well yes, but there could be a general market making strategy we could be following. Or an algorithmic approach we could program

Thanks for the help smooth.
I'm now running into the same issue as before.
I first tried with no blockchain download, and it halted on
Can't load blockchain storage from file, generating genesis block.
For hours and also refused to be killed using sudo killall bitmonerod
I downloaded the blockchain and now I get this with the same issues as above.


2014-Dec-29 03:51:01.154578 Starting...
2014-Dec-29 03:51:01.170116 bitmonero v0.8.8.6-release
2014-Dec-29 03:51:01.176144 Module folder: ./bitmonerod
2014-Dec-29 03:51:01.179816 Initializing P2P server...
2014-Dec-29 03:51:02.443569 Binding on 0.0.0.0:18080
2014-Dec-29 03:51:02.443881 Net service bound to 0.0.0.0:18080
2014-Dec-29 03:51:02.444007 Attempting to add IGD port mapping.
2014-Dec-29 03:51:06.449200 No IGD was found.
2014-Dec-29 03:51:06.449471 P2P server initialized OK
2014-Dec-29 03:51:06.449560 Initializing protocol...
2014-Dec-29 03:51:06.449602 Protocol initialized OK
2014-Dec-29 03:51:06.449640 Initializing core RPC server...
2014-Dec-29 03:51:06.449790 Binding on 127.0.0.1:18081
2014-Dec-29 03:51:06.450234 Core RPC server initialized OK on port: 18081
2014-Dec-29 03:51:06.450380 Initializing core...
2014-Dec-29 03:51:06.450569 Loading blockchain...
Then stops there and stops using resources, have left it there for over an hour.


This is a high end system with 16GB of RAM.
I made sure it wasn't an issue with the system by running fantomcoind which had no issues.

Did you try the --seed-node options I posted? With or without a stored blockchain, you still need to be able to connect the p2p. That requires either seed nodes or a valid p2pstate.bin file.

Try the "print_cn" command to see if you have any connections. If you have none, then you are having a problem connecting. That might be seed node related, or perhaps firewall/security software.

No that is just fine. You have only 4 outputs, so no issue at all with needing too many to spend your coins.


At this point I wouldn't worry about it unless you personally are concerned about these particular transactions being traceable. For the most part it probably doesn't really matter to you, especially since no one can find them even if they have your public address (unless you provide a txid).

If you do want to make them untraceable, then send to another wallet with a mix factor of at least 3. The higher the better for untraceability (more possible alternate sources are added) but at the cost of making the transaction bigger and therefore higher fee.

I switched to Ubuntu 14 which didn't have this issue.
However now my wallet.bin and then wallet.bin.keys don't seem to work, and there are around 100XMR on here(after I lost around 200XMR from this exact same issue when upgrading versions few months ago).
Here is the output of simplewallet.log:
You had been using a deprecated version of the wallet. Your wallet file format is being upgraded now.

2014-Dec-29 20:49:36.985156 file not found: wallet.bin, starting with empty blockchain
2014-Dec-29 20:49:36.985176 Opened wallet: mywalletaddress
You had been using a deprecated version of the wallet. Your wallet file format is being upgraded now.
2014-Dec-29 20:53:20.389197 ERRORroot/monero-build/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp:619 !boost::filesystem::exists(m_wallet_file, ignored_ec). THROW EXCEPTION: error::file_not_found
2014-Dec-29 20:53:20.389214root/monero-build/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp:619:N5tools5error15file_error_baseILi1EEE: file not found "wallet.bin"
2014-Dec-29 20:53:20.389288 Error: failed to load wallet: file not found "wallet.bin"
2014-Dec-29 20:53:20.389313 ERRORroot/monero-build/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp:429 could not open account
2014-Dec-29 20:53:20.389324 ERRORroot/monero-build/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp:1381 Failed to initialize wallet


Same issue still, I tried both the seeds you posted.
This is the correct command for Linux?
./bitmonerod --seed-node 74.192.120.8:18080
The window I run this in stops responding to any command, even Ctrl C or killall, so print_cn does not work.
Tried to run another ./bitmonerod print_cn
but it fails and says it can't start as the IP address is now in use.

Also I tried building from source, the README.md from github says:
**Basic Process:**

* To build, change to the root of the source code directory, and run `make`.
* The resulting executables can be found in `build/release/src` or `build/debug/src`, depending on what you're building.

However I'm unable to find any executable anywhere after a successful make.

I've mined around 600XMR since the start and have been able to spend only half of it, if I lose this wallet, I'm done with XMR for good.

Not sure if the association with such a thing would be worth it. Bringing XMR into this kind of mix would only create a bad image for the coin.

I would argue that it is a beneficial, pro-social application, and would make XMR awareness grow within an important, activist demographic.

Muther of fuckery. When the Alphabet Agencies get wind of this then a shit storm will ensue. I would expect it to occur on the first sale of something incriminating and juicy for the media.

EDIT: as per a commentator: Unless the Disseminator of the info can be validated then all kinds of false releases will occur for the quick buck.

The odds are 1 out of 7

Nothing really new, other than the medium/method of exchange for the info/currency.

You do realize that journalists write articles every single day where they relay information from individuals "closely involved in the project" etc., correct?
In some cases the identity of the source of the info is actually unknown to the journalist.