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What data do the wallet files contain?
I see 3 files with the name of my wallet:
wallet-name, wallet-name.keys, wallet-name.address.txt
What is stored inside them? Does the wallet store the public and private keys and nothing else? Or does it contain the list of transactions related to…
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Having more control of output selection
As far as I can tell, the user currently has little to no control over how outputs are selected for building a new transaction. I have had instances of trying to send the exact amount of an output, and hoping the transaction building algorithm would…
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How does Monero privacy and security compare to ZCoin?
How does Monero (XMR) privacy compare to ZCoin (XZC)? Can ZCoin protect the privacy of transaction amounts like Monero will do with RingCT, or are ZCoin transaction amounts visible similar to Monero before the January 2017 hard fork?
What are the…
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Error: send que size more than ABSTRACT_SERVER_SEND_QUE_MAX_COUNT
What does this bitmonerod error mean?
ERROR {6} {p1} 2016-07-24 17:47:31.294360 [abstract_tcp_server2.inl+512 ::do_send_chunk] send que size is more than ABSTRACT_SERVER_SEND_QUE_MAX_COUNT(1000), shutting down connection
After restart the node…
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How do I start using Monero with the command line tools?
If you need to use the Monero command line tools, how do I get started with Monero?
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Does the CONOP definition exclude pruning branches from its node definition?
Paul Sztorc in his post Measuring Decentralization defined CONOP as
For this section, the cost of the option to create a full node will be referred to as the “cost of node-option” or “CONOP”.
The implication is that the more full nodes that are…
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Is there information available about the Levin protocol?
Is there any information available about the Levin protocol?
It seems to be used for the peer to peer communication.
Things like:
The working of the protocol?
What are the benefits? Why was it chosen for Monero?
Is it used in any other product?…
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Is it possible to use light wallets / remote nodes with Kovri?
Kovri is a C++ implementation of I2P. I2P is an acronym for Invisible Internet Protocol. The idea behind I2P is to create an anonymous internet. To me, your average semi-educated enthusiast, this poses a hurdle to hosting remotely-accessible…
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Monero mixin 0 versus Zcash "T" address transaction
How does the privacy of a Zcash "T" address transaction compare with a Monero mixin 0 transaction (back when they were available)?
Does 'T" stand for transparent?
Would it be technically possible for Zcash to eliminate "T" address transactions in…
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Cloud storing wallet.keys encrypted files
How safe is it to store the wallet.keys files in a cloud service, email, website, etc? I imagine that it should be just as secure as the passphrases used to encrypt the file. If I understood it correctly, it uses Chacha8, which I believe is very…
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Offline transaction signing. What are the details?
This offline transaction signing feature was PR'ed to master in early October. I generally know how this is supposed to work, as many others no doubt do as well. But what are the details?
On the internet-facing computer:
Can I have a regular…
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What is RingCT and how does it make Monero private?
I hear that RingCT will make Monero more private than Bitcoin. Is there truth to this?
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Is it possible to create a lighter wallet than simplewallet without giving up a view key?
In the question How much information is passed from the daemon to simplewallet when scanning for a wallet's transactions?, it was clarified that simplewallet receives the entirety of every block from the connected daemon in order to maintain the…
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Is it possible for an adversary to shut Monero down?
Imagine a government wants to ban XMR. Is it possible for them to do so? Only possible options, nothing like turning off the internet.
And if it is possible, what could be done against that? Thank you.
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What is the block maturity value seen in many pool interfaces?
As you can see in this screenshot, a column called "Maturity" is shown on most mining pools' found blocks table. I did my best to find an answer to my own question with keywords such as "monero block maturity" or "cryptonote block maturity", but…
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