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Could Monero implement zk-SNARKS in the future?
At the moment ring signatures are more eficient than zk-SNARKS, but as fluffypony already comment, probably any cryptocurrencie in the future will use this technology. Can monero implement zk-SNARKS in the future if needed?
How can it be done?
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Synchronizing painfully slowly
monerod on my hybrid server is synchronizing painfully slowly, on the order of only about 20 blocks per minute. Port 18080 is open and I have 11+2 connections (varies). Do I just need to wait or is something else going on? At this rate I'm looking…
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How do I enable incoming connections? (ELI5)
Edit: I said 'outgoing connections' in the original question title, but apparently the correct term is 'incoming connections'. I meant: "How can I share my node's blockchain so that others can update theirs?" Currently I have 8+0 connections. I…
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Peers often report unknown top blocks. How can I find more reliable peers?
The daemon regularly reports top blocks that are years in the past.
For example (IP addresses are anonymized):
2016-Oct-23 06:13:27.789171 [P2P2][123.45.67.89:18080 OUT] SYNCHRONIZED OK
2016-Oct-23 07:13:00.252292 [P2P2]WARNING: no two valid…
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If I was to open a US based XMR exchange what laws I need to consider?
Are there any laws restricting me from opening a Massachusetts, USA based Monero which would allow exchanges from fiat to XMR?
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What is the state of development of Multisig?
In this thread it was stated that after "RingCT ready to be released, the work on integrating RingCT with multisig can begin". Ring CT is now implemented in the testnet, so I am wondering if there is anyone already working on coding it. If so, I…
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If I'm running a full node and wallet on my local network can someone get my wallet information?
If someone connected to my WIFI could they get information about my wallet or steal from me?
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Total Amount Of Monero Wallets
Is there currently a way in which to view the total amount of Wallets that have been created for Monero and deposited too?
and/or an estimate located anywhere as to the total amount of wallets created and/or the average quantity of monero inside the…
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Overview of what happens when I run monerod diff
Just curious if there's some calculation that happens or what exactly because when I ran it on my machine it froze for a solid minute before giving me the difficulty....froze the whole machine nothing would respond. One thing to note is that monerod…
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What are MLSAGs, and what is their significance for Monero and/or RingCT?
I've seen MLSAG mentioned in a couple places. I believe it has to do with the "signature" part of "ring signature," but I'm otherwise clueless. Can anyone provide more information?
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Monero node rewards?
I've heard that running a monero, or any alt-coin node can gain rewards for something. Blockchain discovery maybe? What is this and how does it get claimed?
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What would be the fastest way to implement Dominant Assurance Contracts (which depend on multisignature transactions) with Monero?
I think that dominant assurance contracts are a significantly overlooked or poorly explored idea for the entire cypherpunk and cryptocurrency community.
I'd like for all of us to do more exploration with it, but before that's possible there needs…
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How does Boolberry's Wild Keccak work?
Boolberry uses an algo named Wild Keccak. This is refered to as a blockchain based POW. How does this work?
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Windows or Linux for Monero
What are the pros and cons of each OS for running a full node and GPU/CPU mining? Also developing for Monero?
I want to be able to make programs for windows, linux, and macos that involve Monero as I want to be more involved in the community.
I…
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How do I restore a wallet with seed?
I am running monero.win.x64.v0-10-0-0 on windows 10. I am trying to restore a wallet with a seed but do not know how to do it. When I open monero-wallet-cli after monerorod synchronizes it asks for a wallet name straight away then generates a new…
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