Darkcoin releases scheduled mandatory update Release Candidate 5 (the last RC)

[qwizzie]

https://darkcointalk.org/threads/rc5-launch-mandatory-update.2443/

Hello Everyone,

****** PLEASE UPDATE TO RC5, THIS UPDATE INCLUDES A SPORK (A HARD FORK THAT CAN BE ACTIVATED AT WILL). WHEN 90% OF THE NETWORK HAS UPDATED, IT WILL BE ACTIVATED OR IN 3 WEEKS. *****

RC5 is officially available for download!

This is a large update to the stability of Darksend, including:

- Enforcement of masternode payments
- Vastly improved effectiveness of the anonymity provided by Darksend (due to the audit of Kristov)
- Improved speed of Darksend
- Prepared code for open sourcing
- Added Darksend overview screen so users can see what's happening

This is the last release candidate we'll have. Open sourcing will happen in one week! After this, we'll have the community name releases and be doing a 2-3 month release schedule.

For all changes, please see the changelog:
https://github.com/darkcoinproject/darkcoin-binaries/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

What's next for Darkcoin?

Next we're going to start working on a demo version of Instant Transactions (https://www.darkcoin.io/downloads/InstantTX.pdf). It's going to take a lot of work to lay the foundation, soon
after we'll be calling for some testnet users to try it out and report back.

Other improvements in the works include fixing DOS hardening for the Masternode network and Darksend.

How To Use Darksend (Thanks vertoe!)


Darkcoin: Darksend Demo (RC5) - Part1: Denomination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grtGRq4jGQc

Darkcoin: Darksend Demo (RC5) - Part2: Darksend Tx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKKCWGwi2qo


Please update to RC5!


Source: Compile if you are running a pool, exchange, etc.

https://github.com/darkcoinproject/darkcoin


Thanks to everyone who submited tickets and tested the system tirelessly! We couldn’t have done it without all of you.




Thanks,




The Darkcoin Team

note : all direct download links to the binaries (Windows, Mac, Linux) can be found either at https://darkcointalk.org/threads/rc5-launch-mandatory-update.2443/
or at https://www.darkcoin.io/getstarted.html  

[Propulsion]

The title should be "Darkcoin: Open Source in one Week, Final release candidate today."

[nsimmons]

up 11%

[bitfreak!]

Next we're going to start working on a demo version of Instant Transactions (https://www.darkcoin.io/downloads/InstantTX.pdf). It's going to take a lot of work to lay the foundation, soon after we'll be calling for some testnet users to try it out and report back.

What a ridiculously elaborate scheme. It uses voting among nodes to reach consensus, that makes it instantly flawed in my opinion. Cryptocurrency is supposed to be trustless, based on math and not votes. Also, Cryptonite already supports secure 0-conf transactions using far better approach which is more secure and less complicated. But to be fair that solution only applies to mini-blockchain coins.

[nsimmons]

Next we're going to start working on a demo version of Instant Transactions (https://www.darkcoin.io/downloads/InstantTX.pdf). It's going to take a lot of work to lay the foundation, soon after we'll be calling for some testnet users to try it out and report back.

What a ridiculously elaborate scheme. It uses voting among nodes to reach consensus, that makes it instantly flawed in my opinion. Cryptocurrency is supposed to be trustless, based on math and not votes. Also, Cryptonite already supports secure 0-conf transactions using far better approach which is more secure and less complicated. But to be fair that solution only applies to mini-blockchain coins.

You misunderstand the word voting, read the white paper, its not like users sit there and manually vote.

[bitfreak!]

You misunderstand the word voting, read the white paper, its not like users sit there and manually vote.

Lol obviously I am aware it's not manual voting.

[illodin]

Next we're going to start working on a demo version of Instant Transactions (https://www.darkcoin.io/downloads/InstantTX.pdf). It's going to take a lot of work to lay the foundation, soon after we'll be calling for some testnet users to try it out and report back.

What a ridiculously elaborate scheme. It uses voting among nodes to reach consensus, that makes it instantly flawed in my opinion. Cryptocurrency is supposed to be trustless, based on math and not votes. Also, Cryptonite already supports secure 0-conf transactions using far better approach which is more secure and less complicated. But to be fair that solution only applies to mini-blockchain coins.

Just like mining PoW or PoS is voting. Is that flawed in your opinion? In this case the proof is not work, but the 1000 DRK stake a masternode holds.