR.  But we were all noobs once.  Let them adapt.

[StartupAnalyst]

Hello Guys!
I bought XMR not so long ago. can you please advise me for smartphone wallet in which I can store my Monero ?
The macbook version doesn't really suit me, because syncing takes a lot of time

[cAPSLOCK]

Hello Guys!
I bought XMR not so long ago. can you please advise me for smartphone wallet in which I can store my Monero ?
The macbook version doesn't really suit me, because syncing takes a lot of time

Cakewallet and Monerujo are the two most respected mobile wallets.

[StartupAnalyst]

Hello Guys!
I bought XMR not so long ago. can you please advise me for smartphone wallet in which I can store my Monero ?
The macbook version doesn't really suit me, because syncing takes a lot of time

Cakewallet and Monerujo are the two most respected mobile wallets.

Thanks friend !
Are they much inferior in anonymity to the desktop version ?

[cAPSLOCK]

Hello Guys!
I bought XMR not so long ago. can you please advise me for smartphone wallet in which I can store my Monero ?
The macbook version doesn't really suit me, because syncing takes a lot of time

Cakewallet and Monerujo are the two most respected mobile wallets.

Thanks friend !
Are they much inferior in anonymity to the desktop version ?

Well, there are technical folks more smart than I, but I believe they can be fairly private.  I am not sure about CAKE, but I know Monerujo runs a lite client.  So it is using a remote node.  If you run your OWN NODE and use that to point to... then it is as private in general.  But if you use a trusted remote node then you are leaking some information.  But Monero is STILL very private.  If you go to the trouble of running it behind TOR then you also eliminate the leaks to your cellphone provider/network.

[XMR2020]

Does any body know, if there is an actual and updated S2F model somewhere online  
The best i found, is this --> https://www.reddit.com/r/xmrtrader/comments/iiida8/monero_stocktoflow_chart/

The best application of stock to flow in Monero is in this twitter thread by @CryptoMorpheus_

https://twitter.com/CryptoMorpheus_/status/1310055586915115008?s=20

[Febo]

FUD about how no government will allow Monero and how all exchanges will delist it is so string that even legal opinion of 100 years law firm that made IPO for Amazon couldn't break it. I wonder if Comptroller of the currencies can.


https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2021/nr-occ-2021-2a.pdf



National banks and Federal savings associations (collectively referred to as "banks") may use new technologies, including INVNs and related stablecoins, to perform bank-permissible functions

... cryptocurrencies can present risks under AML and countering the financing of terrorism ... because cryptocurrencies may be used by bad actors for the purposes of avoiding the financial system or engaging in other illicit activities. However, banks have significant experience with developing BSA/AML compliance programs to assure compliance




Governments will do anything to keep crypto on centralised exchanges where they have some influence on the exchange. If all crypto gets exchanged thought atomic swaps they lose allot of power. 

[Bitcoinaire]

Im actually surprised monero is still dogging it. It just cant break out.

[phishead]

I'm looking at you xmr.to and cake wallet https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5310811.new#new

[elrippos friend]

Does any body know, if there is an actual and updated S2F model somewhere online  
The best i found, is this --> https://www.reddit.com/r/xmrtrader/comments/iiida8/monero_stocktoflow_chart/

The best application of stock to flow in Monero is in this twitter thread by @CryptoMorpheus_

https://twitter.com/CryptoMorpheus_/status/1310055586915115008?s=20

Thank´s, found that to 

[Globb0]

 because cryptocurrencies may be used by bad actors for the purposes of avoiding the financial system

bad in their eyes.

they cant get a slice of money just for existing and that's what they are used to.

[tokeweed]

I'm looking at you xmr.to and cake wallet https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5310811.new#new

Are you actually be going to be on the tour and be part of the roster with betting lines and stuff?  That would be sooo cool!  The gambling section degens would def be there to root and put some action on you. 

[phishead]

I'm looking at you xmr.to and cake wallet https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5310811.new#new

Are you actually be going to be on the tour and be part of the roster with betting lines and stuff?  That would be sooo cool!  The gambling section degens would def be there to root and put some action on you. 

Haha! That’s the dream! My boy is already in line to play at the Masters this upcoming year in 2021 (Stephen Behr).

Hope to go out there and compete with him again like we did as kids haha

[StartupAnalyst]

Hi guys!
Can you please suggest a safe decentralized exchange where I could sell/buy my Monero for other cryptocurrency ?
I would be very grateful!

P.S. if there are links to instructions on how to use I will be happy and you will get a fat plus in karma! 

[bct_ail]

Didn't find any other thread where I can ask about my problem.
I am not so familiar with Linux but learning every day.

I have installed the GUI Wallet in Ubuntu 20.04 and verify the download. A double-click on it doesn't start the GUI. So I compiled the GUI from source according to this tutorial: https://github.com/monero-project/monero-gui#installing-the-monero-gui-from-a-package
I did everything which stands there. Point 4 says "The executable can be found in the build/release/bin folder."

  4. Build

    make release -j4

    * 4 - number of CPU threads to use
    * Add CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH enviroment variable to set a custom Qt install directory, e.g. CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/Qt/5.9.7/gcc_64 make release -j4

The executable can be found in the build/release/bin folder.

https://github.com/monero-project/monero-gui#installing-the-monero-gui-from-a-package

But there is no executable file (at least I don't recognise anything there). What do I have to type in the terminal for starting the wallet?

Edit: Thanks explorer