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What is the difference between mixin and ringsize?
The community recently changed from using the term mixin for ring signatures to using ringsize. Are these terms used interchangeably, or are there some differences between these two terms?
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What's the point of ring signatures if stealth addresses hide the actual addresses anyways?
I understand generally how ring signatures work, but I also realize they are sent to and from stealth addresses, and so I'm curious why ring signatures are needed in the first place. Doesn't a sender's stealth address make the transaction…
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Can someone walk me through a simple example to explain how RingCT works?
Original:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/5irg81/questions_regarding_the_cryptography_behind_ringct/
I just read the RingCT paper, and there are a couple things that could use some clearing up for me.
What is the m (message?) value that is…
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What is a disposable / sub-address?
https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/1753 is a pull request for disposable addresses and sub-addresses but what is a sub-address? Kind of like bip32 wallets in bitcoin?
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Energy consumed to protect the Monero network
Based on typical Monero mining equipment used today, approximately how many Kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity are consumed each day in by computers running the Monero cryptonight PoW mining algorithm?
Based on global average energy costs and the…
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Must a tacoshi always remain the smallest possible sub unit of Monero?
A tacoshi is one trillionth of one Monero and the smallest sub unit available. Where did the name tacoshi originate?
If Monero becomes widely adopted and its value grows dramatically can small Monero units be created? If smaller units are possible,…
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private spend key versus mnemonic seed
What is the difference between a private spend key and mnemonic seed?
Can both be used to sign a transaction? Are there any things that I can derive from one but not the other?
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Is it safe to share my key images with other people?
Let's say I run a charity that wants to show people how much money comes in and out of my Monero wallet. If I export the key images, is it safe to publish them on my website, or does doing so open up the possibility that somebody may break my…
user4
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Will there ever be a Monero Foundation?
Major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have foundations, but Monero does not. Why does one not exist? And will there ever be a Monero Foundation?
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In ringct, how are the range proofs kept separate from the pedersen commitments in a transaction?
Are the range proofs and pedersen commitments part of a transaction? Or are they not kept in a transaction at all?
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Can Monero transactions contain scripts?
Does Monero contain a scripting system for transactions like Bitcoin does?
If so, what OPs does it have and where is it defined? Is it the same script as in Bitcoin or different?
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Error restoring from .keys file
I lost my mnemonic seed and therefore would like to restore from my .keys file I created with Monero version v0.8.8.6. Being certain that I am using the correct password, I received the following message when opening my .keys file:
You had been…
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Not enough spendable outputs error on MyMonero
Sometimes when I attempt to send multiple payments (totaling less than the sum of my balance) in a short period of time from MyMonero.com I receive the error message:
Not enough spendable outputs
Why am I seeing this message, when I know that I…
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Are any other macOS users having problems building bitmonerod with release-static?
I've been running a couple of nodes on macOS for some time now, and I usually pull down new source from the master repo once a week or so and rebuild so I have the latest and greatest. I'm now seeing a link error when building release-static on a…
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Has Monero published a definitive, concise threat model?
I2P's threat model consolidates various aspects of garlic/onion threat modeling into one document. Does Monero have a similar document and, if so, where can this document be found?
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