You could send me in XMR (and some extra for the setting time and monitoring) and I could set the node for you and give you the node IP to monitor it if it's working as a full node next 3 months. On the site you could only pay with USD - it's 3.00$ + 20% VAT = 3.60$ for the full 3 months promo period - you'll have full ssh access to the node, but you should set it yourself. I'm not sure why they need the random domain, but that's the way it's working.

Note: If you set it yourself you should first sync with "./bitmonerod --db-sync-mode fastest:sync:12000 --add-exclusive-node xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:18080 --p2p-bind-ip 127.0.0.1" to save some bandwidth during the initial sync. Then you should restart the node normally (with --detach) after sync and maybe set upload limit to be sure you won't hit the 300 GB Traffic limit. You could monitor the traffic with "vnstat" to see if upload limit is needed.

Yes. Every RingCT transaction will have outputs = inputs (therefore no change to the total money supply). This is mathematically proven and it won't be deployed until both the theory and implementation are thoroughly reviewed to ensure that it is the case.

The only way new coins will be created is via coinbase transactions which will still be visible. Coinbase transactions will not use RingCT, and indeed they can't because they don't have inputs.

That's another term for mining.

Bear in mind that Zcash's math also is supposed to ensure that every transaction has outputs = inputs. The main differences are:

1. The RingCT math is orders of magnitude simpler. I can almost understand it, and that's saying a fair amount (not a cryptographer).

2. Zcash has the trusted setup which, if compromised in any way, will allow coins to be created without any possibility of detection. RingCT has no trusted setup.

OK, now after fork I decided to try again. Now it lets me  daemon says I must have screwed up something Gonna live with dust forever.

what services are coming, or features to monero that may increase its usage? the value seems stagnant for long time already

Please stop sigspamming.

Never heard of this, so I had a look:


Haven't heard of 90% of the coins listed either.  Not that I look much at that stuff, but still. 

Trading XMR would likely blow the top right off the exchange.  One bot would increase their volume by an order of magnitude

I commend the initiative and effort, but can't recommend an exchange that

-puts new listings up for a vote, then utterly fails to act on the results (cough, Craptsy, cough)

-says XMR is a priority in Oct 2015 and still needs to be gently nudged 6 months later (Craptsy did that)

-supports 1500 shitcoins but can't bother with an innovative/fairly launched/top 10 coin (more shades of Craptsy)

-needs hand-holding tech support from (potential?) customers to sort their backend (I expect an exchange to know more than I do)

-only provides updates (in the form of lame/implausible excuses) on the previously promised pair when prompted by inquiry

I know for certain that at least 600 KH/s of botnet dropped off. We have to see in a few days what really dropped off, likely botnets as you state.