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Where to find a computation example of the monero traceable ring signature mechanism in a small finite field?
In the following coindesk article, The math behind bitcoin, you can find a beautiful example of the ECDSA keypair generation, signature and signature verification algorithms in use in bitcoin. They ...
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Wallet initialization failed: basic_string::resize
I just transferred a demo wallet from MyMonero.com to simplewallet, refreshed the wallet using the node.monerohash.com public node and saved it. Afterwards, when trying to set auto-refresh to 1 it ...
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If you don't have a mnemonic seed, how do you access wallet on a new device?
If you don't have a mnemonic seed, how do you access the wallet on a new device?
Which files do I need to copy from my wallet and where can I find them on Windows OS?
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Is it possible to trace an output in the Monero blockchain?
In MRL-0004, it's said:
Bob wishes to send 0.75 XMR to Alice, and will pay 0.01 XMR in fees. The Monero
that Alice receives, 0.75 XMR, will be delivered as two new unspent transaction
outputs ...
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How do I enable Confidential Transactions?
I understood that Confidential Transactions was included in the last fork but not on by default. How do I enable it for my txs?
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Wallet RPC API wallet creation
I decided to build a python GUI wrapper around monerod and monero-wallet-rpc. Following https://getmonero.org/knowledge-base/developer-guides/wallet-rpc and https://moneroexamples.github.io/python-...
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How to know when I get paid from mining Monero
I just started to mining Monero, using Claymore v3.8. Via CPU.
With my very weak knowledge of mining, I just want to see a "payment" so can be sure that I am not mining for nothing.
I am using ...
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Is there a guide available for generating and parsing integrated addresses?
Is there a guide for generating and parsing? I see there is a question regarding "unpacking" them here:
How to "unpack" a Monero integrated address using the command line?
But that doesn't ...
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Can I obtain Monero testnet coins without mining?
Is there an easy way to obtain free Monero testnet coins without needing to start mining on testnet?
The goal is to just make 2 testnet wallet addresses, either from the CLI or the GUI, and send some ...
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Is there a way to tell how many coins are currently generated?
Is there a way to show how many coins have been generated so far taking in to account the transaction fee's paid by senders?
For example if 1000 coins were generated ( issued ), and 10 transactions ...
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How to enable pruning in the command line of the monero blockchain in version v0.14.1?
Monero v0.14.1 has just been released with pruning. How does one activate it on the command line for ubuntu?
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Difference between "Wallet" and "Account"
By looking at Moneropedia, words Account and Wallet may seem to be interchangeable, yet there are different methods for each at monero-wallet-rpc (e.g. create_wallet and create_account). So what's the ...
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Monero Wallet For Raspberry Pi 1? (ARMv6 I think)
Is there a version of the monero wallet for the Raspberry Pi Model B that is up to date? I have looked and can only find ones a year or older often with the links 404ing. Or could anyone help me ...
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Monero Applications Development
I'm a software engineer (Mobile/Native) with interest in cryptocurrency.
I would be interested in taking pet projects for monero, but, i've read recently that the jaxx guys halted the monero's ...
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Why do monerod and monero-wallet-cli have mine commands?
Looking at --help, they each have a start_mining and stop_mining command. monerod includes an argument for an address. How are these different from cpuminer-multi?
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How do I use long payment IDs in CLI v0.14 / GUI v0.14?
I am trying to attach a long payment ID to my transaction. However, in the GUI, there's no field to enter the payment ID. In the CLI, I get the following warning:
Error: Long payment IDs are ...
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What is the monero stagenet?
Realised there was no SE question for what the 'stagenet' is when setting up a monero wallet via the gui or CLI.
From my understanding the stagenet is a sandbox environment similar to testnet but is ...
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How do I upgrade my software to v0.11.0.0?
I've been running CLI v0.10.3.1 and GUI Beta 2. How do I update these to v0.11.0.0?
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How can I receive monero on my openalias address?
I've amended my domain records by following this procedure and my new OpenAlias address is xmr.mysite.com..
How could someone transfer Moneroj to me using that alias? Can it be done using monero-...
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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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Is it possible to remove unlock_time for a transaction?
Is there any way to remove unlock_time for a sent transaction?
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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/...
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Why does Monero seem to only use the first six decimal places (and not the full 12)?
My current balance always shows the last six decimal places as 0 (eg: "Balance: 1.234567000000). Is this just me, or does Monero not currently use all 12 decimal places? Can this change in the future ...
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Is the Bytecoin proposed scheme to scan numerous addresses faster interesting for Monero?
What was the technical scheme proposed by Bytecoin to scan a set of addresses faster, for instance for merchants? Was it discussed for Monero?
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I forgot to upgrade (from CLI or GUI v0.13 to CLI or GUI v0.14) and created / performed a transaction on the wrong (alternative) chain
I forgot to upgrade (from CLI or GUI v0.13 to CLI or GUI v0.14) and created / performed a transaction on the wrong (alternative) chain. How do I resolve this issue and let the CLI / GUI show my proper ...
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Using remote node still syncs blockchain?
I have restored my previous wallet with the 25 words key (stored in a different laptop). I don't want to download the whole BC in this new computer, just connect to a remote node. However no matter ...
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Does using seed to restore a wallet change its address?
I have been using a wallet generated using monero-wallet-cli on Ubuntu. I have not yet received funds on this address, but have been mining in a pool using this address.
I had a harddisk problem so I ...
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New Wolfram Warptangent 10.1 cold wallet transaction signing mechanism
According to the Wolfram Warptangent, Point Release 1 notes, Monero has improved and fixed the cold wallet transaction signing mechanism
What improvements were made? What are the new cold wallet ...
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Editing Monero Papers
I have been reading some of the papers available on Monero, and they contain a lot of typos and other small errors. It would be great if we could fix and clarify them. Don't get me wrong, I greatly ...
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How secure is connecting the monero wallet via SSH tunneling to a self run remote server?
Since running the monero daemon to sync with the blockchain requires substantial bandwidth and uptime, I have recently switched to connecting my wallet (with the local wallet files) to a remote ...
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Support for a Ledger Nano S Recovery Plan B?
For a Ledger Nano S recovery contingency plan, how can one compute an associated vector of 25 Electrum wallet recovery words for each primary address using BIP 44 technology that is seeded from BIP 39 ...
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Problem transfering to Monero address copied from SE comment using monero-wallet-cli. `Error: wrong address`
I was trying to send some testnet coins to myself to an old address that I posted in a comment in this post. You can see that xmr_eric was successful in sending me some coins at the time. So today I ...
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I restored my wallet, and I chose the wrong block height to start scanning. What are my options?
This wallet I just restored has no transactions any earlier than maybe block 800k. Well, I told the wallet to refresh from 80k by accident. It's taking forever to scan. I don't want to just let the ...
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Is there preferred hardware on which to run simplewallet to ensure random wallet generation?
Would a Monero wallet generated with simplewallet on a Raspberry Pi be as secure as one generated on an Intel-based Mac or PC? How can one determine whether one's random number generator is good ...
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What technique(s) should be used to secure funds in my wallet(s)?
So I know that there might not be a straight forward answer besides having a cold and hot wallet available that you can access with your own daemon and simplewallet. But I feel like there might be ...
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How do I upgrade my software to v0.11.1.0?
I've been running CLI v0.11.0.0 and GUI v0.11.0.0. How do I update these to v0.11.1.0?
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Literature suggestions to understand the cryptography used in Monero?
For a computer scientist familiar with theoretical aspects of the field and a solid understanding of mathematical foundations, but no background in cryptography, what are recommended books or papers ...
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Monero Research Lab - Talent Acquisition. Whom would/do they want?
The MRL, to my knowledge, is made up of four anonymous/pseudonymous academics, who primarily specialize in mathematics (mathematical sciences and algebraic geometry). Are there other specialties that ...
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How do I connect an AppVM running the CLI to a separate AppVM running monerod in Qubes?
I have monerod running on an AppVM in Qubes and want to run the CLI in a separate AppVM to minimize the exposure to my wallet files. First, is there any downside to this approach? Second, can someone ...
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How to use tx-extra
How can I use tx-extra to store something in it?
For example with simplewallet.
Any help with this would be Greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
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Can I enter a password & wallet file name through JsonRPC?
This would be the ideal circumstance for programming monero-wallet-cli -
however, this raises the same concern that running the client with the password supplied via an argument monero-wallet-cli --...
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What is the concept of Refund Transactions from the MRL?
I am searching for more information on the concept of refund transactions.
I found that the MRL is working on a paper on the topic (source).
Would this be something that will be used in channel ...
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Connecting Monero Light Wallet on Tails with Remote Node
I have downloaded Monero Command Line Interface on Tails and I tried connecting it to a remote node with this command as described here: https://github.com/monero-project/monero
Command:
sudo ...
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How do I know if I am mining in a pool?
So I started mining from monero-wallet-cli using "start_mining 2". When I enter "status", the output is as follows; "Refreshed 1254269/1254269, synced, daemon RPC v1.0". Am I actually in a pool? I ...
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Unable to spend from cold storage
I am unable to spend from my offline cold storage, I can see the coins as available on the watch-only wallet. Using the transfer command, I am able to generate an unsigned transaction file.
This file ...
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Wallet created with 0.9.4 fails to load with 0.10.0
I get this error when trying to open a wallet with 0.10.0 that I created with 0.9.4:
> ./monero/monero-wallet-cli --wallet-file wallet-2016-06-14
Creating the logger system
Monero 'Wolfram ...
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If I send money with Simplewallet, it'll show that I've both sent and received funds. Why?
Whenever I send funds with XMR and use the refresh command to check my balance, Simplewallet will show a number of transactions, some adding money to my account and some withdrawing money from my ...
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Is there a way to export the output of the command `show_transfers`?
When entering show_transfers into monero-wallet-cli, one is provided a list of in- and out- transactions related to that wallet. Is there a way to use that command to export the data into a txt, csv, ...
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Generating wallet from private key
I see that there is a flag --generate-from-keys for monero-wallet-cli that requires an argument, so I tried the hexadecimal seed, which was the same as the private key I generated here https://xmr....
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How to setup Monero RPC authentication?
I am currently experimenting on testnet.
server a = monero wallet
server b = website
I have the monerod client synced.
I run the monerod and monero-wallet-rpc on server a. I want to make my ...