[SSD] Sonic - 1st TOR with functional anon send - Steganography based Anon App

[Voltarius]

This is same dev that abandoned Stealthcoin? 

No, it's not.

[cryptobeast]

This is same dev that abandoned Stealthcoin? 

No, it's not.

This is the web developer dev of stealthcoin(there are more than one dev in xst) and it is not yet for sure if he abandoned his position at xst. More likely ssd and xst will cooperate together in building services around them, which will be cool to see such a cooperation between them. Each one has a lot to offer.

[jjwhitehead]

@Argakiig
When is the next release? 

[tx42]

@Argakiig
When is the next release? 

From what the dev says, pretty soon.

[argakiig]

SonicScrewdriver with TimeVortex Version 2

With TimeVortex Version 2, SonicScrewdriver is the first cryptocurrency to combine cryptographic transaction anonymity with the privacy protection of Tor. This combination prevents both analysis of the blockchain and of the network, providing total privacy protection for SSD users. No other coin offers this level of privacy protection.

This new wallet update also improves performance by using the extremely fast Leveldb database to track transaction information. Leveldb has recently been added to bitcoin to improve its performance, in light of bitcoin's ever increasing usage.


URGENT UPDATE REQUIRED
As of 12AM 9-10-2014 GMT all previous versions can disconnect from Main Net due to changes in Transactions.
The Time Vortex v.2 is built into this build but will not become available until 12AM 9-10-2014 GMT. You will also be unable to generate Time Vortex Addresses until such time.

Changelog:

• Qt Version 2.0 with TimeVortex V.2
• Leveldb

Update Procedure:

• Step 1: Close running client
• Step 2: Open Application Directory
   
  • Windows: %appdata%\sonicscrewdriver
  • Linux: ~/.SonicScrewdriver
  • MAC: /Users/<yourusernamehere>/Library/Application Support/SonicScrewdriver
• Step 3: Move your wallet.dat file to a separate directory
  • Backing up but not removing wallet.dat can cause first sync with levelbd to take a long time if you have a lot of transactions
• Step 4: Download New QT
• Step 5: Remove Existing QT via uninstall or file removal depending on OS and Previous Installation Method
• Step 6: Install New QT
• Step 7: Wait for Wallet to Sync
  • This step can take a while depending on number of transactions in wallet.dat and if you moved the wallet.dat file as suggested in Step 3
• Step 8: Close down QT
• Step 9: Move wallet.dat backup back to Application data folder. See step 2 for default Folder locations
• Step 10: Fire up QT again and verify balance is correct, if not open console and type 'clearwallettransactions' once that is finished type 'scanforalltxns' This can take a while as all blocks are checked for transactions related to contents of wallet.dat

Wallet Links:

• Automatic Windows Install Run Installer. Be sure to remove previous versions if you had done Automatic Installs before as file names and folder directories have changed
• Manual Windows Install Just unzip
• Mac DMG Mount and Drop into Application folder

FAQ:

• What is Level DB and why is it important.
  • Level DB is a fast persistent key-value store. Originally written by Google.
  • I went to this for the transaction database because it is faster. On slower equipment you will notice a marked speedup in sync times as well as boot up time for the wallet.
  • As a slight side-note since it is switching database types you will notice a chain re-sync is required to create the new database

• What is A TimeVortex Address?
  • A TimeVortex Address is a special type of receiving address that you give as a receiving address which will not appear in the block-chain. This address is used to calculate a receiving address that can be unlocked by the receiver with a spend key. This process happens with the wallet automatically and a new receive address is generated when the transaction goes through.
  • This required a change to the transaction checks which would be rejected by previous clients and is why I put a time check into the wallet that unlocks after the 10th

[tx42]

SonicScrewdriver with TimeVortex Version 2

With TimeVortex Version 2, SonicScrewdriver is the first cryptocurrency to combine cryptographic transaction anonymity with the privacy protection of Tor. This combination prevents both analysis of the blockchain and of the network, providing total privacy protection for SSD users. No other coin offers this level of privacy protection.

This new wallet update also improves performance by using the extremely fast Leveldb database to track transaction information. Leveldb has recently been added to bitcoin to improve its performance, in light of bitcoin's ever increasing usage.

Holy Mother!!!!

[crazywack]

Hot damn! Good work here!

[Chris001]

holy shit

[dinurp]

GREAT WORK Dev !!!!

[jjwhitehead]

SonicScrewdriver with TimeVortex Version 2

With TimeVortex Version 2, SonicScrewdriver is the first cryptocurrency to combine cryptographic transaction anonymity with the privacy protection of Tor. This combination prevents both analysis of the blockchain and of the network, providing total privacy protection for SSD users. No other coin offers this level of privacy protection.

This new wallet update also improves performance by using the extremely fast Leveldb database to track transaction information. Leveldb has recently been added to bitcoin to improve its performance, in light of bitcoin's ever increasing usage.


URGENT UPDATE REQUIRED
As of 12AM 9-10-2014 GMT all previous versions can disconnect from Main Net due to changes in Transactions.
The Time Vortex v.2 is built into this build but will not become available until 12AM 9-10-2014 GMT. You will also be unable to generate Time Vortex Addresses until such time.

Changelog:

• Qt Version 2.0 with TimeVortex V.2
• Leveldb

Update Procedure:

• Step 1: Close running client
• Step 2: Open Application Directory
   
  • Windows: %appdata%\sonicscrewdriver
  • Linux: ~/.SonicScrewdriver
  • MAC: /Users/<yourusernamehere>/Library/Application Support/SonicScrewdriver
• Step 3: Move your wallet.dat file to a separate directory
  • Backing up but not removing wallet.dat can cause first sync with levelbd to take a long time if you have a lot of transactions
• Step 4: Download New QT
• Step 5: Remove Existing QT via uninstall or file removal depending on OS and Previous Installation Method
• Step 6: Install New QT
• Step 7: Wait for Wallet to Sync
  • This step can take a while depending on number of transactions in wallet.dat and if you moved the wallet.dat file as suggested in Step 3
• Step 8: Close down QT
• Step 9: Move wallet.dat backup back to Application data folder. See step 2 for default Folder locations
• Step 10: Fire up QT again and verify balance is correct, if not open console and type 'clearwallettransactions' once that is finished type 'scanforalltxns' This can take a while as all blocks are checked for transactions related to contents of wallet.dat

Wallet Links:

• Automatic Windows Install Run Installer. Be sure to remove previous versions if you had done Automatic Installs before as file names and folder directories have changed
• Manual Windows Install Just unzip
• Mac DMG Mount and Drop into Application folder

FAQ:

• What is Level DB and why is it important.
  • Level DB is a fast persistent key-value store. Originally written by Google.
  • I went to this for the transaction database because it is faster. On slower equipment you will notice a marked speedup in sync times as well as boot up time for the wallet.
  • As a slight side-note since it is switching database types you will notice a chain re-sync is required to create the new database

• What is A TimeVortex Address?
  • A TimeVortex Address is a special type of receiving address that you give as a receiving address which will not appear in the block-chain. This address is used to calculate a receiving address that can be unlocked by the receiver with a spend key. This process happens with the wallet automatically and a new receive address is generated when the transaction goes through.
  • This required a change to the transaction checks which would be rejected by previous clients and is why I put a time check into the wallet that unlocks after the 10th

Excellent work dev! 

[m4xp0w3r7]

So now it is time to go to the Moon ?

[MemoryShock]

Russell's not messing around. 

I wasn't expecting it to be this cool...

Question - So this coin is completely 'anon' now or on the 10th?

[argakiig]

Russell's not messing around.  

I wasn't expecting it to be this cool...

Question - So this coin is completely 'anon' now or on the 10th?

Its in the code now, but on the 10th is when it kicks in. As the time gets closer i will do a guide.

[popolite11]

So now it is time to go to the Moon ?

you need a lot of fuel to take it to the moon.

[Voltarius]

So now it is time to go to the Moon ?

you need a lot of fuel to take it to the moon.

It already has the fuel buddy, just waiting on ignition now.

[MemoryShock]

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Question - So this coin is completely 'anon' now or on the 10th?

Its in the code now, but on the 10th is when it kicks in. As the time gets closer i will do a guide.

Awesome!

Wallet updated and looking forward to the next few weeks/month...

[argakiig]

SonicScrewdriver with TimeVortex Version 2

With TimeVortex Version 2, SonicScrewdriver is the first cryptocurrency to combine cryptographic transaction anonymity with the privacy protection of Tor. This combination prevents both analysis of the blockchain and of the network, providing total privacy protection for SSD users. No other coin offers this level of privacy protection.

This new wallet update also improves performance by using the extremely fast Leveldb database to track transaction information. Leveldb has recently been added to bitcoin to improve its performance, in light of bitcoin's ever increasing usage.

Holy Mother!!!!

This Gif made my day thank you

[Voltarius]

This coin's going sky-high soon, price on Bittrex already 700+ sats again.  Can't wait for 2k or more

[argakiig]

Read the OP bro and look at the preview for the new lite wallet, zk-SNARKs free video and voice calling, lite wallet for Android and IOs, and not even 2 months old, would like to see any other coin that has the innovation and progress SDC has, just remember zk-SNARKs was the talk of the town not long ago, everyone was saying DRK would be dead once it was released, well this month SDC will have it and it will be trust-less, need i say more, i hate talking about other coins here but you brought it up, i just looked at stealthcoin, i hold two coins and SDC is one that has everything they have for a while, not earth shattering not impressed.

People can already do video and chat with skype. That's a nice gimmick, but in terms of cryptocurrency usefulness, completely irrelevant.

zk-SNARKS would be cool if they weren't chronically vaporware. Frankly, without any hint from the team of how zk-SNARKs can be used to prove key ownership, one must be skeptical. There is absolutely no indication on this thread or anywhere else how the proofs will be implemented to anonymize transactions. I'd have a lot of SDC myself if there were. (If so, please link me to this info. I could be wrong, but I've looked pretty hard.)

I'll acknowledge that stealth addresses are awesome. But they were in vertcoin first, so not terribly innovative for another coin to add, unless they are layered over other anon.

In fact, the only coin to do this is SSD. It combines Tor anon with stealth addresses (which the SSD dev calls "TimeVortex 2"). In SSD, stealth addresses are already included in the source and Qt. The stealth addresses in SSD won't be activated for a week or so, to give most users a time to upgrade. I think that this delay has to do with the fact the stealth addresses create a different kind of transaction than regular addresses and so everyone on the net needs to be running the same wallet so they don't get rejected.

Now, either Tor or stealth addresses alone are not innovative. However, together they are very powerful, and a completely new combination. As the stealth people point out, but have yet to deliver, the combination protects against block chain analysis and network analysis.

I'd say, given all this, that right now, SSD is the most anonymous coin. Period. Maybe SDC will catch up.

The delay of a week was infact to give people a chance to update, There is a change in the way Time Vortex Transactions work that adds a TXout with a value of 0 that would have failed previous checks. I have added other checks and gotten rid of the one that would have banned the node send the transaction. Hence why it is so important to update.

[pseudonymdude]

Read the OP bro and look at the preview for the new lite wallet, zk-SNARKs free video and voice calling, lite wallet for Android and IOs, and not even 2 months old, would like to see any other coin that has the innovation and progress SDC has, just remember zk-SNARKs was the talk of the town not long ago, everyone was saying DRK would be dead once it was released, well this month SDC will have it and it will be trust-less, need i say more, i hate talking about other coins here but you brought it up, i just looked at stealthcoin, i hold two coins and SDC is one that has everything they have for a while, not earth shattering not impressed.

People can already do video and chat with skype. That's a nice gimmick, but in terms of cryptocurrency usefulness, completely irrelevant.

zk-SNARKS would be cool if they weren't chronically vaporware. Frankly, without any hint from the team of how zk-SNARKs can be used to prove key ownership, one must be skeptical. There is absolutely no indication on this thread or anywhere else how the proofs will be implemented to anonymize transactions. I'd have a lot of SDC myself if there were. (If so, please link me to this info. I could be wrong, but I've looked pretty hard.)

I'll acknowledge that stealth addresses are awesome. But they were in vertcoin first, so not terribly innovative for another coin to add, unless they are layered over other anon.

In fact, the only coin to do this is SSD. It combines Tor anon with stealth addresses (which the SSD dev calls "TimeVortex 2"). In SSD, stealth addresses are already included in the source and Qt. The stealth addresses in SSD won't be activated for a week or so, to give most users a time to upgrade. I think that this delay has to do with the fact the stealth addresses create a different kind of transaction than regular addresses and so everyone on the net needs to be running the same wallet so they don't get rejected.

Now, either Tor or stealth addresses alone are not innovative. However, together they are very powerful, and a completely new combination. As the stealth people point out, but have yet to deliver, the combination protects against block chain analysis and network analysis.

I'd say, given all this, that right now, SSD is the most anonymous coin. Period. Maybe SDC will catch up.

The delay of a week was infact to give people a chance to update, There is a change in the way Time Vortex Transactions work that adds a TXout with a value of 0 that would have failed previous checks. I have added other checks and gotten rid of the one that would have banned the node send the transaction. Hence why it is so important to update.

Hi,

Could you update the OP in the other thread to redirect to this thread and have a link to the newest wallet?  Also, lock it.  It looks like some people are still following that thread.