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Clean up Monero on Mac OSX

I used monero before the GUI came out. Whenever a new version came out I created a new folder in my home directory and as far as I remember copied the wallet files into the new folder and never deleted the old folders. Then the GUI came out and I…
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How do I get the TX Key from the GUI Wallet?

I'm trying to verify a payment but I'm not sure how to get the TX Key from my history on Monero Wallet GUI.
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Trouble compiling aeon node on ubuntu 16.10

I have a question, following the instructions on here: How do I install Aeon on Ubuntu? I cannot get the node to compile on ubuntu 16.10. Here is what shows in the terminal: make mkdir -p build/release cd build/release && cmake -D…
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RingCT code usage in other projects

Aside from AEON are there any other coins that have made efforts to integrate RingCT? Are there any reports of RingCT interest for privacy use cases other than currency (smart contracts, etc) outside of the Monero project?
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Pool stats showing abnormally high H/s

The pool I am using (mineXMR.com) regularly shows a hash rate of 250-300+ H/s for my computer despite the miner I am using (XMR-Stak-CPU) showing hash rates that do not exceed ~190 H/s. What could be the cause of this discrepancy? Thanks in advance!
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At what point will Monero forego forced hardforks

One of bitcoin's greatest strengths is it's resistance to change that is not truly endorsed by the majority. At what point will Monero mimic bitcoin's censorship resistance in the form of truly releasing control to the ecosystem? I anticipate the…
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I2P Reseed servers

What is a reseed server ? There is this hard-coded list of url. Who are they ? Where does this list come from ?
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What is a remote node?

There has been a lot of reference to how one can use a remote Monero node for transactions. So what actually is a remote node?
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How are outPk, mask and amount fields created when spending RignCT coinbase transactions?

RingCT coinbase transactions don't have ecdhInfo fields with mask, outPk and amount. For example, this is how ringct coinbase transactions looks like (look at JSON…
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Could a prediction market like Augur be built on top of Monero?

Are there any technical reasons preventing a decentralized prediction market like Augur from eventually being built on top of Monero? Besides multisig what other Monero development needs to be completed to more easily facilitate Monero smart…
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Transaction fees are very high for small transactions

Transaction fee are currently fixed (around 0.002 XMR/kB) which is penalising for small transaction (0.026 XMR/TX). Buying an item for 0.2 XMR incurs a transaction fee of 13% which I would call confiscatory. I understand that the current system is…
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Why are coinbase transactions locked for 60 blocks?

"Normal" transactions are locked for 10 blocks to prevent invalid outputs from being used in ring signatures. Why are coinbase transactions (mined coins) locked longer? Are there additional risks linked to those transactions?
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Synchronising Blocks on Wallet restore from Seed

I'm restoring a wallet from a 25 word mnemonic, I have the block chain on my Mac already... (using GUI beta1). The GUI seems to be "synchronising blocks"... looking at my network activity it seems to be redownloading the block chain, is this…
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"waiting on daemon synchronization to finish" Issue

In the GUI, it pops up "waiting on daemon synchronization to finish" but has been saying this for over an hour now. Am I being too impatient? In the past, it usually syncs up in a couple minutes. I am running it on windows 10 with a SSD if that…
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Monero pool configuration

I am trying to configure a pool using node-cryptonote-pool. I have a few questions about how to setup config.json. This section in particular: Code And even more specifically, these lines: "transferFee": 5000000000, //fee to pay for each…
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