Hi, maybe someone reading this is looking for decentralized trustless exchanges for digital currencies like BCH or XMR.
- RetoSwap.com (stats at https://haveno.markets/)
- BasicSwapDEX.com
- Monero should be in circulation and used. Not to be staked by investors.
- The Nakamoto Consensus is well understood and simple. Increased complexity would always come with a larger attack surface.
Monero has always been open to improvements in principle. However, security and privacy come first. try Zano
网络安全|开放蜜罐
Cybersecurity|Open Honeypot
与全球安全爱好者，冰激凌
With global security enthusiasts, ice cream
共同守护数字世界的安全与自由！
together to guard the security and freedom of the digital world!
Cloudflare 和冰淇淋修复了这个问题
Cloudflare and Ice Cream 🪤
Funding a means of transferring money i find unnecessary not within the scope of what 30k should be spent on! Monero doesn't care which medium is used to transfer XMR, i know that because i know him. Via air or via light or via copper... An XMR is and remains an XMR. It is undoubtedly 'cool' at the moment to shoot something into space. But XMR doesn't want to be cool. People like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos can embrace Monero, they are in the business of space junk.
transacting offline
There is already a Lightning 'state channel' solution that no longer requires network-wide blockchain consensus to finalize transactions. Also, the recipient does not need to be online at the time of sending.
which of these three protocols would be the best?
The tried and tested holds up extremely well. The excellent choice made for Monero is still evident today as researchers and developers strive for the best possible technology. The tried and tested signature rings are replaced by a tree that represents all eNotes (TXO/UTXO). The Monero engineers were ready to stop work on an already half-built Seraphis as FCMPS turned out to have advantages or more elegant solutions. I don't think you are asking why Pepsi is better than CocaCola, but that the answer is objective and a lot of research time and consideration of all possible technical solutions, designs and architectures has been invested. What is certain is that the Monero blockchain has amassed an unsurpassed eNotes past collection since 2014 and is rightly the most widely used solution for private, uncensorable and decentralized money-wealth transactions to date. Finally, one should not forget that most centrally operated exchange offices no longer offer XMR and that a Rust wallet is under development. You always have to look at the whole picture, and no solution is as developed and widespread as Monero.
Wasn't Exodus even mentioned in the leaked chainalysis video? I can't confirm this right now, but I think I remember wondering why the gentleman commenting on the video explicitly mentioned Exodus.
Everyone who has used the Exodus wallet so far should try Cake Wallet. It's certainly the better solution and you don't have to worry that it's more complicated. Those who think Exodus is easier or better should install the Cake Wallet wallet in parallel and when they feel confident and familiar with it after some use, they can uninstall Exodus without hesitation. It's also a win for privacy. It's good that Exodus is discontinuing XMR support. At least you can argue that way.
Exodus XMR support ends!
What should I do with my Monero (XMR) before support ends?
You have until August 10, 2025, to send XMR to another supported wallet.
How do I send XMR from Exodus to Cake Wallet?
After creating your new Cake Wallet, you can send XMR from Exodus to Cake Wallet as a normal transaction.
To get started, follow the appropriate guide based on your device: https://www.exodus.com/support/en/articles/10862085-what-should-i-do-with-my-monero-xmr-before-support-ends
Impressive price differences. It's not a bad business model to get XMR and offer them for sale on HavenoReto RetoSwap.com For a slightly higher price.
pay XMR on kyun.host for VPS
On kyun.host you top up your balance by sending Monero. They give you 10% for free. Clear terms and conditions and you only need a password, not even an email address.
replace Cloudflare with Arweave
I stumbled across this article and agree, monero.town should not be associated with Cloudflare either. Maybe the operator can replace it by using Arweave?
By separating the incoming and outgoing wallet, you not only add an additional intermediate step that helps the anonymity of the entire network, you also consolidate the enotes, i.e. the transactions. If you top up the spending wallet with the income wallet as soon as it is almost empty, you are taking this step naturally and not artificially for the purpose of mixing. It's discussed verbally in the video, ArticMine just adds that for KYC transactions it might make sense to add another rule to this practice.
basicswap dex but the XMR/BCH liquidity is pretty low there
BCH is currently the eleventh most traded currency on haveno-reto. If you put your BCH in there at a reasonable price, someone is sure to take it off your hands. https://retoswap.com/
Two Wallets Increase Your Privacy - O.S.P.E.A.D with ArticMine & Duke Leto
Two Wallets Increase Your Privacy - O.S.P.E.A.D with ArticMine & Duke Leto
- RULE 1: Only give out stealth addresses (starting with an 8...) to your Incoming wallet.
- RULE 2: Always make a new stealth address for different people/services. For example, don't give the same address to two different exchanges, that hurts your privacy.
- RULE 3: Only send out out funds from your Outgoing wallet. Never give out any addresses from this wallet, ever!
- RULE 4: The only time you send funds out of Incoming is to "top up" funds in your Outgoing wallet. Never send funds to a third party from your Incoming wallet, ever!
Copied from this website mentioned in the video 'O.S.P.E.A.D with ArticMine & Duke Leto'.
I recommend basicswapdex if you want to exchange BCH for XMR after you understand that Monero was designed for security from the beginning and understand Monero Dynamic Block Weight and see that it worked as predicted during the stress test. Incidentally, there is already a Rust node implementation, although it is still under development. If you have any concerns about the wallet, which turned out to be a bottleneck during stress testing.
Also simply because the providers of KYC services are vulnerable and can lose user data. To get XMR Monero use:
- havenoreto
- unstoppableswap
- basicswapdex
scalability
- block_weight
- effective_block_weight_median
- MEDIAN_WINDOW_SMALL
- MEDIAN_WINDOW_BIG
- long_term_block_weight
- LONG_TERM_BLOCK_ 5000
I am not a professional, but these metrics are exceptionally good in XMR Monero. Leaving aside future developments such as paralesllization, even today's solution could easily cope with a multiplication of the current volume.
The number of enotes that exist and are used as decoy is likely to be greater if the entire network always relies on anonymous TXOs instead of using them only when they are needed for anonymous transactions. Monero uses anonymity by default for all transactions, not only when anonymity is explicitly requested by the user. This means that transactions that require privacy merge with transactions that would also work without privacy. Users of the network are therefore probably many more people who would not actually need anonymization, but are treated equally and are indistinguishable. A comparison: anyone who uses cash in the form of bills and coins is probably not a criminal, but a certain number of cash users are also people who break the law. Now only Monero XMR, the digital cash, has been added.
Yes, it is better not to touch BTC at all. Even experts will leave traces when using it. For example, when they switch on their computer or interact with software. You really have to be highly concentrated and totally knowledgeable and even then you can miss a detail. And then you can be identified as a Bitcoin user. Better use UunstoppableSwap, HavenoReto and BasicSwapDex right away to get XMR!
recently @PeterSchiff for Monero
“Monero can do what I thought bitcoin could, which means it has value
The question is, how much is it worth?”- @PeterSchiff
8:03 PM · Mar 11, 2025 https://x.com/CrashiusClay69/status/1899551812291543445
https://files.catbox.moe/0kz3s3.webp
https://www.reddit.com/r/Buttcoin/comments/1jbn89m/even_less_useful/
http://hashvaultsvg2rinvxz7kos77hdfm6zrd5yco3tx2yh2linsmusfwyad.onion:18081/ Also specify a known trusted node in Tor, such as the one from hashvault-Pool.
With the Monero GUI Wallet, almost any standard computer can start mining with a simple click! You can even choose how many cores you want to mine with.
ERC-5564 & ERC-6358: Unlocking Privacy on Ethereum with Stealth Addresses
Stealth addresses represent a significant step forward in the push for greater privacy on Ethereum. By concealing transaction details and allowing users to send and receive funds without revealing their identities, ERC-5564 and ERC-6538 enhance blockchain security and usability. However, challenges like potential centralization risks and transaction fee limitations must be addressed for widespread adoption.
60+ PWD
If you use a password that has more than 60 characters, everything that exceeds these 60 characters is cut off by the Monero.Town UI. Without informing the user. I found this out by trial and error when logging in with my slightly longer password didn't work. I found no indication of what password criteria or limitations Monero.Town has.
enable a ban list ✋ Monero node and GUI wallet
Activate the blocklist in the Monero GUI wallet or Monero node.
I've written this here before, but even if it only draws the attention of a few wallet and node operators to the banlist, it's already worth it. It reduces the connections to suspicious, potentially useless or even counterproductive nodes in the Monero network.
Monero GUI wallet
If your run your own local node through the GUI wallet, go to Settings. In the “Daemon startup flags” box, input “–ban-list
<file-path-to-ban-list>
”. Then click the orange “Stop daemon” button. It will take a few seconds for the daemon to shut down. Then click the orange “Start daemon” button. If you use a remote node, whoever operates the remote node will decide if the ban list is enabled.✋ node operators enable a ban list
The Monero Research Lab (MRL) has decided to recommend that all Monero node operators enable a ban list
*[https://github.com/Boog900/monero-ban-list/blob/main/ban_list.txt](https://github.com/Boog900/monero-ba
P2P Economy - A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.
cross-posted from: https://monero.town/post/5362939
P2P Economy
- A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.
As we all know, Bitcoin, the origin of blockchain, is widely recognized as the most decentralized blockchain and the most valuable cryptocurrency. However, few people realize that in the Bitcoin whitepaper, Satoshi Nakamoto never mentioned “blockchain” nor “decentralization.” Instead, he used the term “peer-to-peer” (P2P), even placing it directly in the title — “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.”
A P2P service is a decentralized platform whereby two individuals interact directly with each other without a third-party intermediary. When we return to first principles and rethink what blockchain truly is, one straightforward explanation comes to mind — blockchain is essentially a P2P network.
The truth is, what we refer to as “on-chain” is actually the consensus layer built on top of the P2P network. However, many business processes don’t need
P2P Economy - A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.
cross-posted from: https://monero.town/post/5362939
P2P Economy
- A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.
As we all know, Bitcoin, the origin of blockchain, is widely recognized as the most decentralized blockchain and the most valuable cryptocurrency. However, few people realize that in the Bitcoin whitepaper, Satoshi Nakamoto never mentioned “blockchain” nor “decentralization.” Instead, he used the term “peer-to-peer” (P2P), even placing it directly in the title — “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.”
A P2P service is a decentralized platform whereby two individuals interact directly with each other without a third-party intermediary. When we return to first principles and rethink what blockchain truly is, one straightforward explanation comes to mind — blockchain is essentially a P2P network.
The truth is, what we refer to as “on-chain” is actually the consensus layer built on top of the P2P network. However, many business processes don’t need
P2P Economy - A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.
P2P Economy
- A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.
As we all know, Bitcoin, the origin of blockchain, is widely recognized as the most decentralized blockchain and the most valuable cryptocurrency. However, few people realize that in the Bitcoin whitepaper, Satoshi Nakamoto never mentioned “blockchain” nor “decentralization.” Instead, he used the term “peer-to-peer” (P2P), even placing it directly in the title — “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.”
A P2P service is a decentralized platform whereby two individuals interact directly with each other without a third-party intermediary. When we return to first principles and rethink what blockchain truly is, one straightforward explanation comes to mind — blockchain is essentially a P2P network.
The truth is, what we refer to as “on-chain” is actually the consensus layer built on top of the P2P network. However, many business processes don’t need to be on-chain and rely on the consensus layer; they can be handled d
Monero holidays ✋ enable a ban list
❤️ Merry Christmas to all, including Chainanalysis ❤️
So, when you go to your relatives and friends over the Christmas holidays or New Year, don't forget to tell them to activate the blocklist in their Monero GUI wallet or Monero node.
Monero GUI wallet
If your run your own local node through the GUI wallet, go to Settings. In the “Daemon startup flags” box, input “–ban-list
<file-path-to-ban-list>
”. Then click the orange “Stop daemon” button. It will take a few seconds for the daemon to shut down. Then click the orange “Start daemon” button. If you use a remote node, whoever operates the remote node will decide if the ban list is enabled.✋ node operators enable a ban list
The Monero Research Lab (MRL) has decided to recommend that all Monero node operators enable a ban list
Download the ban list and:
./monerod --ban-list
<file-path-to-ban-list>
undefined
🧐 https://gist.github.com/Rucknium/76edd249c3
How to withdraw XMR from Kraken?
cross-posted from: https://monero.town/post/5261671
Everyone, including you, should withdraw their XMR Monero to their own wallet. Providers like Kraken can switch off the support of XMR Monero, as they have already done in many regions of the world, e.g. the entire European Union!
- Create Your Monero Wallet
- Verify your Kraken account: Make certain that your Kraken account is fully checked out. This includes sending proof of identity and proof of where you live.
- Go to the section that says “Withdrawal”. Find the “Funding” tab at the top of the page after you’ve logged in. Then click on it and choose “Withdraw.”
- Choose XMR as the currency you want to withdraw.
- Add Your Withdrawal Address: Copy&Paste the address of your wallet
- Confirm Your Withdrawal Address by email or with your authenticator app
- Choose how much to withdraw
- Submit your withdrawal request
- it could take a while for the transacti
How to withdraw XMR from Kraken?
Everyone, including you, should withdraw their XMR Monero to their own wallet. Providers like Kraken can switch off the support of XMR Monero, as they have already done in many regions of the world, e.g. the entire European Union!
- Create Your Monero Wallet
- Verify your Kraken account: Make certain that your Kraken account is fully checked out. This includes sending proof of identity and proof of where you live.
- Go to the section that says “Withdrawal”. Find the “Funding” tab at the top of the page after you’ve logged in. Then click on it and choose “Withdraw.”
- Choose XMR as the currency you want to withdraw.
- Add Your Withdrawal Address: Copy&Paste the address of your wallet
- Confirm Your Withdrawal Address by email or with your authenticator app
- Choose how much to withdraw
- Submit your withdrawal request
- it could take a while for the transaction to be confirmed
inspired by **[How to withdraw XMR from Kraken?](https:/
BSA AML - The US Treasury’s Move - Crypto and Fiat
The US Department of the Treasury issued a semiannual regulatory agenda on August 16, 2024, proposing a revised definition of “money” to include cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. This redefinition essentially brings cryptocurrencies under the same legal and regulatory framework as traditional fiat currencies; they will now be subject to regulations like the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML).
It seems more like a move to level the regulatory playing field between digital assets and fiat currency. And close chasm that exists between both regulatory wise.
But is that all to it? Is it feasible? Will it work? These are questions that need answers.
Crypto operates in regulatory gaps that needs to be closed
This seems to be what the U.S. Treasury believes. Its agenda introduces stringent reporting requirements for financial institutions dealing with cryptocurrency transactions, with the aim of closing regulatory gaps that have allowed some crypto act
✋ node operators enable a ban list
cross-posted from: https://monero.town/post/5199171
The Monero Research Lab (MRL) has decided to recommend that all Monero node operators enable a ban list
https://github.com/Boog900/monero-ban-list/blob/main/ban_list.txt
- Download the ban list and:
./monerod --ban-list
<file-path-to-ban-list>
🧐 https://gist.github.com/Rucknium/76edd249c363b9ecf2517db4fab42e88
✋ node operators enable a ban list
The Monero Research Lab (MRL) has decided to recommend that all Monero node operators enable a ban list
https://github.com/Boog900/monero-ban-list/blob/main/ban_list.txt
- Download the ban list and:
./monerod --ban-list
<file-path-to-ban-list>
🧐 https://gist.github.com/Rucknium/76edd249c363b9ecf2517db4fab42e88
Tornado Cash Court Ruling - Monero Hits $211
Monero Hits Two-Year High of $211 as Privacy Coin Market Sees Surge Following Tornado Cash Court Ruling
Monero surged to $211.07 earlier today, its highest value since May 2022, before settling at $205.05. The coin saw a 17.8% increase in just one day and has risen 30.6% over the past week. Monero's price spike comes as privacy coins across the market have experienced significant gains. The entire sector has risen over 12% in the last 24 hours, with coins like Haven seeing a 217% rise, Verge up 188%, and Zcash climbing 27.5%. Smaller privacy tokens like Iridium and Haven have also seen major gains, reflecting growing interest in the privacy coin market. This surge is linked to a recent U.S. Fifth Circuit Court ruling, which overturned the U.S. Treasury's sanctions on the coin mixer Tornado Cash. The court ruled that Tornado Cash’s immutable smart contracts could not be classified as property, thus exempting them from sanctions. The ruling has been a major victory for privacy advoc
Take a break from Twitter
cross-posted from: https://monero.town/post/5041387
Take a break from Twitter
- If you use the Tor Browser or the Mullvad Browser you will see the popup of NoScript - because your identity at X can be open to other websites in your web browser. Keep your privacy in mind.
- You may leave traces without realizing it. The way you write, what you read about and how much, when you are active, etc. Remember, if you are a Monero XMR user, you may not want this at all!
- Mental hygiene; it feels good not to be at the mercy of the posts there for a while. Try it out!
- It usually takes up a lot of your time without you doing anything productive.
- Elon Musk himself is a major disinformation disseminator on his own platform. But many of the posts there are also questionable.
- X Using Your Tweets to Train Its AI. And even if you have deactivated the artificial intelligence option, the users you interact with probably haven't deactivated
Take a break from Twitter
Take a break from Twitter
- If you use the Tor Browser or the Mullvad Browser you will see the popup of NoScript - because your identity at X can be open to other websites in your web browser. Keep your privacy in mind.
- You may leave traces without realizing it. The way you write, what you read about and how much, when you are active, etc. Remember, if you are a Monero XMR user, you may not want this at all!
- Mental hygiene; it feels good not to be at the mercy of the posts there for a while. Try it out!
- It usually takes up a lot of your time without you doing anything productive.
- Elon Musk himself is a major disinformation disseminator on his own platform. But many of the posts there are also questionable.
- X Using Your Tweets to Train Its AI. And even if you have deactivated the artificial intelligence option, the users you interact with probably haven't deactivated it. Because it was introduced without notifying the users.