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metadata protection for Monero usage on Mobile devices

My understanding is that Kovri will use a C++ implementation of the I2P network to protect metadata. I2P seems to be focused on computer users. Are there any plans to protect metadata for Monero users on Mobile devices (Android and iOS) in the…
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Can someone give me an example of doing a json-rpc call such as getbalance in java

I want to be able to use monero as a payment method in my website. It's completely written in java spark. I am unfamiliar with using curl or json rpc in java and would like someone to give an example of how to do it.
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How do I generate a QR-code for a Monero address?

I would like to know if there's a tool to generate a QR-code image for a Monero address. I know that https://moneroaddress.org has a button to display the QR-code, but only for wallet addresses generated there. Follow-up question, if possible, does…
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How do payment ids work?

In particular, how do the encrypted ones work cryptographically. I'm guessing they are based on the shared secret.
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How do I prove that a payment has been sent to a particular address?

If I pay someone, and they then claim that the payment has not been received, how can I prove that the payment was in fact sent?
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Why did monero-wallet-cli restore the same wallet with different mnemonic seeds?

Using monero-wallet-cli --restore-deterministic-wallet with the following seeds can restore the same wallet: First seed: lawsuit artistic jeans lair plus village potato cedar certain sizes ruthless ingested girth films pegs cage exult zombie wade…
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Should the monero community look to have the dev team working on the project full time?

Following the recent (Aug 2016) rise in the market cap, the community is potentially big enough to have the developers paid (In XMR) to work on building out Monero full time. Has this been discussed in the IRC chats/ dev meetings? Is there a…
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What encryption algorithm is used for the wallet.keys file?

I know that the wallet keys file contains an encrypted version of your private keys, but am just curious what encryption algorithm is used to do this, and also where is it done in the source code?
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Why does Monero have 12 decimal places compared to Bitcoin's 8?

As the title says, we all know 1 Bitcoin can be divided to 1/100,000,000th (1x10^8) of a decimal place, aka as a satoshi, but Monero divides down to 1/1,000,000,000,000th (1x10^12). Why is this? Is there some benefit to having greater divisability…
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Comparison of Monero and Bitcoin Money Supply and Block Reward schedules

How do the Monero and Bitcoin money supply and block reward schedules compare? Are there any graphs that easily compare the two before and after tail emission begins? If there are graphs, how was the data to generate them created?
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What resources are required for running a Monero mining pool?

What are the approximate resource costs of running a Monero mining pool for the following number of users: 10 users 100 users 1000 users Additionally, it is most efficient to run the mining pool with the Monerodo OS or another service?
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How can I access my full node remotely from another location?

What is the procedure for accessing my full node remotely from another location? What security precautions are most important when doing so?
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What kind of pruning techniques does AEON use?

AEON has a pruning branch. What kind of pruning is it? Is it just like Bitcoin pruning, or is there more to it?
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Hash rate required to effectively mine an average of 1 block a day?

What is the hash rate required to solo mine an average of 1 Monero Block per day using the current network stats?
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Aeon minimum mixin

Aeon does not have a mandatory minimum mixin like Monero does. Despite the feature being relatively easy to add, there is no mention of doing so in the current development roadmap. What advantages are there to not enforcing a mandatory mixin for all…
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