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What is the risk of specifying --verify 0 with blockchain_import?
I have noticed that importing a blockchain snapshot file blockchain.raw speeds up dramatically when using --verify 0. The default value is 1 though. What is the downside, or risk, of not verifying blocks and transactions during import? Would this…
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What are the shortcuts available in the official GUI?
What are the shortcuts that I can use in the official GUI ?
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bitmonerod data-dir in a virtualbox shared folder
I'm trying to run bitmonerod in a VirtualBox VM with --data-dir pointing to a directory in a shared folder from the host system. I get this error:
If I do the same in the host system, using the same directory in the shared folder, it works. It…
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blockchain_import fails, "Transaction has too many dirty pages - transaction too big"
I'm trying to set up a node and import the raw blockchain. OS is Whonix with 2GB RAM and plenty of free disk space hosted on Win7 ENT.
user@host:~/Desktop/monero$ ./blockchain_import --input-file blockchain.raw
2016-Aug-30 08:49:32.647152…
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What benefits are there of using an ARM device like Raspberry Pi?
I've seen ARM listed as one of the options on the Monero website. What benefits are there of using Monero with an ARM device like Raspberry Pi instead of a traditional computer?
Are there any energy or security benefits of running using a Raspberry…
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Technical contributions of non-mining full nodes
How does a full node without hashing power help the Monero network? What is the contribution made by non-mining full nodes?
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Are alternate Monero full nodes possible?
I know that Bitcoin has at least one alternate full node implementation, btcd. From what I've heard the Conformal developers spent years on this, and have had to emulate everything (even bugs), and there's still a risk of a fork between btcd and…
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What level of peer review is required for Monero website updates?
On 17 August 2016 0.13.0 Cobra was able to bypass peer review and issue a Binary Safety Warning on Bitcoin.org.
The contributor who uploaded the alert, “Cobra-Bitcoin,” is understood to be in control of Bitcoin.org, Core developer Peter Todd told…
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Are mnemonic seeds available in multiple languages?
If yes:
What languages are currently supported?
Are there plan to support more languages in the future?
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Is there any way to force someone to rescan their wallet?
I'm asking in the context of Poloniex having to rescan their wallet conveniently at the time of Monero's all time high in volume, reference:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/4z5sbo/poloniex_running_dry_on_monero_withdrawal/
I'm not accusing…
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Danger of using a very long unlock time
The answer to this question says transactions with an unlock_time are mined right away but outputs will not be able to be used as inputs in another transaction until the unlock_time is met.
Based on the above would there be any danger in sending (or…
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How will the transition to RingCT work?
When Monero implements RingCT, how will the transition be handled?
In particular, how will pre RingCT outputs be migrated into outputs available for use in RingCT transactions?
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Pruning the Monero blockchain, a number question
According to this web https://web.getmonero.org/2019/02/01/pruning.html
Why only 2/3 of the blockchain data can be pruned? 1/3 of the blockchain cannot be pruned. This pruning is not as efficient as bitcoin because in bitcoin the UTXO set is just…
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Can a CryptoNote coin be merge mined with a non-CryptoNote coin?
If the CryptoNight algorithm was replaced with say, SHA-256, could it be merge mined with bitcoin, for example?
The prior merge mining question is about mining with other CryptoNote networks.
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Curve used in Monero - A Subgroup of Ed25519?
I am a student researcher at IIT Bombay (India). I have been recently understanding the cryptography behind Monero as well as its implementation.
The elliptic curve used in the CryptoNote protocol is Ed25519 (of order 8q, where q is a prime). This…
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