1. When and why did you become interested in cryptocurrencies?
    I got interested because it created a lot of buzz on forums where I was active.

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2. When and why did you buy your first bitcoin?
   No, I did not buy my first Bitcoin. I got it from a bounty campaign back when Bitcoin was worth $1500

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3. How did you get on the forum?
    A friend invited me here, but he is no longer active here.

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4.1. How do you consider whether 2-3 years of experience in cryptocurrency is enough to invest successfully, or does an investor need to receive special education?
With the introduction of innovations, it’s a continuous process; you should not be satisfied with what you know, because cryptocurrency is constantly evolving.

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4.2. What prevents mass adoption of cryptocurrencies?
        It has always been regulated by the government, which views cryptocurrency as a threat to its control over citizens and the financial system, leading to restrictions, regulations, and bans.

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4.3. What is the situation with cryptocurrencies in your country? Are there any problems when exchanging for fiat? Which city or place in your country is best suited for cryptocurrency holders?
It's legal, but unfortunately, we can only trade on local exchanges here, as popular overseas exchanges are banned here. This happened because the local exchange has lobbied to restrict exchanges like Binance.

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4.4. Are you using the Lightning network? If yes, for what purposes?
No, not yet, but I’ll consider it when I open my online store.

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4.5. Which secure cryptocurrency wallets are you currently using?
   I’m using Electrum, Trustwallet, and Metamask

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4.6. Does the huge amount of betting and gambling advertising hurt the forum?
       I don’t think so, it’s part of the Bitcoin ecosystem and one of the first to adopt cryptocurrency, which somewhat helped cryptocurrency move forward.

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5. What do you think of the current Merit system and signature campaigns?  Do they harm the forum?
I’m okay with it; we just need more merit-based sources, as many good posts are left out.

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6. The most useful forum topic? Most helpful users?
I consider this the most useful topic https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.0  / Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ
this is our reference on how we should behave and act on our beloved forum. We always return here to refresh ourselves and others, reminding us of how the guidelines and lines, although unofficial, are accepted by all members.
I consider LoyceV to be the most helpful user; the information he provides is all useful, and he has good common sense.

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7. 3 things you would implement on the forum?
  I think having a chat is beneficial, and a dark mode is also a good feature.

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8. Do you trade on exchanges or invest in projects?
   Yes, if I see potential, I trade some of my coin to invest in that project. Being an early bird in a project with good potential will pay off in the future.

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9. Tell a story about your big profit or big loss?
My most significant loss was on one meme. To think that I traded or sold three of my coins to buy this meme; these three coins that I sold went on to triple their value.

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10. What do you think about the DEFI ecosystem?
      It’s here to stay because it offers a dynamic and promising space that provides numerous opportunities for innovation and disruption in the financial sector.

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11. Is your anonymity a vital necessity or precaution?
    I read that one crime is committed against cryptocurrency holders every week, and with this, it becomes necessary to protect your identity.

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13. Advise three cryptocurrencies/tokens for investment in the next 1-2 years?
     I consider Polkadot, Solana, and Cardano.o I based it on institutional adoption and technological advancement

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14. How much will Bitcoin cost at the end of 2025?
Given the current trajectory, it is likely to reach $150 by the end of the year.

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15. P.S. Thank you for the invitation to be part of this thread

People who recommend that probably assume you also use your computer/laptop for other tasks. If you only sync Bitcoin Core and doesn't run other app that use lots of RAM, you can set it higher based on portion of free/available RAM.


I agree. Some privacy can be preserved if you use SPV wallet that connect to your node or use wallet that use BIP 157/158 (such as Wasabi and Ginger wallet).

I assume you reported those posts, because I can't see them; I imagine they've been deleted. I've looked at his post history for both accounts, one with considerably more posts than the other, and at first glance, the posts don't appear to be AI-generated. Just to be sure, I checked one post from each account, this one and this one, and they appear to be 0% AI.

A bit of a nitpick here but the link says its unit is "MiB". Also in the Core's help menu says its default is uppercase "M" (1024base).

So, maxuploadtarget=100000 is about 104.8GB per day.
He can set it to 100000m if he want to set it to MB, not that it matters much though since it can exceed that by serving the latest blocks, mempool, etc.

FYI IDGAF to you.



I can’t imagine you receive a merit for that garbage post most importantly from the user claiming he promote the proper use of merit and trust system.

Such a double standard.

When running from the console, sometimes when the program crashes or closes on its own, some error messages are displayed directly in the terminal. The terminal error board helps determine which location is causing the problem. So, once the console is open, launch Bitcoin Knots. If any (output/error) code appears, debugging will be much easier. Also, be sure to check the (debug.log file).

I understand your point, but it seems you are confusing our P2P exchange with a full-fledged centralized exchange (like Coinbase, Binance, etc.) where users can place sell orders.
The purpose of creating our P2P exchange isn't trading in the traditional sense, but providing a way to freely exchange cryptocurrencies without relying on centralized platforms.
Let's be honest, many who already use centralized exchanges may not switch to our service, simply because CEXs are often easier and faster.
But there's a downside: all CEXs require KYC/AML checks, meaning every transaction confirms ownership of the crypto you deposit.

Our P2P service offers an alternative: no KYC, no AML, no confirmation of ownership, just a simple, private way to exchange crypto.

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We are aware of this frontend bug. Sometimes the calculation shows the wrong exchange amount. However, if you continue creating the offer, the backend services will double-check the exchange rate and display the correct amount.
This bug is already on our list and will be fixed soon.

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Please keep sharing your ideas and suggestions, I really like the way you think!
We would be happy to implement many of them, but if we tried to add everything right now, we would risk never launching and getting stuck in endless development.

That said, your suggestions are valuable and will be added to a separate list of future improvements.

If you see the status [Already added to backlog], it means that another participant has already reported this bug, and it's been scheduled for fixing.

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No, you don't need to clear the cache if you are testing on a new browser or especially on a new device.
We will double-check the previous fix and get back to you once we are sure this bug is fully resolved.

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I understand your question, and to be honest, the system currently doesn't compare API data from different sources for discrepancies.

However, your scenario makes sense, and we will take it into account.
In the future, we plan to update the price comparison system so that data from all three sources will be cross-checked.
If one source shows a discrepancy, the system will use the majority consensus from the other two.

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Thanks for testing the Filters section.
The similar bug on the Withdrawal page is already in the process of being fixed. This new one has now been added to the backlog as well.
By the end of this week, we will publish another Bug and Issue Report with updates.
Status: [Added to backlog]

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Welcome to the Beta Test, new participant!
Before you start testing Bridgoro, please take a moment to read the [Rules for Participating in the Beta Test and Earning Rewards] section.
Please also keep in mind that the Beta Test ends on August 31 at 23:59.

The entire OS + node is installed within the same external SSD. I don't want anything leaking outside of the encrypted drive. The idea was to be able to have a full node synced on the go and carry it with you if you travel.

Thankfully, it seems that after turning off the laptop for some hours and trying again, it's not at 2% per hour, which means at this rate it may finish within 10 hours, assuming it doesn't stop downloading again and huge gaps happen. So maybe the high temperature was making a problem or something. But it fluctuates, now it says 13 hours to go and 1.54%... but as long as it's not 7 weeks then I will consider this as expected performance.


Like I said above, the problem seems to have been fixed by turning off the laptop for some hours and trying again. So perhaps it was the high temps or who knows. Now temps are around 65 to below 75, which is manageable given the high summer temperature.

In any case, this shows that we need Knots to become the #1 node and we need to stop the spam. We don't need all this non-monetary crap making the initial blockchain download an even bigger nightmare.

We will review fee-free minimum exchange amounts for different pairs.
Fortunately, we still have plenty of time to calculate this since the first 6 months will be fee-free for all any exchange amount.

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Thanks for the idea, we will add it to our discussion list with my teammate.

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Totally agree with you.
From our perspective, the first 6 months of fee-free exchanges are about building a core community.
After that, if we don't find a better solution, the service fee will be applicable for each exchange operation.

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Thanks for your feedback.

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No worries, we are old-school and not fans of the subscription model.
Once again, there will be no subscription model.

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There is no need for concern here, as all prices are taken directly from CoinMarketCap (CMC) and we don't add any extra %.
You can verify this yourself by checking any exchange offer and doing the calculation.

However, please pay attention to the Price Margin value.
Price Margin is the difference between the market price of the cryptoasset and the added price of the seller.
0% -> equal to the CMC market price
-0.1% or lower -> cheaper than the market price
+0.1% or higher -> above the market price

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Good idea!
We will definitely add this UX improvement in a future update.

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Please keep in mind that only Level 3 accounts and higher will be able to participate in voting.
This is to prevent spam voting from newly created accounts and ensure that only real, active Bridgoro users have a voice in the decision-making process.

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Don't worry, we aren't looking for any general sponsorships, as we want to stay fully independent in all aspects.
In the future, we may consider something like marketing sponsorships or integrations, but it's too early to focus on that now. At this stage, our main priority is building a community.
We also understand how projects succeed: the community's voice is important. That's why all ideas will be discussed with our active users (high-level accounts on Bridgoro).
And if we don't come up with a sustainable monetization model, then of course, the service fee will be applied to every trade.

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We already have a solution, thanks to one of the Bitcointalk members (LoyceV).
We will be making small exchange offers fee-free. The exact threshold for what counts as a "small amount" will be decided once we complete our research and calculations on Dust Transactions and Dead Wallet Amounts.

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In this case, we recommend using this cheat sheet as a quick reference.
0% -> good deal (market price)
-0.1% or lower -> very good deal
+0.1% or higher -> bad deal

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Nah, we believe that making small-amount exchange offers fee-free is the better approach. It's also our way of showing gratitude to the community.

Well I've run the text through three detectors and two of them give me a 0% AI generated result. Only Quillbot says it's 41% AI generated. I don't know if he found a way to bypass the detectors or if 41% is a false positive (halfway). But with this data, it's not nearly enough for an AI spammer tag. He could perhaps be tagged as a low-quality poster, but his profile says it all, with that activity and 0 merit, I don't think anything else needs to be said.

Too often, I have seen discrepancies when something is expressed in percentages.

Probably the best solution is to set a minimum fixed fee, for example, 0.000005 BTC per transaction

This is not normal. At current speed it will take now like 7 weeks. The speed just gets worse. Something going on here. I may have to give up on the laptop and try on my desktop by plugging the USB and hopefully it works (since Debian was installed on the laptop and it would be a different hardware)

Good catch. This account has been posting on so-called bounty threads for years, which is how he got such a high activity and why he was caught just now. It seems that his bounty campaigns haven't been going too well and thought he could simply use AI as a shortcut to merit and ranking up, in hopes that one day, he'll join an actual, signature campaign. I'm hoping his account gets nuked, despite the major activity, he's still a newbiw that doesn't contribute anything on the forum but spam.

Por muito tempo o menor valor para uma taxa de bitcoin era de 1 satoshi por vbyte, o que significa que o valor mínimo que esse era o piso das taxas que precisávamos pagar mesmo com a rede do bitcoin sem qualquer congestão.

Recentemente mineradores aceitaram minerar blocos do bitcoin com uma taxa menor e permitindo um piso novo de 0.10 satoshis por vbyte. Eu testei uma transação de 0.20 satoshi por vbyte e tive minha transação confirmada depois de alguns dias quando a rede ficou sem muita atividade, pagando 5 vezes menos do que eu pagaria antes mesmo com poucas transações na rede. Segui o passo a passo desse tópico do LoyceV:

LoyceV's 0.1 sat/vbyte Electrum Server Adventure

Tradução dos pontos especificos:


Com a transação em mãos e assinada você pode enviar ela através da página: https://mempool.space/tx/push

We couldn't reproduce the bug on our side, but we have reworked the TradingView chart and the CAPTCHA on the Contact Form.
Could you please clear your browser cache and check again on your end?
Let us know the results once you try.
Status: [Need to Test]

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The Invite Link issue on the registration page, with the code not appearing correctly, has been fixed. The Invite Code should now display properly when the link is used.
Could you please clear your browser cache and check it again on your side?
Status: [Need to Test]

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Here is the transaction path for ETH:
User A Wallet -> Buffer Wallet -> Smart Contract Address -> User B Wallet

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We are sorry about the CAPTCHA issue.
This problem occurs specifically when using the TOR browser. Unfortunately, at this stage, we can't remove the Google CAPTCHA, but we do plan to implement our own CAPTCHA system later.

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Glad to hear you were able to successfully make exchanges with BTC -> XMR and vice versa.
Thank you as well for providing valuable feedback regarding Dust Transactions, it really helps us improve the platform.

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We anticipated that situations like this could happen if the CoinMarketCap API fails to work properly.
That's why we integrated two backup price providers: CoinGecko API and Coinlib API.

The system works as follows:
If CMC API goes down, then backup CoinGecko API is activated.
If CoinGecko API also fails ->  the second backup Coinlib API takes over.

The probability of all three APIs failing at the same time is extremely low.
Of course, I understand your concern, but nothing in crypto is 100% safe. But risks can be minimized through cautious preparation and layered backups, which is exactly what we've built in.

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We will check for any typo mistakes and fix them if found.

In the meantime, have you looked at our GitBook Guide for Beta Testers?
If you still encounter issues with Monero GUI, feel free to share them here, and we'll do our best to help.
Status: [Added to Backlog]

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Thank you for your support!
By the end of this week, we will publish another Bug Fix Report with the latest updates.
A backend patch with additional fixes will also be rolled out, though a bit later.

I would like to clarify an important point before this goes too far.
First of all, this isn't a protocol. Building a full-fledged protocol would take more than a year, and that's not what we are doing right now. It was my mistake to write "protocol" in the GitBook docs, not a typo, but more of a semantic error due to crunch time. I've already corrected it, and now it reads:

As we've said before, the detailed Whitepaper will be published after the Beta Test ends.
We can't release it yet because we need to carefully check for sensitive information that could expose users to risks.
The Whitepaper will definitely be available for everyone before the final launch when all blockchains go live on the mainnet.

Regarding your question about XMR and ETH:
These cryptocurrencies don't interact at the protocol level but through backend services.
You will find full details in the Whitepaper later on.

About the news of a hack in another project: our architecture is very different from Mixin Safe.
And to be honest, there's no such thing as 100% security.
Even the largest exchanges with multi-million-dollar security budgets get hacked sometimes.
That's why:

• We never store user funds on our side.
• Funds only stay temporarily in buffer wallets during exchanges.
• We will also limit maximum one-time exchanges, so even in the worst-case scenario, the loss would be small, and we could cover it ourselves.

Thanks for raising this point.
I hope this clears things up.

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We are sorry to hear about this issue.
The reason you are seeing the "User not assigned" error is that your account wasn't fully verified in the system.
This likely happened if you tried to register while the server was undergoing a maintenance update, and your browser cached the incomplete process.

Please try the following steps:
1. Clear your browser cache.
2. Register again using the same email.
3. Enter the 6-digit code on the Confirm Registration popup.
4. Log in again.

Let us know if these steps solve the problem.

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Thank you for testing and reporting this bug.
Such login issues may occur with previously created accounts if the browser cache hasn't been cleared.

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So, after discussing it with my teammate, we decided to introduce fee-free exchanges for small amounts. The exact threshold for what counts as a "small amount" will be determined once we finish analyzing Dust Transactions and Dead Wallet amounts.
Yeah, the work is ongoing in parallel with fixing the current incoming bug reports.

Now here's a tricky question I'd like to hear your thoughts on:
What if we made all exchanges completely fee-free, regardless of the amount, meaning our exchange wouldn't take anything from users?

The challenge, of course, is monetization.
We would still need to cover server costs and sustain our own work.
As you know, projects built purely on enthusiasm are hard to support long-term without a funding model.

So what do you think: Should we aim for 100% fee-free exchanges by finding a sustainable way to monetize without relying on a service fee?
Or would it be smarter to balance sustainability with user comfort by introducing a service fee to cover infrastructure and ongoing costs?

This is surprising since you're the only person still complaining about this. I believe login issues have been fixed by the team. It shouldn't be a browser issue since the platform is now working reasonably well on all browsers I've checked with. Try clearing your cache and trying again. Anyway, let's hear from the OP first. They're doing a great job of addressing issues.

Don, there is a Refresh Profile button that will sync BPIP up with the BCT profile.  If bpip shows ibminer last active 3 days ago, look at the "Last Parsed" date, and you should see that is also 3 days or later.   BPIP refreshes the profile based on profile activity, and like SM wrote, browsing is not a trackable profile stat.

IIRC this timestamp is updated if e.g. the user makes a post, sends merits, etc, which you can also see on Bitcointalk itself if you look at user's last posts or recent merits. If the user is just browsing the forum then BPIP won't be able to "snitch".

Hey friends, I don't know if this has been mentioned anywhere in the long thread, but I've looked at this page and the previous one and I don't see any comments about it.

After the changes made to the forum to not show the last login, isn't bpip.org a bit of a 'snitch'? For example, if I go to ibminer's profile on the forum, I see “last active: recently”, while on bpip.org it tells me that he was active 3 days ago. To be more specific, for example, LoyceV has the same option on the forum “recently”, while on bpip.org I can see that he was active 5 minutes ago. You can see it clearly if you watch the list of most merited profiles, for example.



I don't have a strong opinion on whether a change needs to be made in this regard, and I don't know if it would take a lot of work, but I wanted to mention it to you.

Are you using smartphone?
They are 1000 times worse than a laptop, and people literally store everything there, connected with cloud.
In some countries you are forced to give them password and access to your phone, or you are going to jail.

That won't stop government getting inside

Putting glue in laptop USB ports is silly, just don't store password in web browser and encrypt your drive.
There is also elegant option to disable usb drives and other things in BIOS settings.

It's not unexpected, especially given to the fact that it literally took one second from my (second) low-fee tx being broadcasted from Electrum to be visible on mempool.space
But a few more hardcoded relay nodes... give a nice peace of mind this early in the low-fee "era".


LOL, no! My confirmation was supposed to tell it already works pretty much out-of-the box (of course, if you already have bitcoind and fulcrum already in place and a new enough Electrum).
Of course, it's your topic. I am already happy with what I've got.

Please let us know once you have time to accept our offers and complete the transactions.
Your feedback on BTC/XMR is especially valuable, as these are the two main assets of our project.

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Sure, we will do our best.
Bitcointalk can be time-consuming, but it's part of our job right now since this is our project and we are the ones who started the thread.
Thanks a lot for your support, it really motivates us.

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Thanks for helping us answer users’ questions.
You are absolutely right, new coins will only be added after the final release.

We are also planning to launch let's say, a Coin List Vote, so the community can decide which assets should be added next.

Wow, this is very good, thank you for sharing the links. I found a few more links and I am sharing them, if you can add them, please add them.


Someone named Rich222 had arranged and posted them, from there I got them and tried to present them here. These links are very important, if any of them can be added here, it will be even better.

We accepted two available offers (not created by us) with the following pairs: XMR -> BTC and BTC -> XMR — hopefully those were yours.

In addition, we've also created two new Exchange Offers with the same pairs (XMR → BTC / BTC → XMR) as per your request.
One offer is already active, and the second one is partially confirmed and will be available soon.

Why read the manual now, when you can just read it later… once something goes wrong? 

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As we posted earlier, there will be no Service Fee for the first 6 months, so this issue is temporarily resolved.

We will continue our deep research on Dust Transactions.
Thanks to your idea, we will also consider introducing fee-free exchanges for small amounts.

In my opinion, LoyceV is right about this. Even if theymos know that a merit source has sold his account, he may remove the person from being a merit source and the person's account will receive significant amount of negative feedbacks.

I do not posted that merit source should sell their account but that the person that sent the PM and offer such can not be banned. Is that wrong? So why report an account for ban ehen it will not be banned. Negative trust is just the best.

It's not bad idea. But it needs some limitation, since it could be misused as another form spam. Imagine a post receive "like" from 1000 different account or account created with username that contain their advertising keyword (for example, "EXAMPLE.COM (+)", "WWW.EXAMPLE.COM (+)", "EXAMPLE.COM 200% BITCOIN").

If you need advice on how to harden a laptop to the maximum, LoyceV are at your complete disposal
I will be happy to help you after having used your tools for years

You can ask questions here or in PM and I'll answer you, just quote me
I repeat, I would be honored and happy to help you, as you can see I am a good person

no it's not a windows thing, it works on all operating systems that have the bonjour protocol, samy kamkar, a very good white hat, explained it very well
The problem is that USB is flawed by design, the only way to be safe is to put cement in the USB ports.

Oh, it also works with a "locked" PC, so you just need to access a laptop that is turned on but locked, just to make you feel paranoid
the program is called poisontap
As you can see, I'm very "inside" the sector, I usually don't use my skills unless someone really pisses me off then I become very mean.

I just need to open maltego and do an osint to also know how many hairs in the ass my enemy has (another fantastic tool maltego)
Of course I'm not referring to you, it's a general statement.



Yes, having a dedicated computer is the absolute solution, since you can't even trust public Wi-Fi, there could be someone with my skills who can steal your passwords and cookies.
you have no idea what can be done
The advice is to create your own VPN and use that (like Wireguard) for public connections.
I have 2-3 years of experience in the blue team, but in reality I have been passionate about security since 1998, I have decades of experience
Even if I act like an idiot and a fool on the forum, it doesn't mean I am one.

Of course I'm not referring to you, it's a general statement.

This transaction should have been confirmed during the night. I can see that blocks contained transactions paying as low as 0.11 sat/vByte seven to eight hours ago. Also, the last three blocks went down to 0.19 sat/vByte I also had an unconfirmed transaction at 0.21 sat/vbyte laying in the mempools for a week. It's now confirmed.

Believe or not.

You can’t even imagine what that bipolar person behind OpenMonero is capable of. 
Even the admin of KYCnot.me has suspicions about it.

I don't think it implies that. I think it only implies that as a merit source, you can't sell merit. It doesn't even say, "Other members are not allowed to buy those merits." It's complicated.

The spamability is not about how much space each individual transaction takes, it is about how many of such transactions can be created by the spammer and the answer to that is virtually unlimited...

Local section is a different story. There is much less traffic, and also, you correctly noticed, that merits are always subjective. They are similar to "likes", but just have a more serious name.

No, it just means, that people are either hoarding merits, or there are not enough sources in a given place.

Giving a merit is very similar to writing "+1", "thank you", "I agree", or something similar. Theymos didn't receive a single merit from Satoshi, but when he got "+1", then you can look at it in the same way, as if he would get it.

Because this is the main reason, why the whole merit system was invented. If all posts would have high quality, then that system would never be needed, because the mere presence of a given post would imply, that it is worth reading. And this is the case for example in mailing lists, where everything is strictly moderated. But when you have a forum, where newbies are also invited, then something like merit system is needed, just because newbies don't want to see "your post is waiting for approval" after writing anything.

And also, the presence of "+1", "thank you", or similar posts, instead of merits, is usually a hint, that instead of writing it, merits should be sent. Which is why I think some people should be able to somehow reach negative amounts of merits, which could be filled by those with positive balance. Then, we wouldn't need topics like "link posts to merit sources", but instead, some users could do that from UI directly, and that list of posts could be browsed by sources. Maybe it is a good idea, to have a rank somewhere between "source", and "non-source", where some people would be able to fill that kind of lists (making it open for everyone would be too spammy I guess).

My own definition of giving a merit is "this post is not a spam". I can disagree with someone, and merit that person anyway. Maybe I want to correct someone, who is wrong, by quoting that person, and pointing it out (and also sending a merit, because if something is worth replying to, then it is usually also worth a merit).

And then, it becomes semi-automated: if something is quoted, then it is usually merited (unless blacklisted). And if something is "not a spam", then it can be whitelisted. By using "quotelist - blacklist + whitelist", I can spend many merits, without thinking too much about it (and of course, it is never fully automated, so each merit requires a manual action from me; my tools can only make suggestions, not decisions).

It is already implemented. You can give any amount from 1 to 50. If you want to split it between WO merits, and non-WO merits, then just send a single merit in one place, and two merits everywhere else.

Not to mention that merit history can be explored by anyone on pages like BPIP, so maybe it is just a matter of adding some rows and columns, when displaying statistics of a given user.

Sending things should have some costs. If that would be implemented, then users would need to provide some Proof of Work, before sending zero merits.

Also, merits should be treated as "likes". It has a serious name, but it is just an anti-spam feature, really.

I think it is better to link posts to people, who have plenty of merits. And then, they can give just one, if they like the content.

Merits are always subjective. And I think demerits should be avoided. If you think, that there should be less content, then this is what can be achieved by making moderated threads, where every post would be reviewed by someone, before being published. Some places, like mailing lists, are using that model, the question is: do you want to see it here?

You can always try to reach more moderated places, like mailing list, GitHub comments, Delving Bitcoin, or things like that. They have higher standards than forum, and if you wonder, why developers are no longer as active here, as they were in the past, then I can give you an answer: they just moved somewhere else.

But, if you decide to join different places, then be prepared for your posts being rejected. Or be prepared to wait a few days, to see your content published. It is all normal and healthy: if there are higher requirements, then obviously, there is less content.

Because it is often the case. There are many things, which I would like to see (and merit), but they are not there yet, because a lot of effort is needed, to make them. And it is yet another reason, why I usually send a single merit, and not "50". Also, receiving a single merit from 10 people is usually worth more in my eyes, than a single person sending 10 merits, because then, there is a bigger circle of people, who need my content, and think I am not a spammer.

And what is done, when some features for BTC are proposed, and rejected? Well, you make a soft-fork, or a no-fork solution, and then it pushes things one step forward (some people also make altcoins, but then, they are usually worse than the original version).

Want to see zero merits flying around? Write a plugin for a browser (hint: put some Proof of Work or other protections, to avoid being flooded). Want to separate WO merits from normal merits? Just display them differently, and count them differently in statistics. There are a lot of things, which can be solved by plugins or third party tools like BPIP, if they won't be solved officially, by changing the code on server's side. If server cannot meet your requests, then you have to modify the client, or make another server, which will do, what you want.

Yes, of course, that's the spirit! This is exactly what should be done in practice: less complaining, more coding. Because this is what can really push things forward.

The WO thread is its own cool little universe. I don't know if there's a good way to balance (1) trying to control the volume of merit getting thrown around all willy-nilly, against (2) trying not to disturb the WO's whole "Fuck you! We do what we want!" thing...

One thought that must have come up over and over (I see DPD mentioned it a few posts up, but, I'm pretty sure that I've encountered it several times before) is to separate ordinary merit from "WO merit". I really like that idea, but, having a bunch of extra logic and presentation-wise stuff in place for just one thread seems like something that theymos wouldn't seriously consider doing. (I guess, a more general version of this idea would be to have board/topic based "merit weights". As in, if it's particularly easy to earn merit on Meta, for example, then merit earned there should be scaled down by some factor during balance calculation. Because all merit transactions are stored in the database individually, this idea could be applied retroactively, and I think I see a way for it to be done pretty efficiently, too.)

Another idea that I've been rolling around for a while now is to allow 0-merit sends. Sending someone "0" merits could be thought of as sending them a "like" (and, for example, instead of it displaying above a post as "LoyceV (0)", it could appear as "LoyceV (L)" or "LoyceV (+)", or something). I could see a "like system" based on 0-merit sends being very straightforward to implement (with maybe a one-click "+Like" button next to the "+Merit" button to make the whole thing feel more natural). I mean, that idea is worth pursuing all on its own, IMO, but, connecting it back to what we're talking about now: I wonder if the WO regulars would be very against the idea of their thread being made "like-only"? (If that's too heavy-handed, then maybe something that still allows for them to merit other regulars, but limits them to just 0-merit "likes" for new arrivals that haven't yet made 100 WO posts, or something. That way, WO regulars can form a substantial impression of someone before they dump actual merit on them. And, in the course of a merit-seeking spammer trying to cross that threshold, they'll hopefully end up on a few important ignore lists.)

There are a bunch of other "soft spots" on the forum that account farmers seem to rely on. It would be nice if it became a convention for certain kinds of threads to be marked by the creator as "like-only". In my view, you shouldn't be able to formulaically rank-up an account by carving a pumpkin, baking a pie, making a shitty pizza, and then repeating agreeable things on the WO. Off-topic, but, one thing I really miss is how selective DarkStar_ was when it came to assigning slots for the ChipMixer campaign. That campaign was pretty much the reason I joined Bitcointalk to begin with (in fact, I only fell into the whole SMF-patching thing because I was trying to get my merit-to-post ratio high enough for it to make sense for DarkStar_ to admit me as soon as I hit "Sr. Member"). Looking at Bitcointalk now, I don't think I'd join today... I used to get strong cypherpunk vibes from this place (even correcting for my naive view of the forum at the time). Now it feels like some kind of weird third-world school where the passing grade has been lowered over and over and all the "graduates" are idiots (I mean, I realize that that statement doesn't make much sense when you look back further and consider that rank used to depend only on post count, and then only on activity, before depending on merit, too. I'm just talking about the decline I've noticed during the 3 years that I've been paying attention).

I've looked up and down the Electrum server list multiple times, yours isn't listed by DNS. Nor IP address, judging by the tracerouted IP.

Yeah, your method worked for the older Electrum version, I mentioned that specifically for the plugin.

Latest release: Electrum-4.6.1 macOS (11 and higher)

I assume it is because of your device specs. I don't have a problem accessing any page here on the forum except for two (trust list and ignore list). However, I have faced a similar issue when I tried to access the same pages on LoyceV's website. This mostly happens when I try to access some pages using my Laptop. However, I can access these pages using my Desktop, which is fine.

I see you already fixed it by reinstalling your browser. I assume your browser consumed a lot of data and was heavy on your device, which may have caused this issue. But good to know that the issue was solved already.

An unusual case to say the least. Honestly, if I were OP, I would never think of asking for my money back because I'm an addict.
I don't see enough elements to flag support. The OP lost money in a game with predetermined rules, the addiction problem is not enough of an excuse.

As far as casinos are concerned (@A_betbolt & @NapoleonXBT), you should still have some norms that you will adhere to. You have allowed the user to create a new account, even though he has a previous suspension. The fact that he himself demanded does not change the fact that once a suspended user is no longer welcome on the platform. If you had suspended him, you probably wouldn't have advised him to get a new account.
This doesn't make you a scammer, but it certainly makes you appear greedy and willing to do almost anything to get money from users.

I would agree with LoyceV's proposal, you have a chance to turn the whole thing in your favour and show some kind of concern for your users. The amount involved is not too large, and it is not that you yourself have invested a significant sum in this case. I suggest finding a compromise, and for the OP to dedicate himself most sincerely to solving his problem and quitting gambling

Thanks for your response.

I'll respond to your 'quitting smoking next year' analogy, as I appreciate your concern: my finances are currently being managed by an income administrator, which I very quickly got sorted thankfully. I'm also starting therapy in September, there was no massive waiting list in my country thankfully.

My account with them remains open, which is either because they really are working on this case or they're hoping I'll deposit more. Either way, I really will install Gamban as soon as this is handled, but until then, my income administrator has my back.

I also find it odd that the collusion betting was brought up after the refund was promised. Also, in the email to Betbolt asking for the refund, I specified that I asked for a refund of $3684 precisely. I assume that's the payment the casino support agent was talking about in the email where I was promised the refund. I did make several deposits totaling $3684. I welcomed the collusion betting investigation, but if that is the 'internal investigation' that I was told is taking place, I'm wondering why it's taking so long.

Thank you again for your response.

"User is not assigned" and "Unknown error": both are already in our backlog.
The root cause seems to be a frontend conflict. We are investigating and expect to deliver a fix next week, followed by a detailed report.
Status: [Already added to backlog]

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If you see the "Not Secure Connection" flag, it usually means the site is being accessed via HTTP instead of HTTPS. Please use HTTPS as our SSL certificate is active.

Third-party requests we use:
google.com -> CAPTCHA
gstatic.com -> Google Fonts
unpkg.com -> Cloudflare CDN

For security reasons, Cloudflare (unpkg) can’t be removed at this stage.
In the future, we may replace Google Fonts and possibly build our own CAPTCHA system to get rid of these two requests.
Status: [Not a bug]

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The Beta Test is essential for polishing all parts, especially the frontend. Massive testing has already uncovered several bugs in the backend as well. We won't move to release until the backend is fully stable. If any issue happens with a transaction during mainnet, we will restore funds from our own side, but we want to eliminate backend risks before going live.

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Who doesn't love  

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Thanks for your idea, which helps us improve the project.

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Thanks a lot. Doing our best.

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When accepting a Deal, remember that the Buyer covers not only their own Network Fee but also the Seller's Network Fee (Compensation Fee).
Status: [Not a bug]

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I know about a stuck transaction, as this is our Exchange Offer from one of the test accounts.
This isn't related to Dust Transactions. We are still investigating, as it may be linked to testnet XMR being sent instead of stagenet XMR. Backend bugs are critical for us, so this needs deep analysis.
Please expect a detailed report next week.
Status: [Under investigation]

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Thanks for pointing it out.
I mistakenly added a testnet faucet link instead of a stagenet faucet link earlier (just CypherFaucet provides both faucets: for testnet and stagenet).
The link is correct now.
Status: [Fixed]

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For BTC, 6 confirmations are currently required.
Next week, we will experiment with reducing the number of confirmations across all blockchains to find a balance between speed and security.

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Important note for our Beta Test community:
We will pause bug reviews and development work until Monday.
After weeks of intense work, my teammate and I need a short rest to "clear the cache in our heads."

Translated Topic in Pidgin Language; How U Go Fit Do Bitcoin Transaction And Pay No Reach 1 Sat/vByte
Original Topic: How to make a bitcoin transaction and pay less than 1 sat/vByte
Author:    Pmalek


People wey know  Bitcoin and dem don see di mempool.space no go dey surprised to see say many blocks get transactions wey users dey pay nd e noreach 1 sat/vByte in fees. Na now e dey  possible to pay low well well fee of  0.10 sat/vByte, for a long time, di bottom line been dey 1 sat/vByte.

People wey get their own nodes and use Bitcoin Core go easily adjust a few settings to enable their software to support and relay transactions to other peers for low fees. However, ordinary users e no get their own nodes, so they need another way out. There are two popular wallets wey support sub 1 sat/vByte transactions na Trezor Suite and Electrum. Sparrow Wallet and Blue Wallet wey don announced their support for future releases.

How u go send bitcoin and di transaction fee no go reach 1 sat/vByte with Trezor Suite?

People wey own Trezor hardware wallets e go fit create and sign transactions wey go fit pay and e no reach 1 sat/vByte for fees wey dey use Trezor Suite. There are two ways wey we fit do that. I go describe di one dat worked for me, but dis link e get another way wey u go fit try am if you want. Abeg make u know say dis way e no work for me.

1.   Create a transaction di normal way. Enter di address u dey send di bitcoin to, di amount u dey send, and di fee u want to pay (eg, 0.3 sat/vByte).
2.   Above di field where u entered di destination address, u go see di option "Broadcast". Click am and change am to "Broadcast: off."
3.   U go notice say u no fit click on the "Sign" button yet.
4.   Click di three dots in the upper right side of Trezor Suite and click on "Send raw".
5.   New window go pop up.
6.   When im opens, close am again without entering anything.
7.   When u close di window, im go dey possible to click on di "Sign" button to sign ur transaction. U fit open and close di window two or three times to make di "Sign" button clickable.
8.   Sign di transaction by clicking "Sign."
9.   After signing di transaction, a "Copy raw transaction" button go appear.
10.   Click on "Copy raw transaction."
11.   Paste di signed and still non-broadcast transaction dat u copied on https://mempool.space/tx/push into di "Broadcast Transaction" field.
12.   Click di "Broadcast Transaction" button.
13.   Di transaction ID of di broadcasted transaction u sent go appear on screen. U fit use dis ID to track di status of ur transaction.

How u go send bitcoin and di transaction fee e no go reach 1 sat/vByte with Electrum?

Electrum wallet fit send bitcoin transactions with fees lower than 1 sat/vByte if u dey connected to a node dat supports di transactions, and after entering one line of code in di Electrum console. Below na di instructions on how to do am.

1.   Open Electrum and di wallet 4rom which u want to send a sub 1 sat/vByte transaction.
2.   Click on di orb in di lower right corner of di app to change network settings.
3.   If u never changed di method of connecting to Electrum servers before, Electrum go randomly select one and connect to am. U need to change dat by clicking on di "Connection mode" field and choosing "Manual server selection."
4.   After dat, click on "Close."
5.   Click again on di orb in di lower right side to adjust network settings.
6.   In di "Server" field, copy/paste di following server: electrum.labrie.ca and click "Close." Electrum go then connect to dis server. U fit connect to LoyceV Electrum server too, electrum.loyce.club if u like.
7.   If di "Console" tab e no dey visible in ur Electrum app, u can activate am by clicking "View > Console" in di upper left side of di software.
8.   After u don connect to di appropriate server, click on di "Console" tab and copy/paste di following command: wallet.relayfee = (lambda: 0) and click ENTER. u can enter dis command every time u want to send a transaction with fees lower dan 1 sat/vByte until dis becomes di standard and is merged into di official Electrum release. TryNinja made im own plugin dat includes dis command when u start Electrum. U fit install am if u want, use di instructions in this post.
9.   When u don finish am, u go create ur own transaction in Electrum and send am. With Electrum, u hve di option to copy a raw transaction and broadcast am via  mempool.space page as I explained in step #11 above. To do dis, u first need to sign di transaction in Electrum and then click di buttons "Preview > Share > Copy to clipboard." Paste di copied string on di page https://mempool.space/tx/push.

How u go send bitcoin and di transaction fee e no go reach 1 sat/vByte with Sparrow Wallet?

The 2.2.4 pre-release beta version of Sparrow Wallet supports sending transactions dat pay less than 1 sat/vByte in fees. However, di user must configure di minrelaytxfee option in their server settings to support lower-fee transactions or be connected to a node dat get dis setting adjusted.

1.   Download the 2.2.4 beta version of Sparrow Wallet from https://github.com/craigraw/beta/releases/tag/2.2.4-support-minrelaytxfee.
2.   Connect to a server dat e don changed di minrelaytxfee setting or make di changes urself in your bitcoin.conf file. Fee settings can also be changed by "editing di Sparrow config file in Sparrow home and changing di value of minRelayFeeRate to a value >= 0.0 and < 1.0."

If di server u dey connected to e no dey configured correctly, u go get a broadcast error.

I intend to expand dis thread and add to di list di procedure for sending sub 1 sat/vByte transactions with Sparrow and Blue wallets in di future if needed. I go only do dat if im get a non-standard way of sending transactions.

Do like me... I don't have a laptop. So I don't know the PC at home. 

To get to my PC physically, you have to break down the door, get past the 3 rabid dogs, alarm and I don't know how many lasers you aim at their eyes. 

Sometimes, the more secure a person thinks they are, the more exposed and less secure they are. A person has to learn how to use the computer, and not expect third-party tools or tricks to protect them.

هناك موضوع للأخ Zwei مترجم عن الموضوع الأصلي للعضو LoyceV للاستفادة من انخفاض الرسوم بتقليل المدخلات في المحفظة وخاصة للذين كانوا يعملون في صنابير البيتكوين أو للمشاركين في الحملات الذين يتلقون دفعات أسبوعية وبالتالي الذين يقومون باستراتيجية التجميع على المدى البعيد سيكون لديهم عدد كبير جدا من المدخلات والمخرجات وبالتالي ستكون معاملاتهم ذات رسوم عالية.

هذا مقتبس من الموضوع يوضح الفائدة الكبيرة لدمج المدخلات الصغيرة

لذلك هذه فرصة كبيرة لمن يوجد لديه عدد كبير من المدخلات والمخرجات أن يقوم بتقليصها
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5547270.0

Come on, look at the content of the links you just shared. No research, just copy and paste reporting with no actual facts, but it's unfortunate you also decided to believe the lies instead of reading everything else sent out to you.

 
Continue religiously believing them. We can't really force you to see the light if you don't want to.

You need some merits or what?

If I understand correctly, the OP never claims that this account was hacked. He calls it his own. Therefore, he simply wants to transfer the rights of claim against Yobit, which he currently owns on a legal basis.

Moreover, as far as I know, Yobit still does not require mandatory user verification. And if that’s the case, then this account definitely does not fall into the “KYC-required” category.

So it seems there are no violations on the OP’s side. And I believe this thread absolutely needs to stay: if only as an example of what can happen when a long-forgotten password to an exchange account comes back to haunt you.

Personally, I’ll be more cautious about dealing with them now. Without this thread, I wouldn’t even have known that Yobit could seize such amounts.

OP, I wish you luck in finding a buyer. Maybe someone really does have ways to put pressure on the owners of this exchange.

Congrats.. if you can figure out how to mostly hang onto them rather than fucking around with your merely getting 20% to 50% profits out of them.. but hey, that tends to require a 4-10 year or longer holding timeline for each buy, and I doubt that your timeline is even close to that long.. .I mean what is in your head when you are accumulating your cornz and trying to get through your accumulation phase, if you might, possibly, actually be trying to accomplish such a thing?


There is ONLY an appearancer that bitcoin is correlated.

Sure in the short term.. but zoom out a wee bit more better to be able to attempt to better not get overly distracted by noise.


Making shit up and plagiarizing is a problem because it is against forum rules, no matter how OOM feels about it.

You need better proof to rebut (or to overcome) the seeming obvious fakety-fake that you already posted... so your choice to post the stuff of others and to claim it as your own is problematic.. and sure it is possible that you are a ham operator.. .but you still plagiarized by trying to act like someone else's set up was your set up.


Nice to see an ole curmudgeon still alive and kicking. 

Are you saying that you agree or no?


Wow...

OOM comes off as a gullible pushover.  #nohomo

 


So those earlier posts were not fakety fake?  In other words, if a member were to post something fake, then it would seem to take a bit more convincing to get out of such a situation... so maybe I am the one who is confused about whether the earlier pics and description of the situation were fake?  I still feel bamboozled in regards to my having had sent an smerit to one of BTCETFInvestor's earlier posts.

Very late reply which I forgot to make before (), but I'm already tracking the first post of a topic so this is possible.

I'm always a bit worried about false positives, though, so I need to think if there are any edge cases with different languages. I'll see...

Thank you for answering my question so clearly, and the same goes for the others who replied as well. Being a high-quality user really makes a huge difference, and this can only be achieved through genuine and natural means, such as enjoying participating in discussions about crypto, iGaming in general, etc.

In fact, the casino manages to raise more money and in turn has more money to spend on advertising.

But other services also spend money on advertising, albeit at slightly lower rates. Perhaps they don't earn as much because they don't advertise themselves.

How many services do you encounter long after they were created, that if they had been announced, you would have used sooner?

Since I don't have metrics, and perhaps even campaign managers are limited in this information, it's more difficult to get a true idea of ​​the impact a forum campaign can have. Perhaps what's missing is this: information to attract more advertisers.

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Question for campaign managers: What information do you feel is missing that would be useful to attract more advertisers?

[/quote]By the way, there's a really cool website that can help both campaign managers and participants manage their posting requirements, etc.

The website is: https://signatools.net/

The recent BTC -> XMR Dust Transaction occurred because we were testing a 0.3% Service Fee on each transaction. In this particular case, the exchanged amount was very small, and after the smart contract deducted the Service Fee (just a few satoshis), the transaction became stuck.

Temporary solution: For the first 6 months, there will be no Service Fee, which eliminates the risk of Dust Transactions for now.
Permanent solution: We will conduct in-depth research and calculations to ensure that such situations are avoided once fees are re-enabled after the initial 6 months.

And we would like to note that we don't use any third-party apps or solutions for blockchain adapters, escrow service, or the collector module, all of these are fully developed in-house.

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It would be better to publish such requests on the [BOUNTY] page, since all Beta Testers are gathered there. That way, everyone involved will see the update in one place.
But we have created BTC -> XMR and XMR -> BTC offers for you.
Please note that the amounts aren't large, as we also need testnet tokens for our internal testing.

For users who prefer not to use Telegram, there is a built-in Contact Form available on the homepage.
In September, we plan to launch a Discord server. Additionally, we will consider creating a separate Bitcointalk Support account with email notifications enabled so we can track incoming messages more efficiently.

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We will do our best to retrieve the funds from the stuck exchange. We will update you next week with the results.

I don't use Bitcoin Core so unfortunately I won't be able to help you to configure anything. However, Bitcoin Core was the first Bitcoin wallet that supported below 1 sat/vByte transactions. So if set set up correctly, it should work. You also need to be connected to peers that also support below 1 sat/vByte transactions for them to propagate around the network properly.

I will tag @LoyceV here. He recently played around with configurations of both Bitcoin Core and Electrum to help him make below 1 sat/vByte transactions.
This GitHhub link contains a list with some nodes that you can connect to in order to help propagate your transactions. In the end, if nothing else helps, just paste the raw transaction into mempool.space and broadcast it from there.

If scam aren't moderated why is account selling is permitted?
I think both should work together, no selling of accounts and no scamming, is this too hard for the forum to implement?
Sincerely, there should be some sets of rules to governed the forum, so that account seller and scammers would definitely have a place to belong than just giving them tags for their offense. I believe that since they knew that their offense could only be tag they wouldn't mind keep repeating it with another profile or still sending out same like messages to other since there is no much penalty towards their acts and actions on sending out such messages in request to purchase account.

Sometimes you can't take it with you and those who go to this kind of conference, like me, bring a "white" laptop to use if they need to do something
the problem is not the data they steal from you, since like me many come without data
but if they put backdoors on you
for this reason it is necessary to know whether they opened it or not

dopo una settimana di cosamenti, ho rimaneggiato la mia trust list (avevo del tempo)
vi consiglio a tutti di fare manutenzione della vostra trust list e valutare di chi volete fidarvi o meno, esiste un thread di LoyceV che spiega come funziona

The first step is to avoid using centralized exchanges (CEX) for crypto exchanges, as they will definitely record valuable user information. Even instant exchange services that support XMR usually keep logs.

I agree with this opinion. Aside from it took 4 months, several false claim (that spotted by some members) still exist on their and i fear feel there'll another victim like OP. If OP decide to create flag type 1/newbie, i would support it and remove support to current flag.


Their claim about anonymous or no personal data that i found some time ago[1] also still exist.

[1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5540023.msg65337026#msg65337026

Haha thanks! Yeah it was my own funds from the address where they were locked in.


The way I see it, your suggestion makes sense. I will withdraw the flag, I will add a neutral tag and I will lock this thread in a day or so.


Wait, aren't they trustworthy now?

MEXC.

Deposited a small amount of BTC, account instantly frozen.

"Your account has been involved in high-risk activities. In order to fully comply with applicable laws and our anti-money laundering obligations, your account will be restricted until further notice."

They won't let me withdraw my coins. Who knows what "until further notice" means, as far as I can tell, I got robbed.

Here is an example of a case that came to my mind while I was writing the previous comment. These are coins (USDT token) sent by the user, which ended up at the Whitebit address (probably liquidity partner). These fraudsters were asked several times to show the KYC request they received from the regulator, of course, without an answer. Now it has reached its peak, where they are portraying everything as a negative campaign by the competition against them. :clown

Suddenly, the unexpected happened. Today I got refunded after pressuring too much with my emails.

I am extremely happy today!!!

@LoyceV I am asking your experience now. What should I do with the scam accusation here and with the flag I have created?

Parenting is hard but with ouzo it becomes easier, doesn’t it?

I googled a bit, asked chatGPT, and according to them this particular model was released in 2015. Lol, I think I have been using a 10 year old crap!

Wired connection mate! We don't have StarLink or satellite here, LOL.

Wait what when did that happened? I have only seen duel band (2.4, 5 GHz) here at my place, even that it new to many people.

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Yup, I had a mess up recently, so I'm re-syncing everything from the start. So it might be one of the cases.

Note that, back in the days (1 year ago), when I ran the Bitcoin core using my potato laptop with the same shitty router, I never encountered this issue.

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I'll let you guys know after 100% sync, whether this problems remains or not! Btw, it's still "jamming" everything when I run it.

File is not available https://bitcoin-safe.org/bitcointalk.txt

I had the same feeling because their thread was created in 2014 but before the campaign launch day only 30 posts were published in it (at the time when the campaign was suspended the thread had 40,000 views and 1700 high-quality posts).

Although the reserves at that time were already about 1-2 m dollars (however, this is still 20 times less than when the project closed).

To claim fork coins, private key is required mandatory and with private key, your coins can be moved by anyone access it.

The time of Bitcoin fork coins is many years ago, two market cycles ago but the lesson is valuable and it's applicable for altcoins too. Years ago LoyceV wrote his guide on claiming fork coins.
LoyceV's Bitcoin Fork claiming guide (and service).

Move your coins out of a wallet, before using its private keys to claim fork coins.

Yes I know. But just in case he wants to check the merit of the people that are talked about on this thread, what I posted can be helpful. It will even be better than a long list that you will have to scroll and scroll until you will see who you are looking for. It would be million of people that were airdropped the smerits and merits at the time, not just a small number of people. What I posted makes it easy to find.