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Smart contract privacy

What type of smart contracts sidechains would most benefit from the privacy that Monero provides by default? Assuming that many types of smart contracts sidechains were operational today, which would be most helped by using Monero as a base layer…
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How will the range proof size reduction be accomplished?

According to this answer Range proofs are currently 6304 bytes (per output) and will drop in the future by at least 1024 bytes. How will the future 1024 byte reduction per output be accomplished? Assuming proper implementation will there be any…
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What are 3 types of Ring CT transactions?

In monero, there are three types of RingCT transactions: enum { RCTTypeNull = 0, RCTTypeFull = 1, RCTTypeSimple = 2, }; They can be observed in https://xmrchain.net/ But it's not clear what differences there are among the three types, and why…
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What are the risks/benefits of mining on a pool using SSL/TLS encryption vs mining on pools with non-encrypted connections?

Claymore released the newest version of his miner for XMR, version 9.7, and among one of the features introduced is "- added SSL/TLS encryption support for better security..." I see one incentive to mine using that connection being a reduced fee,…
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How long do I need to mine until I see some coins in my wallet?

I just started mining today and I set up my Address in the miner but I'm unsure if I did everything right and I'm mining "into" my wallet. Mining with Claymore on I4700MQ with 6MB Cache on -t3 settings. 160 h/s cryptomonero.com:1001 Wallet at…
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Hashrate correlation by time of day

Looking at historical Monero hash rate data it appears as if the hashrate is often the highest near 0:00 GMT and lowest near 12:00 GMT What credible explanations are there for this pattern? What reason would (a small percentage of) miners have to…
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What are Borromean signatures?

For more background info visit GitHub or Bitcointalk It looks like borromean signatures are going to be replacing schnorr signatures in the RingCT hardfork. What does this mean for Monero and RingCT performance etc? thanks
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How to change the monero-wallet-gui rendering mode for older computers

On old machines (with integrated graphics), displaying the GUI might not work. it will either crash on startup or display a white/black window. How can the user change the rendering mode and what is its effect?
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Impact of Collective Code Construction Contract on Monero development

How will the Collective Code Construction Contract (C4) alter the historical process for reviewing commits contained in Monero pull requests? How does ZeroMQ relate to the decision to implement C4?
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What type of security audits has Monero received?

What type of security audits has Monero received? Since this question already addressed cryptographic review of the Monero protocol, I am primarily interested in Monero source code and implementation audits. If audits have taken place have results…
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Why is it I2P (garlic routing) well suited for Monero (compared to possible alternatives)?

Could anyone provide a reasonable explanation of how I2P (garlic routing) works, why is it is well suited for Monero (compared to possible alternatives)?
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Creating and Splitting Transactions

I left a node mining the testnet for a few days and got a bunch of coinbase transactions (close to 1200). I tried doing sweep_all [my address] but that failed: Error: payment id has invalid format, expected 16 of 64 character hex string: [my…
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Will Monero CPU mining always be feasible?

Bitcoin mining, as far as I'm aware, hit a point where it can't be mined merely with a CPU, if you expect results. Will Monero's mining remain constant (is "constant" even an appropriate term)?
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Can the Monero block chain be used for anonymous communication/ data storage/ private records for small to big entity?

Can the Monero block chain be used to transmit anonymous messages or for data storage?, For example a military secret, confidential state data, company private records, employee payroll, private communication between two users, or a group, private…
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Can Monero stand as a distinct cryptocurrency, or will its features be brought to Bitcoin via sidechains?

Is Monero intended to be a competitor to Bitcoin, or is the intent to develop technology that will improve Bitcoin? Is there any reason why Monero's features wouldn't just be brought to Bitcoin through sidechains? What about Monero's features being…
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