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How do you run the official GUI?
The pull request for the official GUI was recently merged. How do you get the GUI running?
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What is the AEON currency?
Aeon seems to be related to Monero, and is a cryptonote currency.
What exactly is Aeon?
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What is the difference between CryptoNote and CryptoNight?
I saw some mining software labelled as CryptoNight miners and they have XMR (Monero) in their list. Many other CryptoNote mining software also has XMR in their list. What is the case? And while adding some tags below I saw CryptoNight-Lite. What are…
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What is the origin of Monero and its relationship to Bytecoin?
I've read many things about the origin of Monero and its relation to Bytecoin and other cryptonote coins. What are the details of Monero's origin?
Edited to add: this question / answer is not a duplicate. This is an attempt to narrow down the scope…
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How can a business or charity publish proof of XMR reserves?
Is Monero too private to allow auditing?
Without a rich list or transparent blockchain how can a business or charity publish proof of XMR reserves?
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What programming language(s) are used in building Bitmonerod, Simplewallet, Kovri, and the Monero GUI?
What programming languages are being used to build Bitmonerod, Simplewallet, Kovri and the Monero GUI? Are multiple languages used within the same application? What is the level of programming language competency needed to assist with these various…
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How will transaction fees be calculated after RingCT?
I read that RingCT will bring transaction sizes close to about 13kb.
How much larger would a mixin=4 Monero transaction be compared to a Bitcoin transaction?
Based on a 13kb size, it would be about 0.13 monero per transaction, which is quite a bit…
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My GUI feels buggy / freezes all the time
I am using the official GUI and using my own (local) node, but it freezes all the time and feels buggy overall. Is there any way to resolve this?
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Why are the fees hard coded?
Most cryptocurrencies let you choose your fee. Why does Monero use a hard coded fee?
Edit: Or rather I should say why is the minimum fee hard coded.
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How does ringct interact with multisig?
When the ringct branch is finished, will it make m-of-n multisig easier or harder to implement?
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What is the best hardware wallet for Monero?
It appears there is some work being done to support Monero on Trezor 2.0:
https://twitter.com/fluffyponyza/status/814143827384631296
and
https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/5d24ej/update_on_the_monero_trezor_firmware/
Is there any update on…
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What is 'smart mining'?
I'd like to learn more about mining Monero and I heard about smart mining.
How does 'smart mining' differ from regular mining? What are the trade-offs involved?
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How can I create a new Monero genesis block?
Does anyone know how Monero's genesis block was created (and how I can generate a new one)?
Background information: I want to fork Monero for use as part of a school assignment (there are other things involved but this would be the core).
It's…
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Where are the monero-core configuration parameters stored?
Where are the monero-core (official GUI) configuration values stored?
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Is it possible to run a full monerod node on Android?
I have a spare Android smartphone and thought of running a full node on it, since its power consumption is very low and I wouldn't have to run my PC all day but still would have an up to date monerod in my home network. Thanks to a micro SD slot and…
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