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Can a Monero account get blocked?
Can a Monero account / address get blocked?
Are there any actions that might limit the access to the account?
kamyar haqqani
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How does Monero use DNS to discover seed nodes?
As far as I'm concerned, there is a hardcoded list of four hostnames
m_seed_nodes_list = {"seeds.moneroseeds.se", "seeds.moneroseeds.ae.org", "seeds.moneroseeds.ch", "seeds.moneroseeds.li"};.
Then the system resolves the hostnames to IP addresses…
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What is the difference between Monero (XMR) and Grin (GRIN)?
I would like to have a comparison between the privacy and scalability features of Monero vs Grin. I have heard some people say that these are privacy-oriented coins, and I would like to learn more. What are the meaningful privacy and scaling…
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What's the difference between the CryptoNightR and RandomX algorithms?
My understanding is that CryptoNightR randomly creates different calculations for each block, and that RandomX does the same, but using a system where any bytecode can be translated into a calculation. What makes RandomX a more long-term solution…
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Understanding the structure of Monero's LMDB and how explore its contents using mdb_stat
I am interested in understanding the structure of Monero's database LMDB and using mdb_stat to extract relevant information from it. I am assuming querying it directly (i.e. via mdb_stat) for information should be a lot faster and easier than doing…
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How is CryptoNight variant 4 increasing the CPU to ASIC performance ratio?
At block 1788000, Monero will switch PoW from CryptoNight variant 2 to variant 4. This change has two main goals:
break any current CNv2 ASIC
make hypothetical CNv4 ASICs perform less well compared to CPUs, making designing such ASICs less…
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How to check a detached daemon without a wallet?
I have set a Monero node as a service on a virtual machine with --detach option to run it in the background. I can check the service status through Linux command or connect to the node with a wallet.
But, how can I check the detached daemon status…
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How can I configure a node for use by Monerujo?
I am trying to run my own node for use by Monerujo to connect to, but I'm having a some trouble.
If I run the node like this:
./monerod --rpc-bind-ip 0.0.0.0 --rpc-bind-port 18090 --restricted-rpc --confirm-external-bind --rpc-login…
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Multiple accounts in the same wallet
In many questions here, I have found people talk of 'multiple accounts' or of a wallet with multiple accounts. I examined the Monero GUI Wallet, but I don't see an option for handling multiple accounts.
Are they talking about sub-addresses or is it…
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Monero GUI wallet address in combination with the Ledger Nano S
I installed the Monero GUI wallet on my laptop.
When I open the wallet and plug in my Ledger Nano S, I see an address on my Ledger Nano S which is different from the receiving address in the Monero GUI wallet.
What is the use of the Ledger Nano S…
Luk Van holen
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How is the number of ring members selected?
How is the number of ring members signing a transaction selected? Is it selected randomly by the sender or is it defined by the Monero wallet?
Sri davei
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Opening Port 18080 for Incoming Connections on Router
How do I make port 18080 open for incoming connections on my router on Linux (Ubuntu 16.04) for running the Monero daemon?
I don't have access to the physical router in my building that I use for wireless connection to the Internet and I am…
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How do I restore / recreate my Ledger Monero wallet?
I have lost my Ledger device and/or cannot access the system with my Ledger Monero wallet files. How do I restore / recreate my Ledger Monero wallet?
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Can any one please tell me where I can find the latest python implementation of monero RingCT?
Mininero is a python implementation of monero. But the git repository is three years old where the latest link does not have any content. Is there any other python implementation of monero where code for LSAG and ringCT is available?
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How is the used Pedersen commitment kept secret?
I understand one can have two commitments P and Q, and show the world that P - Q = 0 - communicating the commitment to only the recipient. In fact, it can be done with many input commitments P1 ... Pn. However, how do the other commitments remain…
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