Questions tagged [cryptonote]

Questions about cryptonote are off topic.

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How does CryptoNote prevent a 51% attack and double-spending?

How does CryptoNote prevent a 51% attack and double-spending? I’m interested to know what is the mechanism that protects CryptoNote coins from 51% and double-spending attacks.
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How can I mine Monero or other altcoins using Azure Cloud Services?

Is there any way by which I can mine Monero or other altcoins using Azure Cloud Services.
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How to Create Seed Node for Cryptonote Fork

I have fork Cryptonote and made .rawiumd, and recompiled it successfully on Google Cloud computing. I have created another 2 instances in google cloud computing. I have modified CryptoNoteConfig.h file and mentioned both instances IP address at port…
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How to setup seed node?

I have compiled and build my own coin using cryptonote fork. After that i have printed genesis block. Then I pasted this genesis block hash and rebuild the binaries. But, my question is:- What to do next? I have all this on my local pc. How to start…
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How does CryptoNote provide anonymity for a new coin when the user base is still small and additional signatures are scarce?

So far as I know the anonymity feature in CryptoNote is achieved through the ring signatures technology. But what if the coin is new and the number of users is small? Does it mean that unless a new CryptoNote-based coin amasses a significant amount…
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How to protect a crypto currency from Seed failure

I have created a new currency based on Forknote/Cryptnote. It has a small number of Seed Nodes. I am investigating how to mitigate the risks of currency failure due to Seed Node collapse from Legislation forcing hosting providers to no longer…
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Why is my transaction immature?

i created an altcoin with a premine for the first block. After generating the first block the transaction worked well. But on my wallet it says the that my new balance is "immature". What does that mean and how can i get the "immature balance"…
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Error polling getblocktemplate {"code":-4,"message":"Failed to parse wallet address"}

I am trying to setup a cryptonote pool on my VPS. I am running the coin daemon and configured the wallet rpc. The config is the same as here https://github.com/fancoder/cryptonote-universal-pool except the daemon which runs on port 26968. This is…
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Cryptonote Based Altcoin All Transactions Locked

I've created an altcoin based on the Cryptonote protocol. I have two seed nodes and am mining (successfully) on both of them in order to test the network. However, all mined coins are showing up as "locked". So, for some reason the other node isn't…
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Persistency of Seed Nodes

A few of the guys at work have asked for me to make them a cryptocurrency (god knows why but I'm happy to oblige). I'm basing it on Cryptonote and have got it all built. I understand that I need at least two seed nodes to get things going. However,…
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How to update code of my existing altcoin?

I have an altcoin with 10 miners. I want to update some changes in the code. with new rules of blockreward. I have created new code also. But how to make changes effect in the current blockchain, so that all miners follow these rules
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Can I monetize "crypto" using asset backed securities?

A friend of mine wants to create "tokens" signifying the completion of certain corporate milestones, e.g., the acquisition of X customers, and then "monetize" these "crypto" tokens as "asset backed securities." Is this possible, and if so, how, and…
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mining Cryptonote currency on scrypt and sha-256 miner

I have a python miner which is only capable of scrypt and sha-256 mining. Is it possible to mine cryptonote monero on it? Pool link(i use minergate): stratum+tcp://xmr.pool.minergate.com:45560
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Is there dedicated mining hardware available to mine cryptonote coins?

I'm talking about hardware such as USB miners, etc. I'm asking, because I see people mine with 86kH/s on my pool…
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Is it possible to use hardware RNG with ccminer or similar mining software

So - I have one of the original LockBox devices - we no longer use. It's basically a micro atx motherboard and enclosure with processor and hdd and ram... simple stuff. There is a hardware RNG on it though. They used a dremmel tool to scratch out…