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What's the point of a local node for my privacy?
I am using a remote node. All the information it can get is the association of my IP with the TX ID, if I understand correctly. Paired with a TOR and selecting random nodes for each transaction, I'd ...
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RingCt: Why not just have the output & input commitments add up to 0? How does it make the sender identifiable?
In the book, Zero to Monero 2.0, there is this on Page 46 in Chapter 5
Since commitments are additive and we don’t know γ, we could easily
prove our inputs equal outputs to observers by making the ...
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ELI5: How will FCMP work?
Full Chain Membership Proofs are likely to be implemented and a real game changer for the last privacy issue in Monero trusting in a pseudo-random ring of 15 non-compromised outputs towards the full ...
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Clearnet local node or Tor remote node
My threat model involves state-sponsored attacks. I would host my local node over Tor, but Tor simply does not have the bandwidth to sync it in a reasonable time.
Would it be better for more to use a ...
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If I have already sent crypto to a wallet from an exchange, can I still use Monero to make my crypto anonymous?
I have a few nano ledger wallets that I use and I have sent the crypto to these wallets from centralised exchanges such as Binance. How can I make the tokens within those wallets anonymous using ...
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How do I run monerod exclusively over ip2 with i2pd (unreachable over clearnet)?
Following this tip, I launched my node with monerod --detach --prune-blockchain --tx-proxy i2p,127.0.0.1:8060 --add-peer core5hzivg4v5ttxbor4a3haja6dssksqsmiootlptnsrfsgwqqa.b32.i2p --add-peer ...
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Create a key pair for a Monero wallet through the seed generator from the BIP32/BIP44 standard
I am trying to derive my accounts of different blockchains via BIP44 standard to have deterministic account hierarchy. I was able to generate keys for BTC,ETH and other blockchains, but not for monero ...
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Let`s say that i sent monero from kucoin to my monero wallet. Is this transaction anonymous?
The kucoin account is registered to my official e-mail addres. Do i need to use monero mixer? Which monero mixers accept small amounts of this coin (eg $10). What are the anonymous ways to transfer ...
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Broadcasting txs over Tor, is Dandelion++ still used?
According to Monero contributor selsta, when using the --tx-proxy option without noise_disabled:
[monerod] uses a combination of Tor, noise, randomized delays and Dandelion++ to break IP <-> ...
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Potentional Monero future vulnerabilities
What happens if Monero has vulnerabilities in the future? Would it be possible that it could expose old transactions information such as addresses and amounts? How likely would this be? I am running ...
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Can Monero provide anonymity when buying and selling NFTs?
Please forgive my noobness, but I have basic questions about Monero's privacy when going between currencies.
Let's say a have two artist personas I want to sell NFTs under, but I don't want their ...
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I2P option "Laptop mode"
I2P has an option called Laptop Mode. Documentation says :
change router identity and UDP port when IP changes
What's the reasoning for this option? Is it really about laptops?
Is there any academic ...
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Monero GUI privacy info
If i install GUI in advanced mode with local node, when i import seed , can anyone see which wallet is being opened besides me?
if I open GUI wallet in simple mode and use remote node with imported ...
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CipherTrace patents
Where can we read these patents?
"Techniques and Probabilistic Methods for Tracing Monero"
"Systems and Methods for Investigating Monero
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https://ciphertrace.com/ciphertrace-files-...
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Buying Monero Privately in Toronto Canada
I would like to buy Monero PRIVATELY in Toronto Canada. I am new to Monero and would love to buy it privately without having to give up my personal info to an exchange to buy it. Can you please let ...
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List of things that were proposed and rejected for bitcoin but implemented in Monero
This is a follow-up question based on this answer: https://monero.stackexchange.com/a/12600/
Many things proposed and rejected for Bitcoin have found a place in Monero (privacy for starters). That ...
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Could recent DoS attacks be avoided if Dandelion was not implemented?
Dandelion or Dandelion++ was not implemented in Bitcoin because few bitcoin devs thought it could result in DoS attacks: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/81504/
I was reading the blog post https://...
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What altcoins do you see as competitors to XMR in the privacy space?
XMR is obviously king of anonymity, but there will be plenty of innovation in the crypto sector and I think there is room for multiple privacy coins.
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Solutions to the Monero EABE attack?
https://github.com/monero-project/monero/issues/1673#issuecomment-312968452
Were there solutions to this Monero EABE attack since this was posted in 2017 and it is now 2020?
The EABE attack defined ...
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How is CipherTrace tracking monero transactions and what tools are they using?
On August 31, 2020. Ciphertrace released: https://ciphertrace.com/ciphertrace-announces-worlds-first-monero-tracing-capabilities/
What are these tracing tools doing exactly to trace monero?
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What's the difference between ring signatures and RingCT
Because Monero has been updated over the years, some of the documentation about Monero no longer applies in the current version. As a result, I am not sure if the information i read is outdated.
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Do ALL purchases of XMR get the same privacy treatment?
I am brand-new to crypto and very interested in XMR. I am researching a lot, but have not seen anything on this question: Do the following methods have the same privacy?
I buy Monero directly from an ...
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How does Dandelion work on old nodes?
AFAIK, Dandelion is not a hard-forking addition to Monero. Meaning, there could still be old nodes in the network that do not support it. How does that work? And what impact do old nodes in the ...
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How to compute ringct multisignature key images? (Disambiguation of MRL005)
I'm looking at the multisignature scheme provided by MRL005 Section 4.4, and some things are unclear to me. I've attached a picture below of the expression for which I'm seeking some clarification.
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What is the size of the set of spent key images in Monero?
For research purposes, I want to know the following:
What is the exact size of the set of already spent key images and how it can be checked? Do we need to download the Monero blockchain to get the ...
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Estimating anonymity set size?
Is there any way to at least estimate what kind of anonymity set a user would have after churning Monero X times assuming the anonymity set of each individual transaction is the ringsize (i.e. there ...
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Android wallet with Tor
Is there a way to force all connections through Tor on any android wallet?
I tried Cake wallet with Orbot in VPN mode but I don't think it blocks connections without Tor if Orbot is off. I don't have ...
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Is there any evidence of Bitcoin being "Tainted"?
Monero claims to be fungible, meaning every XMR is worth the same as another XMR. But I've also people say this isn't true about Bitcoin - and that Bitcoin can be tainted.
Is there any evidence of ...
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How to distinguish between the amount of the real input amount and the decoys
Since every transaction has multiple decoys from previous transactions that are connected to it (while only one is real), how does the user link the amount that is linked to the "real" transaction?
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What is "Janus"-linking?
How did it get its name?
The attacker can't actually steal Monero, right?
It relates to a clever use of cryptography involved in subaddresses? How so?
Can it be mitigated?
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Do transactions to subaddresses look different on the blockchain?
If I sent from wallet A to wallet B's main address, then from wallet A to wallet B's subaddress, beyond normal "differences" in Monero transactions that obfuscate them, would the second transaction ...
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MyMonero Online Churning?
Does using MyMonero online wallet and sending it to yourself (churning) help increase privacy?
I hear people say churning is good for the network. But online wallets do sacrifice some privacy for ...
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How does a wallet using a remote node select ring members?
If I'm going to have decoys in my transactions, I need to know about them somehow. How does Monero prevent the remote node I'm connected to from feeding me known ring members, effectively ruining that ...
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Can you see which addresses sent you money using your viewkey?
Alternative title: Would Monero cryptography be a possible way to do secret voting?
While researching smart contracts and online voting, I came up with the following idea: Give everyone 1 Monero (or ...
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What are advantages and disadvantages of Monero's privacy features as compared to Bitcoin?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Monero's privacy features as compared to Bitcoin?
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What's the purpose of Kovri?
Obviously the literal purpose of Kovri is to hide the IP address associated with Monero network activity, but what does this achieve in the sense of improving the anonymity of transactions?
I could ...
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What is the difference between Monero (XMR) and Grin (GRIN)?
I would like to have a comparison between the privacy and scalability features of Monero vs Grin. I have heard some people say that these are privacy-oriented coins, and I would like to learn more. ...
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What is the difference between Monero (XMR) and Beam (BEAM)?
I would like to have a comparison between the privacy and scalability features of Monero vs Beam. I have heard some people say that these are privacy-oriented coins, and I would like to learn more.
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What is the difference between Monero (XMR) and Ryo (RYO)?
I would like to have a comparison between the privacy features of Monero vs Ryo. I have heard some people say that these are privacy-oriented coins, and I would like to learn more.
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Would an attacker knowing the block-heights of my wallet's transactions weaken my privacy/security?
Let's say I'd go through all the transactions in my wallet, write down their block-heights and store this list somewhere insecure.
Could my privacy or security be compromised by this in any way (...
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Implications and remedies of fixed 'H' in Pedersen commitment
In the monero document "Zero to Monero" pp. 30 the Pedersen Commitment scheme is described as requiring generators G, H such that no-one knows an x where G = x*H. The actual H is defined as H=to_point(...
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Stable coin on Tari?
Is it possible to create stable coin like DAI (Ethereum netowrk) on Tari layer? Stable coin on anonymous blockchain would be game changer!
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How can I churn or send an individual Monero input?
In some situations, Monero's users should avoid linkages between outputs that they control. Some users may desire more anonymity sets than single ring signatures provide. To this end, the users may ...
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Where are the signatures of a ring coming from?
In a Monero transaction, according to explanation videos:
The non-signers are past transaction outputs pulled from the blockchain, which act as decoys. These outputs together make the inputs of a ...
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How does the mixing work?
I have been researching Monero, and I think I understand how ring signatures and stealth addresses work mathematically.
However, to create a new ring transaction, you need N peers that want to join ...
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Should I use a hardware wallet?
I hear a lot about hardware wallets and I would like to know if, in terms of security and functionality, it makes sense to switch to one of them.
Thanks in advance for answers.
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Why did I get an 'using an untrusted daemon' warning?
I'm running a full node and I followed every security step to set up the node on my computer. Everything was going great until today when I realized that a view-only wallet created the day before was ...
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Can miners see sender's information?
The recipient cannot see the sender's wallet address, but can a miner see the sender's wallet address? Can the miners see the IP address of the sender? Moreover, what information of the sender can ...
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Churning and subaddresses
Today I was thinking about churning again. But I was wondering, since we now have subaddresses, does it matter or make any difference when I churn to the main-address or to a subaddress?
Is one way ...
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Does Monero (XMR) or Pirate (ARRR) offer better privacy and security?
I have read several comparisons between Monero and Pirate. Can someone please explain to me the objective pros and cons about their privacy offerings? Is one more secure than the other? What are the ...
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