Topic: Dash - Is this code as damning as it looks or nothing out of the ordinary? (Read 1543 times)

guys.
settle the fuck down.
this is a fix for KGW.

the nBits function (provided by an include to 'boost/algorithm') doesn't deal with negatives.
target difficulty as we all know, is not meant to drop below zero (it will get very close however).

KGW lets this happen (as an adjustment mechanism), the problem being that the coin daemon's ContextualCheckBlockHeader function will spit it, when it produces an incorrect nBits figure when it tries to validate the block.

Feel free to pop this into the function (in lieu of standard code/or the absolute patch); run it and see what happens:

when the nBits conversion is called again, the value it returns will be incredibly close (shown as an integer, it will be off by 4 or 5) because it has wrapped past zero, which an unsigned variable is not meant to do (a signed variable can, even binary which is why there is a 'sign' bit denoting whether the value is positive or negative). the above snippet will show you that the figure differs from what is expected.

i ran into a similar issue whilst working with an upgraded altcoin codebase recently, and have been tearing my f**ken hair out as to why the existing mainnet chain doesn't match the difficulty algorithms. i actually owe a thanks to whoever came up with the commit (https://github.com/dashpay/dash/commit/efca207c134516c5ddf7ce7b681ed983909a826f) as i came pretty close to adding individual block exceptions for the contextual checker (ew).


not to be a pain; i can't find that commit.
the code isn't for testnet; testnet is mentioned as a condition in the if clause, the code is for the 'if else' condition.

this is whats currently in the official repository at the moment:


which actually integrates the difficulty portion of https://github.com/vertoe/darkcoin_subsidy/blob/master/darkcoin_subsidy.cpp in a much neater manner.
all smoke no fire i'm afraid.

again, cheers to whoever wrote that KGW absolute value fix   hero
james

I have been at this debate for years with you and your friends nothing changes.

Care to see you all saying David Latapie is in fact a "part of the team" (another set of lies)
And him admitting in his own words to starting a "Monero Marketing Company" ?

Further more if he was willing to start a corp for that i have no doubt you all were in fact doing it.

Such as risto taking donated money to start a forum game here for advertisement purposes
..as he called a powerful marketing asset.

YOU
ARE
FUCKING
LIARS

.

qwizzie ?? where are you??

We Mustangs have always been honest and upfront about limiting our marketing to word of mouth efforts.  We don't really do that as a team though.  Perhaps after the GUI is done we'll consider starting and/or funding teams....

OTOH, Dash (WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THE THREAD) taxes every block to raise money for its revolving door of crappy marketing teams.

Among other try-hard attempts to make Dash happen, they hired an amateur nobody group: https://www.dash.org/forum/threads/proposal-dash-force-dash-community-energizer.10820/

and a professional outfit, Transform PR, which turned into a hilarious tornado of drama: https://www.dash.org/forum/threads/budget-system-v2-transform-pr.7991/page-6#post-84840

I stopped reading at "Marketing Team"

Why ?

Because i fought with you guys for a ages over the fact you had one with Monero.
And all the usual suspects would caw like crows "we don't have one"
Bullshit.. you do and i have previously proven it.

An your comment here just shows how bad of a lying sack of shit you all are.

You spew so much fucking bullshit here year after year you can't keep your stories straight.

I don't care what the fuck Dash guys have been up to..
They don't compare to the fraudulent little cock suckers loitering around crypto all this time.

Morono = Tornado of Fraud.

^Found the low quality post.^

Monero has nothing to do with the fact Dash, rather than having a " solid marketing team" as claimed, actually has a dysfunctional marketing team (which is a reflection of the dysfunction in the larger Dash community cargo cult.

Excuse the hell out of me for correcting the untrue assertion with evidence contrary to the preferred DashHole narrative.

Do you have any comment on the OP, or did you just come here to waggle your finger and tsk-tsk?  

And somehow this makes Monero legit or more appealing ?

Maybe don't revel in others misery.. it may come back to haunt you.
Especially if you are a shameless shill for a pointless gimmick shit coin with it's own set of problems.

Glass Houses are popular with cocky pricks. 

LOL, no.

The Dash marketing team could barely get a Dash-powered soda machine set up in time to show McAffee, and was so put off by the experience one of them rage quit, having learned to hate that soda machine and Dash in the process.

Really? show me some dishonest remarks and validate your claim.

Probably the most honest remark you've ever made.

What I'm asking is was that code part of the xcoin code at launch. I have no idea if this code can be removed at a later date or not. I expect code can be added or removed with hard or soft forks? Just because it is no longer on dash main net does that mean it was never there at launch of xcoin?

You are the person who took the thread off topic first by suggesting because this code is irrelevant that all other facts uncovered by myself and witnessed first hand at launch are therefore invalid.

Let's stick to the facts. This code (that I was enquiring about since i am not a coder) was never on the main net launch of xcoin? If I can have you say 100% it was never on the xcoin main net launch then we can forget about this code.

However, since I have you here I would like to enquire what makes a person like yourself so inclined to favour dash after the start was so tainted. Regardless of the excuses and nonsense for such a mistake and the next whoops mistake apparently of reducing the minting by 75%. Regardless of dash creating some interesting features why would you knowing what you do choose to support it over all the ones that had a fair(er) launch?

Why not support a currency that is not going to forever be held as pariah by the majority of those that ever decide to look into the origins of xcoin/dash?

I do however always respect your cool you keep on these threads. I have not often seen you lose your calm. Your determination is also impressive. I would urge you to dump at least 50% of your dash and put effort into assisting fairer projects that could benefit from your skill set.

Many dash holders at this time have done nothing but invest I don't look forward to them being burned by the inexorable implosion of the scheme. As with all great scams there is always a day of reckoning. Dash has held on way better than I ever expected. It could run another few years but eventually the evidence of the scam is there in black and white waiting to destroy it.

Amanda BJ is another one. Why is she such a dash enthusiast. I would like to talk to her on here. Does she really not have a btc account? seems very strange considering her interest in crypto.

Great, another off topic post .. but i will bite :

Why is it when a lead developer publicly expresses a desire to make his cryptocurrency useable mainstream, people are still shocked when he takes steps to ensure
that mainstream usebility while at the same time preserving the option for users to use anonymity if they choose to ? Free to use anonymity coded at core-level and
which has never been broken.

People should be aware there will always be AML/KYC compliance necessary and needed on the FIAT gateways, this goes for all cryptocurrencies.
The Dash AML/KYC integration just makes it easier for those companies that need to comply with certain AML/KYC rules to form future partnerships with Dash.  
  

Dash team have a solid marketing team which has helped the Dash brand, but there is nothing special about the privacy and Anonymous claim after the AML/KYC integration. 

That is the beauty of Github, it is open-source so everyone can verify these things for themself, no need to have a serious coder to answer that .. just check if that Testnet pull of Vertoe dd 30-dec-2014
exists on official Mainnet Dash Github : https://github.com/dashpay/dash

Please try to stay on topic and do not put words in my mouth, i never said the instamine never happened and standby this clarification --> https://dashpay.atlassian.net/wiki/display/OC/Dash+Instamine+Issue+Clarification


Seriously though, what is next ? Some code for Dash Testnet from 2014 popping up, where we have set the pairing of Dash PrivateSend mixing from 3 partners to 2 partners for Testnet (changing the conditions for Testnet) and then you guys claiming that code shows how weak Dash PrivateSend mixing is on Mainnet ?

Please take time to read the OP again.

It is a question asked? do you not comprehend this? It is not a statement.

If this code was 100% not used on the main net at launch of xcoin then you need only to have another serious coder answer clearly it was not and the thread will be locked and deleted.

If you are trying to further claim that this question invalidates prior verified black and white proof of the instamine then you are crazy and I will now list once again 3 or 4 threads dedicated to providing this evidence in black and white for you on this thread and leave it here for you to browse through yourself if you wish. However that has been covered many times and as all polls have shown on this boad the vast consensus is that there was a huge captive instamine and the slashing of the minting is widely known and fully accepted as having taken place. If you want more polls created here to help you accept this fact then just ask and I can set these up for you in no time.

Again take time to read the OP again and digest it. I was sent this code, I am not a coder and as per the title it is asking if this code means something or nothing. You are over stretching by a great margin to not only answer NO it means nothing on its own but to then further go on and say this means you can write off all other damning and fully verifiable evidence that there was a huge captive instamine and further slashing of the minting to magnify this. Then a masternode scheme to further benefit from large holdings.


I will now edit the OP to try and make it easier for you to see which part I have added to the message I was sent by adding some ---------------

You are obviously very enthusiastic regarding dash I am sorry you are wasting your time on this project. I hope you personally can see the light and dump this project and put your well meaning efforts into something with a less dirty origin. I think you would be a valuable member of any community it is sad to see you promoting this proven scam coin.

However if i hear from any known coder outside of dash this code never had any effect upon the initial mining of xcoin/dark/dash we can delete and close the thread.

^^^ Found the DashHole.

And right on cue, the cargo cult member shows up to rationalize the instamine and characterize valid criticism as "trolls."   

Above is example of one of the more slower trolls. One who fails to notice that this code was just created to help with the conditions of Testnet.
This code was never included on Mainnet, was developed on Vertoe's personal Github and was purely created to help with testing on Testnet.

This thread effectively destroys the credibility of OP and those supporting him by manipulating and falsifying information.
Guys, if this is your new strategy i'm not really impressed.

    

Very damning evidence.  The difficulty adjustment was intentionally disabled, IE sabotaged.

Obviously the code must haven been tested prior to ninja-launch, so we must conclude Evan knew in advance the instamine would happen and was 100% positioned to be its beneficiary.

More damning than the "oops no difficulty adjustments" bug and ninja-launch timing is the fact Evan refused to redo the botched debut.

And it gets worse, as Evan later adjusted the total coin supply downward by a factor of 10, so his instamine hoard represents a much larger percentage of total emission than originally advertised to the public.

The very worst thing is that these facts are all well known, and yet his cargo cult still rationalize them with assorted mental contortions.

The only good thing is that Evan's Darkcoin/Dash/Evolution project is dying, as attrition from the cargo cult is higher than recruitment and the (thinly-traded) price depends on two or three whales propping it up.

Evan's instamined scamcoin is also falling behind Bitcoin's technology, as it won't support advanced new features like segwit, Lightning, Rootstock, MAST, or MimbleWimble.

We should be seeing some law enforcement and/or regulatory action effecting Dash, as it is centrally controlled (albeit by a "non-profit" entity) and thus fails the Howey Test, making Dash an unregistered security  (as well as unregistered money services business) and Masternodes an illegal investment scheme.

Catching up with regards to price / marketcap i mean. Whenever that happens these kind of threads magically appear.
Just remember guys, all magic comes at a price !! Something i learned from watching Once Upon a Time 

Dash catching up?

I had no idea Dash was having some issues...