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What is the checksum at the end of a mnemonic seed?

What is the meaning of the checksum at the end of a mnemonic seed? Is the checksum always a word found earlier in the mnemonic? what is the purpose of it? Can a valid mnemonic seed be created without a checksum?
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Percentage of pre-tail Monero that has been mined compared to Bitcoin

At what approximate block height/date will the percentage of mined pre-tail Monero emission equal the same percentage percentage as Bitcoin? Is there a spreadsheet or calculator that can easily help answer identify the percentage of pre-tail coin…
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Monero-Core build instructions?

It seems some work is being made on monero-core and I wanted to check out the most recent builds. However the repository (https://github.com/mbg033/monero-core) lists build instructions as TODO. Is there a makefile someone could point me to? Running…
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Number of Monero block explorers and their unique features

How many Monero block explorers are currently known to exist? What unique features separate one block explorer from another? What differences do they have in terms of privacy and security vulnerabilities for those who use and rely upon them?
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How much larger would a mixin=4 Monero transaction be compared to a Bitcoin transaction?

I've heard estimates ranging from 5-10 times bigger, but is it possible to come up with a more precise answer? By how much will this figure change after RingCT is implemented? What other factors might affect this size difference in the future? That…
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Meaning of "62 days ahead" message after full node has finished synchronizing

What does the message "62 days ahead" message mean? My full node has finished synchronizing (I confirmed this by comparing my block height with both moneroblocks.info and Explore.MoneroWorld.com)
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Longest block time and standard deviation

Monero blocks are on average 2 minutes apart, but how much is the variation? What is the standard deviation of block times generation time? Can the above question be modeled as an exponential distribution? What has been the longest period between…
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What does the 'Sweep Unmixable' button in the current version of the GUI do?

Can anyone explain what the 'Sweep Unmixable' button does, when it would be used, and what fees are involved with using it?
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Setup remote-connectable node?

I'd like to setup a full remote node for personal usage (meaning I want it to act as a full node to help decentralize the network, but I don't want it to be open to everyone for use with the GUI / CLI - just for me). Is there an available bash…
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What is a mixin, and how does it work?

What actually is a mixin, and how does it work? Is it similar to mixing services that Bitcoin and DASH provide?
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Practical usages of message signing

What are some practical usages of message signing other than proving ownership of a Monero public key?
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Is there a tool for making secure cold wallets?

There is a quite long and complex guide on how to make a secure 'cold' or offline wallet on reddit. Is there a quicker and more simple way to do this that takes less time and is less complicated, but still just as secure?
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If I send two transactions to the same recipient, can they infer the true sender?

I send two transactions to the same recipient. The two sets of mixins used to generate the transactions would each include my public address. Is the recipient then able to reasonably infer that my address is that of the true sender?
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What is the purpose of locked balance?

Funds get blocked for a few blocks while sending/getting a transaction. What is the purpose of it and how does it work?
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