Questions tagged [hard-fork]
Any alteration to Monero which changes the block structure (including block hash), difficulty rules, or set of valid transactions
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What happens if we send using an unencrypted payment ID after the new v0.15 upgrade?
With the upcoming v0.15 update for Monero, unencrypted payment ids are going to be removed. But what happens if someone sends to a Monero address using one of these payment ids? Would the coins be ...
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After a fork, if a user opens an incompatible GUI/CLI, what information is presented to the user which says they are using old software?
Now we are on 0.14.x software, what would happen if someone opens a 0.11.x, 0.12.x or 0.13.x GUI/CLI?
Also, when Monero forks again later in 2019, what will the 0.14.x GUI/CLI present to the user?
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Will I need to update wallet and miner after the next upcoming (March 2019) fork?
I have read about the next upcoming fork planned for the block 1788000 (around the 9th of March). After that block, will I need to update the Monero daemon, the wallet, or both? And what about the ...
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How to switch the algorithm according to hard fork height?
When a hard fork is scheduled, how does the program recognize the hard fork? And how to make the whole network recognize the new algorithm?
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Why there are four parameters for hard fork?
static const struct {
uint8_t version;
uint64_t height;
uint8_t threshold;
time_t time;
}
It is easy to understand version and height, but it is hard to understand threshold and time.
And ...
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Hard fork versions
Where can I find explanation about the different versions(from 1 to 9)?
Is there a way to change the version to RingCT's version on testnet (started from scratch - block 0) without causing troubles ...
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Was there evidence of any ASICS after the new POW upgrade in october 2018?
There was obviously ASICS made prior to the 2018 March POW fork, but was there evidence of this for the 2018 October fork?
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How hard would it be replace the PoW checks for something else?
How hard would it be replace the PoW checks for something else?
(e.g. checking signatures for some PoA scheme, i guess those checks would replace the check_hash calls?)
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Troubleshooting GUI After April 6 Upgrade (Still Popping Blocks)
So it's been a while since I opened up the GUI, and forgot to prepare for the April 6 update. I opened up the GUI on Aug 8 2018. The daemon started up, and began to sync, for about 12 hours.
It ...
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Errors setting up a Monero pool
I'm having issues running the daemon on Linux Ubuntu 16.04.
I have download the blockchain.raw then imported it, then I've gone to run ./monerod
and I'm getting this:
2018-07-28 09:45:39.690 ...
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How can I be notified of important updates/news to the Monero software?
Monero forks twice a year at roughly predictable times. However, it is easy to forget about it, and you end up forked off if you don't update your software in time. How can I be notified of these ...
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Which is the more reliable coin after April 2018 network upgrade?
As far I understand monero is now divided as monero and monero classic/original/0 . So which is the more reliable coin?
I do have a linux node in which an old version of monerod was installed. To ...
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What was the difference in hashrate power when the March 2018 anti-ASIC Hardfork occurred?
What was the percentage drop in hashrate during the 2018 march anti-ASIC hardfork before and after the fork?
Finding this number, can we estimate how many ASIC's were produced?
This is assuming ...
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What effect has the increase of minimal ring size from 5 to 7?
How will the scheduled increase of ring size in the current hard fork v7 affect security/privacy, transaction size/fees and verification time?
Is there a reason why exactly 7 and not 10 or maybe 20?
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What exactly has been changed in PoW algorithms in the v7 fork?
I have read the official announcement about the current PoW change and also seen the discussion on GitHub but this is very long and very technical. Could someone summarise what exactly has been ...
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Force daemon to a specific hard fork version
I want my node to stay on the v6 hard fork and reject all new blocks from later versions. Is there a command to force my node to stay on that specific hard fork version or do I need to compile and run ...
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Monero April 6 Hardfork guide?
I mine Monero, and use the GUI wallet. I know updating the miner should be pretty straight forward, but the wallet? Will I keep the old blockchain? Where will I find the update? Should I move my ...
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V7 hard fork inputs sorting
I've seen that the new hard fork requires the inputs to be sorted. I already had some transactions rejected from my testnet node due to this rule.
So, the question is:
How are the inputs supposed to ...
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How to set up a node to V7 Hard fork in testnet?
I need to test an app running a node in V7 on testnet, avoiding Bulletproofs so i can have a clean v7 blockchain.
I have a node based on Master's code running on testnet but in some point starts to ...
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Block height and notification procedure for v7+ forks
Has the block height for the v7 fork been decided upon yet? What procedure will be used to provide notice exchanges, mining pools and merchants about the upcoming fork.
Starting with v7 will their ...
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Why can't a pool find block after the hard fork
I know that it's my problem, but I don't have any idea what happened.
Here are my pool stats(private pool):
Here are the stats before the fork:
Early on, all was good. A few days before the hard ...
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What happens to transactions sent via old software after hard fork?
If I am using Monero binaries v0.10.3, and try to send transactions after the hard fork on September 15, 2017, will those transactions just be ignored by miners?
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Block height for v6 fork
What is the block height and approximate date for the v6 Monero fork? Has there been a decision to change the targeted block height based on discussions to keep the fork near Sept 21st despite a ...
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Backward compatibility and updates
The current plan is for bi-annual updates (hard forks) "for the forseeable future". What is the policy or plan for:
Backward compatibility for existing daemons and wallet versions? For how
long will ...
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What changes are planned for the September 2017 hard fork?
I am having trouble finding information about which of the following will be included in the September 2017 hard fork:
Fluffy blocks
Minimum / uniform ringsize
ZMQ (Zero MQ)
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Is there a reliable ...
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Any thought on the Minergate hard fork of Dashcoin? Is it a 51% attack?
You can read the whole thing on the Dashcoin thread on bitcointalk.org
I'll keep things short. Since Dashcoin is a copy of Bytecoin, it was effected by the same bug found by the Monero team back in ...
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How would a transition from cryptonight PoW to cuckoo cycle work?
What would be the smoothest transition for changing the PoW? Miners would need to be given a heads up to install new software but how would the switch over happen in practice? The block before the ...
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When did Monero switch to 2 minute blocks?
When Monero was launched, it used a 1 minute block time. In the question Why was the block time changed from 1 to 2 minutes?, reasons for the switch were discussed. When, however, did this switch ...
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Why will the v5 fork raise the min block size to 300,000 bytes?
Why will the v5 fork raise the min block size to 300,000 bytes?
v5 is now used for an increased minimum block size (from 60000
to 300000) to cater for larger typical/minimum transaction size.
I ...
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At what point will Monero forego forced hardforks
One of bitcoin's greatest strengths is it's resistance to change that is not truly endorsed by the majority. At what point will Monero mimic bitcoin's censorship resistance in the form of truly ...
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Hardfork - Pool Failed to parse block
I run a small pool with some friends on a fork of the cryptonote pool. I continue to receive "failed to parse block" errors after the hardfork and I cannot seem to figure out what to do. Last time I ...
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Why does Monero not softfork like Bitcoin does?
Are hardforks just safer than softforks? Bitcoin seems to like softforks for some reason.
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RingCT migration to Borromean Ring Signatures and testing
With the recent discovery of a bug in the original ringCT code, and the subsequent update from using ASNL to Borromean Ring Signatures, how much testing has been done since that change, and what kind ...
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Why is 10.1 a mandatory upgrade?
So 10.1 is the version that includes all updates necessary for the next hardfork in january 2017.
But as far as i understood the hardfork cycle, one version below the hardfork version will still work ...
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What caused the mandatory update for the hardfork in early January 2017?
As far as I know, the plan for hard forks is to always release the code for a hard fork approximately six months into the main repository as a point release before the hard fork code activates. ...
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Failure of an exchange or pool to upgrade to Monero v0.10.1 by January 5th
According to the release notes:
The main thing to know is that you should 0.10.1. Otherwise, you will get booted off the network. If you are mining, make sure the pool you are mining on has ...
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Reason for 9 month period between v4 and v5 forks
From this question it is clear that the v4 hard fork was advanced to January 2016 (from March 2016) so that RingCT could be activated sooner. The v5 hard fork scheduling (for September 2016) was ...
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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 ...
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When will the mandatory minimum mixin be increased?
Currently a minimum mixin of 2 is mandatory. It is my understanding that the mandatory minimum mixin will be increased to 4 at some point. When will that happen?
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Should we synchronize blockchain from scratch after every scheduled hard fork?
Should we synchronize blockchain from scratch after every scheduled hardfork or just update the binaries and synchronizing blockchain from where it was synced with pre hardfork binaries?
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I am running blockchain 0.9.4. Why is it not syncing?
I know that you can send coins from 0.9.4 to 0.10.0. If I am still running 0.9.4 will it sync with 0.10.0 blocks?
I am trying to sync my 0.9.4 chain and it does not seem to be syncing any new blocks....
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Hard Fork Replay Attacks? [duplicate]
When the Ethereum fork happened a few months ago, users were cautioned to protect against so called "replay attacks". A replay attack, as far as i understand it, is when a transaction occurs on one ...
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Can I send coins from 0.9.4 to 0.10.0?
I've got a 0.9.4 downloaded on a computer I no longer want to use. Can I send those coins to the 0.10.0 chain?
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How will the ring CT fork be rolled out?
I understand that the latest monero software already has all the RCT code. Does it mean that no upgrade will be required prior to RCT HF? If so, is the block height at which RCT will be allowed ...
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Do regular Monero users need to update after hard fork?
I use Monero for my own purposes. Do I have to update the client after the hard fork or I can use my current one?
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Will there be a January hard-fork for RingCT?
If there is a earlier hard-fork.
Will only the RingCT code be included in the version or every improvement until then?
Will this skip the March hard-fork or will the March fork use version 5?
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What would happen to the Monero network if a significant part would be isolated?
What would happen to Monero in case of a cataclismic event that would cause the American continents to be data-isolated (that is all data links severed) from Eurasia?
What would be the maximum time ...
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What will happen to my wallet during next hard fork?
I read the following announcement on a mining pool website:
HardFork V3: 23 days from now
What will happen (if anything) to my actual wallet during this hardfork update?
Will it change address? ...
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Is there a risk that cold storage wallets containing non RingCT outputs will be unspendable in the future?
If I fund a wallet today and don't touch it for 5 years, is there a risk that I won't be able to spend my funds? Is it advisable to move funds around to a new wallet with each hard fork?
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Why are hard forks planned every 6 months?
As more code is written and the Monero technology advances (perhaps the pace of development will slow), will the need for biannual hard forks remain? Is there a particular purpose behind this?
