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Monero Testnet Faucet

How to run monero node in testnet mode for testing purpose and how to get testnet coin? Is there any testnet online portal for testing?
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How can I get my own genesis tx to use in my monero fork?

I have been searching for ever on how to get my own genesis tx for a monero fork. Everything I have tried has not work. I have tried using a cryptonote currency to generate a genesis tx then replacing the values the same everywhere. I have also…
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Multiple outputs & expected reward from coinbase transaction

I set up a private testnet to play around with and I am currently mining empty blocks. I was surprised to see that the coinbase transaction created by the getblocktemplate RPC had 5 outputs instead of only 1, which is what I normally get on the…
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Seeking to port XMR to PPC64 - PlayStation 3

Can any one point in the right direction to research, develop, and read up on coding assembly for Monero. I've tried running various distros on the PS3 with no luck. CMAKE has to be up to date to a certain version and isn't supported by Fedora 12…
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Are there any proposals to create a view only wallet that lets you see outgoing and incoming funds?

I know view only wallets only let you see incoming transactions, but have there been any proposals as of 2018-05 to create a view only wallet that also lets you see outgoing transactions?
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How to parse transaction extra field to extract pubkey

Is there some description of transaction extra field? From rpc-request to blockchain I have tx object with extra(Uint8Array). In monero repo I found how they parse extra field, but don't understand in details. I need to extract transaction public…
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Is there a library similar to bitcore?

Is there a library like insight / bitcoin that interacts with Monero to create an API to scan the blockchain?
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Can a DEX like bisq.network profit from Kovri?

Right now the only decentralized exchange for cryptocurrencies is bisq.network. It is based on TOR. As far as I understand it, Kovri is a better way to obfuscate network analysis. Is it possible for bisq to switch to kovri? What would be the…
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What is sc_check function checking?

In crypto-ops.c there is a function called sc_check. It is called with the secret key as a parameter. What exactly is this function checking for? That the key is not too small? But how? What re all these magic numbers? int sc_check(const unsigned…
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How to run xmr-stak with AMD gpu on Ubuntu 18.04

I have tried several attempts but without success. AMDGPU-PRO 17.40, 17.50, Oibaf PPA and something more, but nothing makes clinfo gives right results and xmr-stak working. Any ideas?
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With a Churn: does it increase privacy more to do 1 TX with RingSize14 or 2 TX with RingSize7 or is it exactly the same?

In terms of increasing the distant to the original output.
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Is a transaction from Exchange to Wallet to Exchange traceable?

Here is an example: Exchange1 --> Adr1; Adr1 --> Exchange2 Where Adr1 is a one-time subaddress. Now suppose that Exchange1 and 2 are corrupt and cooperate with a government to leak my information. As far as I understand it, I would still be…
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Using old HDD laptop for storing blockchain - slow synchronization - would an external SSD help?

I'm currently using the GUI wallet (v0.12.0.0) and have the blockchain stored on an old HDD Macbook which rarely goes online. Although it gives some purpose to an old laptop, synchronization can be painfully slow if not done regularly. So, would…
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How do the privacy mechanisms of Monero (ringsig, ringct & stealth addresses) affect the implementation of a second layer, like the lightning network?

I can make sense of how the Lightning Network is implemented in Bitcoin, and why SegWit was a big deal for it. Fluffypony talked about implementing LN in Monero, so I am wondering how the privacy features (and lack of SegWit) complicates the…
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Where can I find the random public key R=rG in a Tx?

I've read the white paper of Monero(CryptoNote v2.0) and a problem confuses me. This paper says that when Alice sends coin to Bob, she uses P = Hs(rA)G + B as a destination key and packs value R = rG "somewhere" into the Tx. Since Bob needs R for…
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