Hello Everyone!
Wallet Update...After we started setting up STaTiC nodes, some of our fine members got the idea to try to break the node and get their coins back (as a test) and it was revealed that this was not possible. Once confirmed by both Borzalom and myself, he immediately went to work to discover and repair the issue. After about 5 or 6 hours a deep script issue was detected and fixed. At that point we were not seeing proper syncing with old clients (including the one he repaired) so the entire network needed to be updated.
We announced to the exchanges to update the source and this is why the wallets are in maintenance mode now. This will not continue forever.
For all of you, please update your wallet with the latest version found on the ANN page or from here:
https://github.com/borzalom/XtraBYtes/releases/download/windows-STaTiCpre/xtrabytes-qt.exeWe also have the MAC wallet compiled by Bumbacoin, one of our Community Members:
https://github.com/borzalom/XtraBYtes/releases/tag/osx-STaTiCpre
Anyone wanting to join our community that can help with Linux and Raspberry Pi wallets, please PM me with your email for a Slack invite.
We know this is a newly expanding industry (crypto currency) and many new people are starting to take the plunge and we welcome you. So, just make sure you follow the basic security rules and one of those rules is to not leave all your coins on an exchange (any exchange) and if you have coins on an exchange, ABSOLUTELY USE 2FA and on top of this, you should ALSO apply 2FA to your email client and Facebook and whatever other system you use that you can set 2FA up on.
What is 2FA?This is your last line of defense from hackers... It means 2 Factor Authentication and the process is quite simple. One of the best options is Google Authentication, which is an APP you download to your smart phone and after entering your password to access the exchange, you must enter a 6 digit number. This 6 digit number automatically changes every 30 seconds, 24/7 whether you are looking at the APP or not...
Therefore, anyone trying to access your account has to know your password and has to have your phone...
The moral of the story is: don't give your password to the person who stole your phone
and you should be safe.
As for the wallet maintenance... be patient. We will be rolling again soon!!
Thanks and have a great day!!