Topic: [ANN][KMD][dPoW] Komodo - An Open, Composable Smart Chain Platform, Secured by B - page 178. (Read 1192053 times)
December 31, 2017, 06:00:09 PM
I just installed the Komodo wallet on my Ledger Nano S. When I open it and go to the "receive" tab it crashes everytime. Anyone know whats up with this? I wanted to switch one of my rigs over to mining this and needed an address.
December 31, 2017, 11:53:38 AM
This makes me so happy. Excellent roadmap post. Happy New Year you guys!
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KomodoPlatformNoobTrader • 5h
A little background context to provide an answer regarding marketing-related questions.
The Komodo blockchain itself is barely more than a year old. It began as a project spearheaded largely by developers, with no experienced marketing team.
Around September of this year, after the announcement of our dICO capabilities, several new members joined our team in marketing-related capacities. Over the last few months, these new members have learned many of the intricacies of the Komodo ecosystem. While in the learning process, they have simultaneously produced various milestones in Komodo’s marketing journey.
Notable marketing milestones over the last few months include:
Raising our social media presence and outreach
Increasing our Reddit subscribers from ~350 to ~3500
Increasing our Twitter followers from ~1000 to ~10000
Increasing our Slack channel members to ~3500
Increasing our newsletter subscribers from ~500 to ~5000
The establishment of a temporary, “placeholder” website while we consider long-term brand decisions
Launching an exchange outreach program.
Assisting in the successful listing of KMD on Binance, HitBTC, and UpBit.
Launching a YouTuber influencer outreach program, and establishing relationships with key influencers which we will work with in the coordination of future Komodo product launches.
Providing a temporary update to the r/KomodoPlatform subreddit’s visual appearance, as revealed this week
Creating a BarterDEX whitepaper for non-developer audiences (~25 pages)
Creating a Jumblr whitepaper for non-developer audiences (~20 pages)
Several Reddit AMAs
Providing +40 developed, official responses to community questions
Many blog posts, newsletters, meetings, graphics, and other messaging contributions
Attending four blockchain conferences to network with future ecosystem partners
Several extensive UX research initiatives and audits, both internal and external
Translating much of our existing material and documentation into multiple languages
Hiring several additional marketing team members who are completing behind-the-scenes marketing work that has yet to be publicly revealed
Most importantly: creating a long-term internal plan for Komodo marketing
Over the last few weeks, the marketing team has finally reached a stage where more pointed and coordinated endeavors are possible.
Going forward, we are considering strong changes to the Komodo brand image, which we will not yet publicly discuss.
On the other hand, we have several upcoming marketing-related milestones that can be publicly discussed.
Upcoming marketing milestones include:
The Monaize dICO
Our technology is essentially prepared and all is working smoothly. We are just tying up loose ends.
Come to the Slack channel if you would like to participate as an early adopter
Simplified explanations (infographics, potential animations, etc.) regarding atomic swaps, platform comparisons, and more
Several more foundational whitepapers and lightpapers, providing the necessary documentation for team members and volunteer community members to be empowered with an accurate description of the Komodo vision.
The Komodo Foundations Lightpaper (dPoW and the dICO Model explanation for non-developers) is nearly finished.
Interested readers can ask for the link to its current work-in-progress status in the Slack channel.
A Fiat-pegged Cryptocurrencies Lightpaper is on the immediate roadmap
A “Catch-all” Lightpaper is also on the immediate roadmap, which will cover many remaining topics.
A brief discussion of our smart-contract technology strategy
A brief description of all asset chains in the Komodo ecosystem
Any necessary remaining information, regarding notary nodes, etc.
All of the above whitepapers and lightpapers will be combined together into one master “Komodo Whitepaper” document, including a introductory short summary of the entire Komodo vision.
Note: Creating these whitepapers, and the accompanying master whitepaper, is not about producing “the most popular” format for discovering Komodo. The marketing team does not expect the average cryptocurrency user to read the full documentation.
Rather, this endeavor is about producing “a” format for capturing the Komodo vision. From this first accurate information, further simplified explanations are easier to make (infographics, animations, comparisons, etc.), as accurate and useful information can then be shared (both internally and externally) for a higher level of viral distribution.
We estimate that the page length for the master Komodo Whitepaper may be anywhere from 50 to 120 pages (current total of all pages is roughly ~85).
The thorough nature of the Komodo vision, while a challenge to map initially, is a long-term blessing for the marketing team. Now that the marketing team is able to accurately communicate it, Komodo’s marketing future is strong.
The marketing team is also in the process of establishing customer journey’s, personas, storyboards, more UX research initiatives, and more.
With the BarterDEX GUI apps live and running, the Monaize dICO just around the corner, and a knowledgeable marketing team, Komodo’s marketing future has never been brighter. A detailed announcement on the marketing plan for 2018 will be released in the coming weeks, stay tuned.
3
siddhartha-komodo • 4h
Here is the link to the work-in-progress version of the Komodo Foundations Lightpaper, for all who are curious.
Feedback is always welcome.
A little background context to provide an answer regarding marketing-related questions.
The Komodo blockchain itself is barely more than a year old. It began as a project spearheaded largely by developers, with no experienced marketing team.
Around September of this year, after the announcement of our dICO capabilities, several new members joined our team in marketing-related capacities. Over the last few months, these new members have learned many of the intricacies of the Komodo ecosystem. While in the learning process, they have simultaneously produced various milestones in Komodo’s marketing journey.
Notable marketing milestones over the last few months include:
Raising our social media presence and outreach
Increasing our Reddit subscribers from ~350 to ~3500
Increasing our Twitter followers from ~1000 to ~10000
Increasing our Slack channel members to ~3500
Increasing our newsletter subscribers from ~500 to ~5000
The establishment of a temporary, “placeholder” website while we consider long-term brand decisions
Launching an exchange outreach program.
Assisting in the successful listing of KMD on Binance, HitBTC, and UpBit.
Launching a YouTuber influencer outreach program, and establishing relationships with key influencers which we will work with in the coordination of future Komodo product launches.
Providing a temporary update to the r/KomodoPlatform subreddit’s visual appearance, as revealed this week
Creating a BarterDEX whitepaper for non-developer audiences (~25 pages)
Creating a Jumblr whitepaper for non-developer audiences (~20 pages)
Several Reddit AMAs
Providing +40 developed, official responses to community questions
Many blog posts, newsletters, meetings, graphics, and other messaging contributions
Attending four blockchain conferences to network with future ecosystem partners
Several extensive UX research initiatives and audits, both internal and external
Translating much of our existing material and documentation into multiple languages
Hiring several additional marketing team members who are completing behind-the-scenes marketing work that has yet to be publicly revealed
Most importantly: creating a long-term internal plan for Komodo marketing
Over the last few weeks, the marketing team has finally reached a stage where more pointed and coordinated endeavors are possible.
Going forward, we are considering strong changes to the Komodo brand image, which we will not yet publicly discuss.
On the other hand, we have several upcoming marketing-related milestones that can be publicly discussed.
Upcoming marketing milestones include:
The Monaize dICO
Our technology is essentially prepared and all is working smoothly. We are just tying up loose ends.
Come to the Slack channel if you would like to participate as an early adopter
Simplified explanations (infographics, potential animations, etc.) regarding atomic swaps, platform comparisons, and more
Several more foundational whitepapers and lightpapers, providing the necessary documentation for team members and volunteer community members to be empowered with an accurate description of the Komodo vision.
The Komodo Foundations Lightpaper (dPoW and the dICO Model explanation for non-developers) is nearly finished.
Interested readers can ask for the link to its current work-in-progress status in the Slack channel.
A Fiat-pegged Cryptocurrencies Lightpaper is on the immediate roadmap
A “Catch-all” Lightpaper is also on the immediate roadmap, which will cover many remaining topics.
A brief discussion of our smart-contract technology strategy
A brief description of all asset chains in the Komodo ecosystem
Any necessary remaining information, regarding notary nodes, etc.
All of the above whitepapers and lightpapers will be combined together into one master “Komodo Whitepaper” document, including a introductory short summary of the entire Komodo vision.
Note: Creating these whitepapers, and the accompanying master whitepaper, is not about producing “the most popular” format for discovering Komodo. The marketing team does not expect the average cryptocurrency user to read the full documentation.
Rather, this endeavor is about producing “a” format for capturing the Komodo vision. From this first accurate information, further simplified explanations are easier to make (infographics, animations, comparisons, etc.), as accurate and useful information can then be shared (both internally and externally) for a higher level of viral distribution.
We estimate that the page length for the master Komodo Whitepaper may be anywhere from 50 to 120 pages (current total of all pages is roughly ~85).
The thorough nature of the Komodo vision, while a challenge to map initially, is a long-term blessing for the marketing team. Now that the marketing team is able to accurately communicate it, Komodo’s marketing future is strong.
The marketing team is also in the process of establishing customer journey’s, personas, storyboards, more UX research initiatives, and more.
With the BarterDEX GUI apps live and running, the Monaize dICO just around the corner, and a knowledgeable marketing team, Komodo’s marketing future has never been brighter. A detailed announcement on the marketing plan for 2018 will be released in the coming weeks, stay tuned.
3
siddhartha-komodo • 4h
Here is the link to the work-in-progress version of the Komodo Foundations Lightpaper, for all who are curious.
Feedback is always welcome.
December 31, 2017, 11:13:49 AM
Twitter : https://twitter.com/KomodoPlatform/status/947459129982951427
Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/komodoplatform/comments/7n996w/happy_new_year_to_all_our_loyal_followers_and/
Facebook : https://web.facebook.com/KomodoPlatform/photos/a.330322533980991.1073741828.321638648182713/560887464257829/?type=3&theater
News SuperNET : http://news.supernet.org/posts/tFG9gWTFSdeDF4Gdu/happy-new-year-to-all-our-loyal-followers-and-supporters
Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/komodoplatform/comments/7n996w/happy_new_year_to_all_our_loyal_followers_and/
Facebook : https://web.facebook.com/KomodoPlatform/photos/a.330322533980991.1073741828.321638648182713/560887464257829/?type=3&theater
News SuperNET : http://news.supernet.org/posts/tFG9gWTFSdeDF4Gdu/happy-new-year-to-all-our-loyal-followers-and-supporters
December 31, 2017, 10:18:54 AM
I invested when KMD was $2.61 now $9.31 no complains
December 31, 2017, 08:58:31 AM
December 31, 2017, 08:43:21 AM
Everyone should read the latest AMA on reddit. Looks like the marketing team is really ramping up for next year! Also, the dICO is ready, they are just tying up some loose ends.
https://www.reddit.com/r/komodoplatform/comments/7kwgif/komodos_third_monthly_ama_of_december/
December 31, 2017, 04:17:41 AM
Hi there,
could some one help me out? I wonder, why does it say approx 50 KMD for 1 BTCD, what does this approx depend on?
Also, how does the swap actually works? on the website there is a manual how to do it via the wallet, but also there is a website which is currently down but will be working later. Are those 2 separate methods? I am just wondering as I have my BTCD on Bittrex and i am constantly reading that the network is slow - dont wanna miss the swap due to loooong waiting time for confimations
Thanks for your help!
Cheers and a Happy Cryptic New Year!
could some one help me out? I wonder, why does it say approx 50 KMD for 1 BTCD, what does this approx depend on?
Also, how does the swap actually works? on the website there is a manual how to do it via the wallet, but also there is a website which is currently down but will be working later. Are those 2 separate methods? I am just wondering as I have my BTCD on Bittrex and i am constantly reading that the network is slow - dont wanna miss the swap due to loooong waiting time for confimations
Thanks for your help!
Cheers and a Happy Cryptic New Year!
December 31, 2017, 02:06:38 AM
How does the swap for bitcoindark go? Will you get an equal mount of KMD or an equal amount of KMD by the mid range price?
December 30, 2017, 11:48:52 PM
Zero footprint 2-way replay protection
Last year I was invited to the bitcoin fork slack and the need for 2-way replay protection was made pretty clear by the ETC release that didnt have replay protection.
I wanted to come up with a method that was efficient and easy to implement and I believe I suceeded. Last summer, I made a post to steemit about it:
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@jl777/bitcoin-spinoff-fork-how-to-make-a-clean-fork-without-any-replay-attack-and-no-blockchain-visible-changes
BCH had a different method that increased the txsize in parallel with the sighash_forkid method for a while, where it was optional. But in the end they decided to require the sighash_forkid. Their implementation added a twist to it by using segwit non-malleable signatures for the forkid path, but the concept is the same.
The key idea is quite simple. In order to make 2-way replay protection work, the signature for the new fork is made incompatible for any other fork. Since the signature is not compatible, it will also reject valid signatures from other forks.
The way to achieve this requires to understand a bit about the bitcoin signing internals. Actually, just one thing. The signature doesnt actually sign the raw tx bytes, but rather a 256-bit hash. this hash is created based on the rawtx, but it is converted in complex ways. however, it isnt needed to understand the exact conversions, just that the hash is unique for the rawtx. My sighash_forkid method changes some bytes in the data that generates the hash based solely on what blockchain it is coming from.
It is like adding a brandname to the prehash data and this allows the creation of 2-way replay protection, but actually it is far more, it is 2-way protection against all prior forks!
Now the BCH code is out there, BTG gold was able to implement it with just adding a BTG specific forkid #define. SBTC made a string concatenation of "sbtc" to the prehash data to the original signing path and would be the simplest to emulate.
For barterDEX, I want to support as many bitcoin forks as possible and if they are providing 2-way replay protection we will do our best to add support. However, if the tx format is bloated and some additional output or opcode is needed (for every tx!) to avoid replay protection, this is an unfortunate choice as it not only bloats the blockchain with every tx for something that didnt have to, it also wont be compatible with barterDEX atomic swap code.
If in doubt as to what magic values to use, a bitcoin fork project can contact us as we will necessarily be monitoring and maintaining a bitcoin fork compatibility list. Also, I believe the days of simple btc clone forks having much value will be coming to an end. just like altcoins used to just be pure clones without any unique new features and it was sufficient, but nowadays an altcoin must have its own unique features, so it will be for bitcoin forks.
Last year I was invited to the bitcoin fork slack and the need for 2-way replay protection was made pretty clear by the ETC release that didnt have replay protection.
I wanted to come up with a method that was efficient and easy to implement and I believe I suceeded. Last summer, I made a post to steemit about it:
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@jl777/bitcoin-spinoff-fork-how-to-make-a-clean-fork-without-any-replay-attack-and-no-blockchain-visible-changes
BCH had a different method that increased the txsize in parallel with the sighash_forkid method for a while, where it was optional. But in the end they decided to require the sighash_forkid. Their implementation added a twist to it by using segwit non-malleable signatures for the forkid path, but the concept is the same.
The key idea is quite simple. In order to make 2-way replay protection work, the signature for the new fork is made incompatible for any other fork. Since the signature is not compatible, it will also reject valid signatures from other forks.
The way to achieve this requires to understand a bit about the bitcoin signing internals. Actually, just one thing. The signature doesnt actually sign the raw tx bytes, but rather a 256-bit hash. this hash is created based on the rawtx, but it is converted in complex ways. however, it isnt needed to understand the exact conversions, just that the hash is unique for the rawtx. My sighash_forkid method changes some bytes in the data that generates the hash based solely on what blockchain it is coming from.
It is like adding a brandname to the prehash data and this allows the creation of 2-way replay protection, but actually it is far more, it is 2-way protection against all prior forks!
Now the BCH code is out there, BTG gold was able to implement it with just adding a BTG specific forkid #define. SBTC made a string concatenation of "sbtc" to the prehash data to the original signing path and would be the simplest to emulate.
For barterDEX, I want to support as many bitcoin forks as possible and if they are providing 2-way replay protection we will do our best to add support. However, if the tx format is bloated and some additional output or opcode is needed (for every tx!) to avoid replay protection, this is an unfortunate choice as it not only bloats the blockchain with every tx for something that didnt have to, it also wont be compatible with barterDEX atomic swap code.
If in doubt as to what magic values to use, a bitcoin fork project can contact us as we will necessarily be monitoring and maintaining a bitcoin fork compatibility list. Also, I believe the days of simple btc clone forks having much value will be coming to an end. just like altcoins used to just be pure clones without any unique new features and it was sufficient, but nowadays an altcoin must have its own unique features, so it will be for bitcoin forks.
December 30, 2017, 10:22:04 PM
Komodo has gone a long way and honestly the core architecture is impressive but.... Im getting impatient now as to where and when the first dICO would happen. I mean the original date was Nov 10 2017. New year is fast approaching and all the dev are saying is GUI related issues. Monaize team is ready and marketing side is already in full battle gear. Hope by next week there will be a new development.
Unfortunately I agree. When dIco was postponed we were told it was going to be for a short while and I honestly thought we were talking about 2 weeks tops. I might not understand or appreciate how much work you guys are putting into the project but going from almost launching the ICO to postponing for 2 months and still counting without any comfortable news is pretty disturbing.
Edit: Did my first atomic swaps today between chips and kmd but im wondering how Barterdex will be able to decide price between different coins and when charts will go live?
it can be done via GUI
it isnt perfect, but for most all cases it gets a decent price for both sides. Of course, each user is free to set any different price but if you just want a set it and forget it mode, that is available and my guess is a lot of liquidity can be created via this method.
December 30, 2017, 09:54:05 PM
Komodo has gone a long way and honestly the core architecture is impressive but.... Im getting impatient now as to where and when the first dICO would happen. I mean the original date was Nov 10 2017. New year is fast approaching and all the dev are saying is GUI related issues. Monaize team is ready and marketing side is already in full battle gear. Hope by next week there will be a new development.
Unfortunately I agree. When dIco was postponed we were told it was going to be for a short while and I honestly thought we were talking about 2 weeks tops. I might not understand or appreciate how much work you guys are putting into the project but going from almost launching the ICO to postponing for 2 months and still counting without any comfortable news is pretty disturbing.
Edit: Did my first atomic swaps today between chips and kmd but im wondering how Barterdex will be able to decide price between different coins and when charts will go live?
December 30, 2017, 07:52:37 PM
It's hard to watch other coins pump while kmd stays relatively neutral. Its day will come, and those who remained patient and continue to show support for this path blazing technology will be rewarded, handsomely. 
True, the coin that sold for pseudo $1.89 in Nov and was between pseudo $8.90-$12.50 in Dec hasn't moved upwards a bit. 
people prefer x20 pump and dump and not x3 - x5 stable growth :[
in my opinion stable growth is much better because
1) in the long run the stable growth is a lot bigger most of the times
2) its more reliable for big investments
so remember lucky llama
KMD is reliable for big investments and keeps growing slowly and steady...
and if you find it funny that KMD didnt grow that much compare to other coins, you may not understand some basic stuff
Some people also forget KMD was going for $0.10 in February. We've had about a 100x increase in price this year. I'd say that's already pretty significant. If KMD did the same thing in 2018, it'll be close to $1000 per coin. Probably not likely, but if people were to expect the same performance or better, that's about where the price would have to be at end of 2018. Personally, I wouldn't mind a "humble" 5-10x increase in 2018, which is more likely.
December 30, 2017, 07:08:16 PM
It's hard to watch other coins pump while kmd stays relatively neutral. Its day will come, and those who remained patient and continue to show support for this path blazing technology will be rewarded, handsomely.
True, the coin that sold for pseudo $1.89 in Nov and was between pseudo $8.90-$12.50 in Dec hasn't moved upwards a bit. people prefer x20 pump and dump and not x3 - x5 stable growth :[
in my opinion stable growth is much better because
1) in the long run the stable growth is a lot bigger most of the times
2) its more reliable for big investments
so remember lucky llama
KMD is reliable for big investments and keeps growing slowly and steady...
and if you find it funny that KMD didnt grow that much compare to other coins, you may not understand some basic stuff
December 30, 2017, 05:16:39 PM
will the swap work ico.komodoplatform.com?
whether it will be possible to exchange btcd directly from the poloniex?
sorry for my English
whether it will be possible to exchange btcd directly from the poloniex?
sorry for my English
December 30, 2017, 02:38:17 PM
It would be nice if i can figure out how to install the agama wallet on linux.
Downloaded the agama .run file but nothing happens .
I'm searching at this moment for a solution ,but seems there's no guide for linux and the terminal gave me a " Syntax error: "(" unexpected " -error
Downloaded the agama .run file but nothing happens .
I'm searching at this moment for a solution ,but seems there's no guide for linux and the terminal gave me a " Syntax error: "(" unexpected " -error
To install .run programs on Linux use the following commands:
Code:
chmod +x AgamaApp-xxxx.run
sudo ./AgamaApp-xxxx.run
sudo ./AgamaApp-xxxx.run
But there is an issue for some users where nothing happens at all, this happened to me as well and it's not yet clear which missing package is the culprit. It is reported that using a .deb installer works, but I don't know where to find a .deb installer for the latest version. Try asking to support on the website form!
The above commands work just fine to load and run agama in the current live linux mint !!!
Question1 .
Why is there no litemode for ltc or bch?
Question 2. Am I correct in that I only need to keep my seed backup in order to repeat use agama in litemode? Obviously I'd rather run a live linux cd and use agama in litemode. (install time was only about 20 min, most of the time was dl the zerocash params)
edit. I really like the icon for agama. looks really nice.
Answer 1: Lite mode (SPV) will be activated for more coins as we move forward. Many are available on the latest version.
Answer 2: You are correct. You only need the seed when using litemode since you don't generate change addresses. That means one seed one address. When you use native you need to backup your wallet.dat and privkeys because you can generate change addresses when you spend inputs.
December 30, 2017, 01:33:44 PM
It would be nice if i can figure out how to install the agama wallet on linux.
Downloaded the agama .run file but nothing happens .
I'm searching at this moment for a solution ,but seems there's no guide for linux and the terminal gave me a " Syntax error: "(" unexpected " -error
Downloaded the agama .run file but nothing happens .
I'm searching at this moment for a solution ,but seems there's no guide for linux and the terminal gave me a " Syntax error: "(" unexpected " -error
To install .run programs on Linux use the following commands:
Code:
chmod +x AgamaApp-xxxx.run
sudo ./AgamaApp-xxxx.run
sudo ./AgamaApp-xxxx.run
But there is an issue for some users where nothing happens at all, this happened to me as well and it's not yet clear which missing package is the culprit. It is reported that using a .deb installer works, but I don't know where to find a .deb installer for the latest version. Try asking to support on the website form!
The above commands work just fine to load and run agama in the current live linux mint !!!
Question1 .
Why is there no litemode for ltc or bch?
Question 2. Am I correct in that I only need to keep my seed backup in order to repeat use agama in litemode? Obviously I'd rather run a live linux cd and use agama in litemode. (install time was only about 20 min, most of the time was dl the zerocash params)
edit. I really like the icon for agama. looks really nice.
December 30, 2017, 09:44:03 AM
What mining pools are alive for comodo?
SIMPLY AMAZING!
https://kmd.explorer.supernet.org/tx/53b9f92e97cca4c4d14d74afd72011aa693d290550e24ff6fac8187db0efb44e
WE FOUND A HUGE BLOCK TODAY !
Block number 644005
51.000$ PAID
Enjoy and stay on our pool
MININGPOOLS.CLOUD
http://komodominingpool.com
http://miningpools.cloud/?pool=komodo
No wonder i woke up with a nice balance
December 30, 2017, 08:47:09 AM
What mining pools are alive for comodo?
SIMPLY AMAZING!
https://kmd.explorer.supernet.org/tx/53b9f92e97cca4c4d14d74afd72011aa693d290550e24ff6fac8187db0efb44e
WE FOUND A HUGE BLOCK TODAY !
Block number 644005
51.000$ PAID
Enjoy and stay on our pool
MININGPOOLS.CLOUD
http://komodominingpool.com
http://miningpools.cloud/?pool=komodo
December 30, 2017, 08:11:04 AM
What mining pools are alive for comodo?
December 30, 2017, 08:00:36 AM
It's hard to watch other coins pump while kmd stays relatively neutral. Its day will come, and those who remained patient and continue to show support for this path blazing technology will be rewarded, handsomely.
True, the coin that sold for pseudo $1.89 in Nov and was between pseudo $8.90-$12.50 in Dec hasn't moved upwards a bit. Jump to: