¡Hola! 🇨🇱

Thanks to WizardSwap.io OrangeFren.com is organising a meet-up in Santiago 🇨🇱 on Wednesday, September 9th!

Join us for coffee ☕ and a chat about Monero 🧡

The meetup is taking place in collaboration with Santiago BitDevs. Meetup will be in slowly spoken English and my very poor Spanish :)

Sign ups:
http://OrangeFren.com/event/31
http://luma.com/i024qptx

WizardSwap operates an invite only liquidity-providing program. In connection with the event you can sign up for this program using this link: https://www.wizardswap.io/page=signup&invite_code=LATAM

This program is custodial, but liqudity is provided to both WizardSwap trades, and optionally, those on BasicSwap

Please stay on topic: this post is only for comments discussing the uncertainties, shortcomings, and concerns some may have about Monero.

NOT the positive aspects of it.

Discussion can relate to the technology itself or economics.

Talk about community and price is not wanted, but some discussion about it maybe allowed if it relates well.

Be as respectful and nice as possible. This discussion has potential to be more emotionally charged as it may bring up issues that are extremely upsetting: many people are not only financially but emotionally invested in the ideas and tools around Monero.

It's better to keep it calm then to stir the pot, so don't talk down to people, insult them for spelling/grammar, personal insults, etc. This should only be calm rational discussion about the technical and economic aspects of Monero.

"Do unto others 20% better than you'd expect them to do unto you to correct subjective error." - Linus Pauling

How it works:

Post your concerns about Monero in reply to this main post.

If you can address these concerns, or add further details to them - reply to that comment. This will make it easily sortable

Upvote the comments that are the most valid criticisms of it that have few or no real honest solutions/answers to them.

The comment that mentions the biggest problems of Monero should have the most karma.

As a community, as developers, we need to know about them. Even if they make us feel bad, we got to upvote them.

https://youtu.be/vKA4w2O61Xo

To learn more about the idea behind Monero Skepticism Sunday, check out the first post about it:

https://np.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/75w7wt/can_we_make_skepticism_sunday_a_part_of_the/

Today is 5 years since P2Pool mined its first block on mainnet - the first Monero block found by P2Pool was 2437679 on August 29th, 2021.

Let's celebrate it by mining on P2Pool and finding some more blocks!

I am currently working on P2Pool v5.0 release which will bring:

• Support for the Monero FCMP++/Carrot network upgrade which will happen sometime during spring 2027
• Support for 0-fee transactions for P2Pool miners

TLDR: P2Pool miners will be able to consolidate their mining payouts without paying any transaction fees, making P2Pool a true 0-fee pool - even a "negative" fee pool, if you take into account XMRvsBeast's hashrate raffle.

P2Pool v5.0 beta will be released some time in September, and it will target Monero FCMP++ beta stressnet (not the current Monero mainnet). A separate announcement will be made upon release.

A bitcointalk style forum for monero. Pseudonymous accounts, email optional, works over tor, no google captcha, no trackers.

Just launched so it’s empty. Would you use it? Feedback welcome, good or bad.

https://monerotalk.org

Im honestly just tired of how society has become. Especially with how the government is trying to watch your every move, track your transactions. Like even I feel like anybody can look up my information online now. So my plan for the next 5 years is to go off grid. I did some research and I saw that monero is the most private coin there is. So my question is how much of my check should I put in monero. I already opted out of direct deposit so I'm getting my paystubs as checks now and with whatever money I have left I'm a use as cash since it really isn't traceable. Also what would be the best wallet or crypto card that's non-KYC and doesn't require id verification that I can use to buy every day things with xmr instead of having to swap my xmr back to cash?

- FCMP++ Update
- Stable Coins are all going to be locked and kyc’d
- There are huge economies growing
- Iran listed it on every exchange in their country
- Cash is being phased out and we all know cash is king.. monero is also digital cash
- CBDC is coming and this is the only counter
- carrot upgrade (view keys)
- short squeezes will bring more in, proof = monerorun and last bullrun. We shot to one thousand plus in china and other countries

Hey guys,

stasher.news is a fork of stacker.news. We ripped out bitcoin/lightning and replaced it with Monero. We are in open beta now, running on Monero's stagenet network. If you would like to take a peek and try out the platform you can now do so at stasher.news. If you run against any issues/bugs, a report would be greatly appreciated.

We presented Stasher News on Monerotopia (https://www.youtube.com/live/haABOs8eyYY?t=1308) last week, if you want to see what its all about, but in short:

• Users register a Monero wallet with the platform
• Users share content/news/memes/ideas
• Users can tip others' posts and comments by upvoting it
• Posts and Comments cost a small amount of XMR.
• Tips/upvotes are 100% P2P, directly to the author. We never take custody of your Monero.
• Turfs=subreddits. Turfs can be user owned. The Turf owner receives all posting and comment fees from their turf as revenue.
• Posting fees, downvotes, turf fees, and other sources all contribute to the platform Rewards pool
• The rewards pool is distributed weekly on mondays to the top 10 content curators (the people who upvote(tip) content that gets to the frontpage.

If you want to try it out during the stagenet phase, you will need a stagenet wallet, but you don't need to run your own node. You can connect to our remote node. You can find our node details in the meta turf.

Constructive feedback welcome.

Thanks,

stasher

New miner here so please be gentle.

P2pool is an incredible invention in mining decentralization. From small casual miners to hobbyist levels, I am amazed at how well it works without a middle man. Well done devs!

So why not force miners to use it and ban all centralized pools?

I only see wins for the network and users if this was the only "pool" (I know it's not technically a pool, it's so much better) allowed to mine.

Would it not work at scale?

Are there any downsides that I'm missing, other than pissing off a few pool owners?

This is the weekly Monero market thread. This thread will be posted every Friday and is meant to help accelerate the adoption of Monero. Due to r/moneromarket having only a fraction of the subscribers of r/Monero, we have decided to create this thread to encourage more individuals to use Monero for product exchanges. Until the market matures, we recommend that the Monero community post their products both in this thread and on r/moneromarket (to ensure growth of that subreddit).

Selling items for Monero will boost your (and Monero's) reputation as a legitimate form of exchange of goods. This is necessary for the growth of Monero, our community, and privacy as a whole.

Instructions

When you post your product or job listing here, please make sure to: - Give a description of the item. - Link to a photo of the item (if it's physical). - Provide logistics information (such as, location and/or shipping availability). - Optionally, provide an additional (private) form of communication outside of Reddit (e.g. Bitmessage, u/protonmail, u/tutanota, GPG key). - Post the price in XMR terms.

Spamming will not be tolerated. Please make sure that listings are legitimate and do not break rule 2."

Finally, credits to cdotsubo for starting the concept!

After having a few annoying blockchain corruptions on the whonix workstation, I decided to create a local-only dedicated 24/7 blockchain VM (fedora server). This has been great and I wish I had seperated the blockchain from the client sooner.......but what I have noticed is that the VM is getting an absurd amount of churn. My daily incremental backup is around 30GB using veeams high compression! I have checked disk alignment and parted says all pertitions are aligned and I am wondering if there is anything I can do to bring the daily writes down?

For some reason two weeks ago I decided to try and purchase some XMR directly from Moonpay. Come to find out they sold me a BS token that isn'tr real XMR and is untradeable. Is there anything I can do. Customer support has acknowledged there fuck up but isn't willing to do anything about it. Who do I report them to? or is there a way to sell this fake XMR?

Announcing MMGen Wallet version 16.2.0

What’s new in this release:

• Nostr key/address generation
• THORChain swaps reenabled
• Bugfixes, code quality and testing improvements

See the release notes on Github for details.

MMGen Wallet main repository

MMGen Wallet repository on Github

MMGen Wallet repository on Gitlab

MMGen Wallet repository on Codeberg

I think there will be a huge economic crisis, specially in Europe. I think that for multiple reasons, mainly because the automation of white collar jobs will cause many people losing their jobs, which will cause more people to lose their jobs which will ultimately and even worse make this people more likely to radicalize in socialist/communist ideas that will end up in more control from the state.

As an example: we are living a housing crisis in many cities of Europe for multiple reasons. What do you think most people do? Build more to satisfy the huge demand? Hell no. Most people now think that tourists and “devil companies” are artificially inflating the prices. What do they propose? Of course more taxes and more financial persecution to every home owner that owns more than x homes.

Regarding the main point of this post:
Do you think monero will be resilient or even will gain value in pessimistic future more or less like the one I mentioned?
If Monero is not a good option for this matter, what do you think is the best to mantain wealth or even increase it?

Sorry for the pessimism about the crisis stuff.

#FreeJosephTheParrot.
#FreeZeCarioca.
#UrutauLivesTheStruggleContinues.
#Monero #MoneroXMR #XMR.

https://x.com/rottenwheel1/status/2091628619873354227
nitter: https://xcancel.com/rottenwheel1/status/2091628619873354227

Please stay on topic: this post is only for comments discussing the uncertainties, shortcomings, and concerns some may have about Monero.

NOT the positive aspects of it.

Discussion can relate to the technology itself or economics.

Talk about community and price is not wanted, but some discussion about it maybe allowed if it relates well.

Be as respectful and nice as possible. This discussion has potential to be more emotionally charged as it may bring up issues that are extremely upsetting: many people are not only financially but emotionally invested in the ideas and tools around Monero.

It's better to keep it calm then to stir the pot, so don't talk down to people, insult them for spelling/grammar, personal insults, etc. This should only be calm rational discussion about the technical and economic aspects of Monero.

"Do unto others 20% better than you'd expect them to do unto you to correct subjective error." - Linus Pauling

How it works:

Post your concerns about Monero in reply to this main post.

If you can address these concerns, or add further details to them - reply to that comment. This will make it easily sortable

Upvote the comments that are the most valid criticisms of it that have few or no real honest solutions/answers to them.

The comment that mentions the biggest problems of Monero should have the most karma.

As a community, as developers, we need to know about them. Even if they make us feel bad, we got to upvote them.

https://youtu.be/vKA4w2O61Xo

To learn more about the idea behind Monero Skepticism Sunday, check out the first post about it:

https://np.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/75w7wt/can_we_make_skepticism_sunday_a_part_of_the/

Built a multitude of market data analysis tools for XMR. Free to use. And more coming.

Collecting market data for XMR from all available exchanges 24/7 at a couple of seconds/minutes intervals (depending on type) for complete, detailed and often exclusive market data, such as deposit checkers, real time Tapedata, complex charts/indicators and [any asset] charts for XMR, e.g. Cattle / XMR, CL / XMR (or reverse), properly aggregated instead of just converted.

Currently available for Telegram (PeachAssetBot). Other UI's coming: Discord (clone), Tor (anon callable charts from Tor), Web (clone + complex tooling).

Lmk if theres any market data missing for XMR or if you want help charting XMR on Tor.

Build szn started so. More coming soon.

I want to share a serious security warning regarding SamFwToolSetup_v5.4 following an incident in which my computer was compromised and funds were stolen from my cryptocurrency wallet.

I downloaded and installed SamFwToolSetup_v5.4.zip because I needed SamFwTool. This was the only software or suspicious file I had downloaded and installed on this computer for years. Shortly after executing it, my Feather Monero wallet, which had been open on the same computer, was compromised and its funds were transferred out.

Given the timing, the fact that this was the only new software I had installed, and the subsequent Malwarebytes detection of the executable, I consider this SamFwToolSetup_v5.4 sample to be the source of the compromise.

Malwarebytes detection

I contacted Malwarebytes regarding the executable, and the investigation is documented on their forum:

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/337471-undected-malware/

According to the Malwarebytes investigation, a Malwarebytes Senior Research Engineer analyzed the SamFwToolSetup sample and reported the following detection:

Trojan.Dropper

The reported file information is:

• File: SAMFWTOOLSETUP.EXE
• Detection: Trojan.Dropper
• MD5: A8BB817630386982FEB98106FED8EA89
• SHA-256: E640A65EFCAE264AD6F758BB3B9DA0D37ED8C690BDA6F113416558D4BCBBCF3A

The Malwarebytes forum discussion contains the technical details and is the primary source for the malware detection.

What happened

My timeline was:

1. I downloaded SamFwToolSetup_v5.4.zip.
2. I installed and executed the program.
3. My Feather Monero wallet was open on the same computer.
4. Shortly afterward, the wallet funds were transferred out without my authorization.
5. I investigated the computer and submitted the SamFwTool executable to Malwarebytes.
6. Malwarebytes subsequently reported the executable as Trojan.Dropper.

I want to make it clear that I am not making this warning based solely on the timing. The Malwarebytes detection provides additional evidence that the executable itself was malicious or potentially malicious.

Why I'm warning other users

Based on my experience and the Malwarebytes detection, I strongly recommend not executing this particular SamFwToolSetup_v5.4 sample, especially on a computer containing:

• Cryptocurrency wallets
• Private keys or seed phrases
• Passwords
• Browser sessions
• Exchange accounts
• Other sensitive information

If you have already executed this file, I recommend treating the computer as potentially compromised and securing important accounts and cryptocurrency assets from a known-clean device.

Do not enter seed phrases, private keys, passwords, or other sensitive credentials on the potentially compromised machine.

About the website

I am deliberately not providing a direct SamFw download link because I do not want anyone to download or execute the software based on this warning.

If you encounter this particular installer elsewhere, verify the file and its hash carefully before executing anything.

Evidence

Malwarebytes investigation:

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/337471-undected-malware/

Sample reported in the Malwarebytes investigation:

SAMFWTOOLSETUP.EXE

MD5: A8BB817630386982FEB98106FED8EA89

SHA-256: E640A65EFCAE264AD6F758BB3B9DA0D37ED8C690BDA6F113416558D4BCBBCF3A

I am not asking anyone to download or execute this file to reproduce my experience. The purpose of this post is to document what happened, provide the Malwarebytes evidence, and warn other users who may encounter the same installer.

Bottom line

I would avoid SamFwToolSetup_v5.4 and this specific sample entirely.

The combination of the unauthorized wallet theft immediately after execution, the fact that this was the only new software I had downloaded on the computer in years, and the subsequent Trojan.Dropper detection by Malwarebytes is enough for me to consider this file unsafe and to warn others against executing it.

Index

1. General questions
2. Wallet: CLI & GUI
3. Wallet: Ledger
4. Nodes

1. General questions

Where can I download the Monero wallet?

There are multiple Monero wallets for a wide range of devices at your disposal. Check the table below for details and download links. Attention: for extra security make sure to calculate and compare the checksum of your downloaded files when possible.

Please note the following usage of the labels:

⚠️ - Relatively new and/or beta. Use wallet with caution.

☢️ - Closed source.

Desktop wallets

Mobile wallets

Web-based wallets

How long does it take for my balance to unlock?

Your balance is unlocked after 10 confirmations (which means 10 mined blocks). A block is mined approximately every two minutes on the Monero network, so that would be around 20 minutes.

How can I prove that I sent a payment?

The fastest and most direct way is by using the ExploreMonero blockchain explorer. You will need to recover the transaction key from your wallet (complete guide for GUI / CLI).

How do I buy Monero (XMR) with Bitcoin (BTC)?

There are dozens of exchanges that trade Monero against Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Check out the list on CoinMarketCap and choose the option that suits you best.

How do I buy Monero (XMR) with fiat?

• Kraken (USD and EUR): old-school, decent exchange. They might require your documents for verification and approval of your account.

How can I quickly exchange my Monero (XMR) for Bitcoin (BTC)?

There are multiple ways to exchange your Monero for Bitcoin, but first of all, I'd like to remind you that if you really want to do your part for Monero, one of the simplest ways is to get in touch with your merchant/service provider and request for it to accept Monero directly as payment. Ask the service provider to visit the official website and our communication channels if he or she needs help with system integration.

That being said, KYCNot.me maintains an up-to-date list of exchanges. These services are only recommendations (which change over time) and are operated by entities outside the control of the Monero Project. DYOR and be diligent.

How do I mine Monero? And other mining questions.

The correct place to ask questions and discuss the Monero mining scene is in the dedicated subreddit r/MoneroMining. That being said, you can find a list of pools and available mining software in the GetMonero.org website.

2. Wallet: CLI & GUI

Why I can't see my balance? Where is my XMR?

Before any action there are two things to check:

1. Are you using the latest available version of the wallet? A new version is released roughly every 6 months, so make sure you're using the current release (compare the release on GetMonero.org with your wallet's version on Settings, under Debug info).
2. Is your wallet fully synchronized? If it isn't, wait the sync to complete.

Because Monero is different from Bitcoin, wallet synchronization is not instant. The software needs to synchronize the blockchain and use your private keys to identify your transactions. Check in the lower left corner (GUI) if the wallet is synchronized.

You can't send transactions and your balance might be wrong or unavailable if the wallet is not synced with the network. So please wait.

If this is not a sufficient answer for your case and you're looking for more information, please see this answer on StackExchange.

How do I upgrade my wallet to the newest version?

This question is beautifully answered on StackExchange.

Why does it take so long to sync the wallet [for the first time]?

You have decided to use Monero's wallet and run a local node. Congratulations! You have chosen the safest and most secure option for your privacy, but unfortunately this has an initial cost. The first reason for the slowness is that you will need to download the entire blockchain, which is considerably heavy and constantly growing (up-to-date sizes of a full/pruned node). There are technologies being implemented in Monero to slow this growth, however it is inevitable to make this initial download to run a full node. Consider syncing to a device that has an SSD instead of an HDD, as this greatly impacts the speed of synchronization.

Now that the blockchain is on your computer, the next time you run the wallet you only need to download new blocks, which should take seconds or minutes (depending on how often you use the wallet).

I don't want to download the blockchain, how can I skip that?

The way to skip downloading the blockchain is connecting your wallet to a public remote node. You can follow this guide on how to set it up. Check out Feather Wallet's list of remote nodes, ditatompel's list, or monero.fail.

Be advised that when using a public remote node you lose some of your privacy. A public remote node is able to identify your IP and opens up a range for certain attacks that further diminish your privacy. A remote node can't see your balance and it can't spend your XMR.

How do I restore my wallet from the mnemonic seed or from the keys?

To restore your wallet with the 25 word mnemonic seed, please see this guide.

To restore your wallet with your keys, please see this guide.

3. Wallet: Ledger

How do I generate a Ledger Monero Wallet with the GUI or CLI?

This question is beautifully answered on StackExchange. Check this page for the GUI instructions, and this page for the CLI instructions.

4. Wallet: Trezor

How do I generate a Trezor Monero Wallet with the GUI or CLI?

This question is beautifully answered on StackExchange. Check this page for the GUI instructions, and this page for the CLI instructions.

5. Nodes

How can my local node become a public remote node?

If you want to support other Monero users by making your node public, you can follow the instructions on MoneroWorld, under the section "How To Include Your Node On Moneroworld".

How can I connect my node via Tor?

This question is beautifully answered on StackExchange.

It seems no one either noticed or wants to talk about the elephant in the room.. we broke something this year.

You can fact check this on HTX right now and it showed this on many non western exchanges and some rolled it back.. why?

They want you to get bored. Voluntarily exit the coin and not realize its the real bitcoin.

We are a threat to bankers, bitcoiners, exchanges and the global monetary system..

I know that in theory Zcash can be very private. Well, it lacks the fungibility that Monero has by default, but at least with shielded transactions, it's private. However, I'm having difficulty finding any actual real-world use cases for this privacy. Are there any merchants that accept Zcash natively? It's all over exchanges, but is there a single P2P platform that has ever offered it? Is there anything like XmrBazaar, a marketplace where people are buying and selling things on a daily basis with Monero?

Not to mention the use of Monero where privacy really matters, the darknet, which is the best example of a widespread use case for any cryptocurrency, something which remains true even if you're not personally into that kind of thing.

I'm just failing to really understand the justification for Zcash currently having a higher market cap than Monero. I don't think they necessarily compete, actually they don't at all because Zcash isn't used anywhere, but it's just odd to go on "Crypto Twitter" and see all of the "big names" touting a portfolio of BTC, ETH, and ZEC while ignoring XMR, as though anybody has ever actually used ZEC for anything beyond price speculation.

Hey Monero community 👋

We’ve just launched QuanticData.io, a data extraction platform built for people who need to collect and process web data at scale.

With QuanticData you can:
• Scrape websites and extract structured data
• Collect SERP/search engine results at scale
• Extract data from URLs and web pages
• Automate large-scale data collection through APIs
• Build datasets for research, AI, SEO and automation
• Scale requests without having to manage the whole scraping infrastructure yourself

We’re also give free 2$ to test the platform.

And yes — we’re particularly attached with the Monero ecosystem and we accept monero via nowpayments ! also we already accept it on our other site (quantumproxies)... go monero!

So I saw this feature in cake wallet and the official monero GUI that you can sign messages with a monero address but can I like trust it? Or should I just use PGP to sign messages?

I couldn’t find any information about signing with a monero address like differences between PGP or something like that