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legendary
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You did a good job reporting the Plagiarism here and reporting to moderators. Now, please shut the fu*k off and let them decide.

By your logic, all beginners should not be affected by the plagiarism rule. Or are you special? Open your eyes and check how much plagiarism is banned daily, and it all comes from newbies. Your excuses about your ignorance of the transfer of merit to your account or the prohibition of copying are the vilest lies. I have been reading your posts and all you were trying to achieve here was merit, as you have clearly begged for it from many.

Now you knock LoyceV on every occasion, seeing him as your lawyer, and he naturally takes your side, thereby disappointing some and proving double standards.

But what I wrote earlier in your review that you are an incorrigible liar comes out as more proof of your petty soul.



There is a parallel between the case of lovesmayfamilis and naim027.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.59430082
legendary
Activity: 1372
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naim027 never ceases to amaze me, and not in a pleasant way, for things he did in the past lately. I'm not going to go into what has to happen with my "alt account", what I do think would be interesting is that some moderator would clarify what the rule of thumb is in cases like this. If someone who plagiarized in the past but has stopped doing so, apparently because he was warned about it, is he allowed to continue in the forum as if nothing happened or will some punishment be taken?

I didn't know what Lucius said:

... you might be unpleasantly surprised at how much plagiarism is no longer punished as severely as before.

There is a parallel between the case of lovesmayfamilis and naim027. One would not understand why one was punished and the other is not, unless the explanation is that the rules have changed, perhaps because the forum gains more if someone who plagiarized in the past and stopped doing so but contributes positively today is allowed to continue his activity instead of being punished.

But it seems to me that we are not going to have an explicit answer on this, on what is the criterion to be applied, although it would be ideal.
sr. member
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Alright I won't demand a permanent ban if it's to harsh, but I ask minimum of 2-5 years signature ban since the user didn't contribute anything.
Why should someone get banned if he's no longer breaking the forum rules because he fixed his mistake by himself?
Lauda did the same and got away with it.
depends on your goal: is your goal to get a user banned, or is your goal to make the forum better?

My goal is to make the forum better by permanently banned this user.

Well, My common sense asked me not to reply to this topic anymore. But, Those bolded phrases show how badly you want to get me banned for plagiarism which I did in my newbie days without knowing the rules. You look too determined to get me banned at any cost. Maybe just because I have rejected your non-collateral loan request and you came back with an alt? Since I don't have proof, I won't say I am 100% correct.

If anyone think total earned merits is the factor of contribution in this forum, then you're not completely correct. First look on which post and where he got those merits.

I don't know why you think I didn't contribute to the forum. I won't say I have contributed a lot. But, I don't believe you have to argue if I contributed or not. That's an entirely different matter. If you have doubts about my contributions, create a separate thread. I see a lot of members, Full Members, and Sr. members with huge post counts and activity counts. But, they were unable to rank up due to lacking the merits. So, Of course, merits matter.

You did a good job reporting the Plagiarism here and reporting to moderators. Now, please shut the fu*k off and let them decide.
hero member
Activity: 952
Merit: 662
I also believe that if the rules exist, they should apply to everyone equally.

It would be fair if users were at least given a ban on signatures for a certain period.
The rules is still exist as there's no new announcement of update rules. If an user can't be banned because of old post, then how lovesmayfamilis case got banned on 2019 while he plagiarize on 2018? My report on 2022 and the user plagiarize on 2021.

Alright I won't demand a permanent ban if it's to harsh, but I ask minimum of 2-5 years signature ban since the user didn't contribute anything.

If anyone think total earned merits is the factor of contribution in this forum, then you're not completely correct. First look on which post and where he got those merits.
legendary
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Did the moderator mark my plagiarism report as bad?


I also reported the plagiarism you found the same day. But unfortunately, it remains unhandled.



And yes, thank you for your support. I also believe that if the rules exist, they should apply to everyone equally. My postponement of a year of the signature ban and two months of total post ban taught me a good lesson.

It would be fair if users were at least given a ban on signatures for a certain period. Otherwise, one can only regret how many good users left the forum forever, for more minor mistakes. I've seen these copies still in doubt.

The tvplus006 case remained unproven, although the man was accused of plagiarism and received a two-month ban.
hero member
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I don't want to get into the specific case of the plagiarism report at all, but if you continue to hunt down plagiarists, you might be unpleasantly surprised at how much plagiarism is no longer punished as severely as before. My last case stands unhandled for 10+ days,
You're correct, I did some research and found out lovesmayfamilis ever got temporary banned due to plagiarism. Honestly what he copied isn't really a matter because he just copy pasting a common sense, not like in my case where the user trying become a smart person for merit fishing. I felt bad for lovesmayfamilis as one of active scam buster and helping so many people, but he still got banned by doing a tiny mistake. I'm also surprised my report percentage reduced from 100% to 50%, since I didn't report so much post, I still can't view my report (few user said it need at least 300 good posts). Did the moderator mark my plagiarism report as bad?

Copy and pasting it seems:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bountycryptosolartech-4000000-tokens-soft-cap-reached-3544255
In the spreadsheet, I see that the company lasted 8 weeks and ended on June 29, 2018
Tell me please, the bounty company has really ended, and when will our bets be calculated for the work done?
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.41547451
In the spreadsheet, I see that the company lasted 8 weeks and ended on June 29, 2018
Tell me please, the bounty company has really ended, and when will our bets be calculated for the work done?
legendary
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I did report to moderator, but I also report to this thread in case the moderators missed or wanted the full report.
My goal is to make the forum better by permanently banned this user.

I don't want to get into the specific case of the plagiarism report at all, but if you continue to hunt down plagiarists, you might be unpleasantly surprised at how much plagiarism is no longer punished as severely as before. My last case stands unhandled for 10+ days, and the case I report before would probably have stayed in that status if I hadn't opened a new thread and asked what was going on.

It seems that working for the common good has really turned into a waste of time, and instead of reporting plagiarists, it would be easier to send them a private message and warn them to add a link - because then it is no longer plagiarism.
hero member
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Why should someone get banned if he's no longer breaking the forum rules because he fixed his mistake by himself?
Lauda did the same and got away with it.
Lauda and this user are completely different case, Lauda really gave major contribution in this forum, while this user just create merit fishing post of useless stats and shitposting in WO thread.

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Well, it depends: users who use a notification bot will likely notice your post here. If you don't want that, you should use Report to moderator instead.
But whether or not it's useless depends on your goal: is your goal to get a user banned, or is your goal to make the forum better? Even if naim027 doesn't get banned, I'm pretty sure he won't do it again. I call that a win.
I did report to moderator, but I also report to this thread in case the moderators missed or wanted the full report.
My goal is to make the forum better by permanently banned this user.
legendary
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Do you mean if someone edited his post and put the original source after someone exposed him, he's already free from permanent banned?
Why should someone get banned if he's no longer breaking the forum rules because he fixed his mistake by himself?
Lauda did the same and got away with it.

LoyceV asked me to edit my posts and add the source link to my posts. I have edited my posts but somehow I missed this one.
I actually remember that. I checked, and noticed you didn't fix it, despite saying you did. I didn't want to babysit Tongue
sr. member
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I've said it before: plagiarism is "normal" on the internet, and Bitcointalk is the rare exception. Barely anyone ever reads the rules when they first join a forum, so plagiarism is likely to happen.

Since naim027 edited his plagiarism before being (signature) banned, I don't expect him to be banned now. It might be a good moment for him to go over all his old posts before someone else does.
I have mentioned previous of his plagiarized post, he always put original sources below of his posts. If he really don't know plagiarism is really fatal rule to broke in this forum, he wouldn't added any sources of his posts.

Do you mean if someone edited his post and put the original source after someone exposed him, he's already free from permanent banned? Don't get me wrong, that's just tell me reporting plagiarism in this thread is completely useless since it's save the plagiarizer.

Have you checked my response carefully? I guess no, I only know the rules after November 19th, 2021 because, on that day, LoyceV and psychodad informed me that this is not allowed. LoyceV asked me to edit my posts and add the source link to my posts. I have edited my posts but somehow I missed this one. The post you referring to is a day before that which is 18th November 2021. Why do you think I would take such a risk if I knew that I can get banned for this? Allow me to quote the response from LoyceV and psycodad which was made on 19th November 2021.

For bitcoin, upside momentum continues to slow on the daily price chart, suggesting continued profit-taking among buyers. And the relative strength index (RSI) on the daily chart is not yet oversold, which provides scope for further downside in BTC over the short-term.

The 100-day moving average, currently around $53,000, could attract buyers similar to late September, which preceded a price recovery.

For now, intraday charts appear deeply oversold. This means buyers could defend immediate support around $56,000, albeit briefly given strong overhead resistance on the charts.

Please be careful posting full identical sentences from i.e. Coindesk as if they were your own statements, it's called plagiarism and highly frowned upon around here:

LoyceV also mentioned me at that time:

I am not original author at Coindesk. Is it forbidden to share the news here?
Plagiarism will get you banned. You should edit your posts and add the source (link) to all of them.
Even if you don't get banned for plagiarism now, it can happen years later.
hero member
Activity: 952
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I've said it before: plagiarism is "normal" on the internet, and Bitcointalk is the rare exception. Barely anyone ever reads the rules when they first join a forum, so plagiarism is likely to happen.

Since naim027 edited his plagiarism before being (signature) banned, I don't expect him to be banned now. It might be a good moment for him to go over all his old posts before someone else does.
I have mentioned previous of his plagiarized post, he always put original sources below of his posts. If he really don't know plagiarism is really fatal rule to broke in this forum, he wouldn't added any sources of his posts.

Do you mean if someone edited his post and put the original source after someone exposed him, he's already free from permanent banned? Don't get me wrong, that's just tell me reporting plagiarism in this thread is completely useless since it's save the plagiarizer.
legendary
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Thick-Skinned Gang Leader and Golden Feather 2021
Well, I don't have an explanation on this matter. But, As far as I remember, Not only this, but I did this a few more times without knowing the rules (As I have already said that those few weeks were my newbie days).
I was asked to respond to naim027's plagiarism, so I'll just add my 2 sats Smiley

I've said it before: plagiarism is "normal" on the internet, and Bitcointalk is the rare exception. Barely anyone ever reads the rules when they first join a forum, so plagiarism is likely to happen. In naim027's case, his account was already 4 years old when this plagiarism happened, but he barely posted during those first years.
I always assumed Bitcointalk is so strict because of people spamming for their post count. I can't really tell if that was the case here, but some Newbies post in WO to earn Merit so it could have been the case.

Since naim027 edited his plagiarism before being (signature) banned, I don't expect him to be banned now. It might be a good moment for him to go over all his old posts before someone else does.
hero member
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Well, I don't have an explanation on this matter. But, As far as I remember, Not only this, but I did this a few more times without knowing the rules (As I have already said that those few weeks were my newbie days). Later someone from the WO thread warned me about this that I cannot share an article (or a part of article) if I am not an original author (I am searching for that post). Later I edited the post and added the source link. Maybe this is one of these and I haven't edited this one. So this is my responsibility.
This is your older post without edited in WO thread, as I can see you are aware of providing original source.

Well, I am a newbie. But, In my opinion. This thread doesn't suit off-topic. Not so many people will see this thread. Since this was a Scam attempt, You can move this thread to Scam Accusations board. A lot of people often visit scam accusations boards to discover.
I also like your alt self admitting as a newbie while the main account e.g. naim027 already know how this forum work.

I think it is enough to judge whether you are liar or honest person.
sr. member
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He was exchanges some merits with his alts (merit abuse) and got red tag by lovesmayfamilis, but he demanded second chance to revise the red tag to neutral. Then lovesmayfamilis change it. But we're already know he is also break the forum rules by plagiarize other people article, I hope moderator will give a well deserved punishment to him.

Well, I don't have an explanation on this matter. But, As far as I remember, Not only this, but I did this a few more times without knowing the rules (As I have already said that those few weeks were my newbie days). Later someone from the WO thread warned me about this that I cannot share an article (or a part of the article) if I am not an original author (I am searching for that post). Later I edited the post and added the source link. Maybe this is one of these and I haven't edited this one (Added source now). So this is my responsibility. Good catch BTW.



Edit: I just found that post that psycodad and LoyceV was guiding me to not post articles/part of articles without source:

For bitcoin, upside momentum continues to slow on the daily price chart, suggesting continued profit-taking among buyers. And the relative strength index (RSI) on the daily chart is not yet oversold, which provides scope for further downside in BTC over the short-term.

The 100-day moving average, currently around $53,000, could attract buyers similar to late September, which preceded a price recovery.

For now, intraday charts appear deeply oversold. This means buyers could defend immediate support around $56,000, albeit briefly given strong overhead resistance on the charts.

Please be careful posting full identical sentences from i.e. Coindesk as if they were your own statements, it's called plagiarism and highly frowned upon around here:

LoyceV also mentioned me at that time:

I am not original author at Coindesk. Is it forbidden to share the news here?
Plagiarism will get you banned. You should edit your posts and add the source (link) to all of them.
Even if you don't get banned for plagiarism now, it can happen years later.
hero member
Activity: 952
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Plagiarism
User: naim027
Post link: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.58467183
(archive)

One of the biggest risks for bitcoin right now is regulation.
In recent weeks, China has clamped down on its cryptocurrency industry, shuttering energy-intensive crypto mining operations and ordering major banks and payment firms like Alipay not to do business with crypto companies.

As a country, the U.S. has too many departments regulating it from different angles — is crypto security? A commodity? A property?" Yu said. "As of now, the U.S. hasn't figured out how to properly regulate the industry, which oftentimes leads to decisions that are difficult for crypto to operate.

China just Fucking Up every time Bitcoin hits ATH. They banned bitcoin countless times. I believe Plan B's 98K is Still possible. But, Not on November Closing Grin. Maybe on December Closing?

If you do not believe it, Just sell your BTC and watch what happens next. It will pump up if you sell it. Grin but if you HODL, IDK What will happen next. Grin


https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/01/after-bitcoins-wild-first-half-these-are-the-5-biggest-risks-ahead.html

There was a story behind this account here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.59657156
He was exchanges some merits with his alts (merit abuse) and got red tag by lovesmayfamilis, but he demanded second chance to revise the red tag to neutral. Then lovesmayfamilis change it. But we're already know he is also break the forum rules by plagiarize other people article, I hope moderator will give a well deserved punishment to him.
legendary
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Merit: 1104
Plagiarism
User: osantoyeA
Archived post: https://loyce.club/archive/posts/6011/60116249.html

Plagiarased
As popularity about Cryptocurrency increase in the world, some people are in the industry to scam crypto investors of their hard- earned money. Below are common scams in the crypto world and how to avoid them

1. Pump and dump: This comes with a simple task. First, a group of scammers will pool resources together to create a token (a token is a cryptocurrency built using blockchain technology). This token will then be heavily promoted across social media or traditional media attracting investors scared of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). As the number of investors increases, the group slowly sells off the tokens at high prices sparking panic in the market.

SOLUTION:
1. Make enough research on project before investing in them.
2. Don't FOMO.

2. The rug pull: This scam is pump and dump on steroids. Scammers attract investors by promoting the tokens on social media and claiming that they'll build several products for the token. Potential investors rush in thinking that they're investing in the next Bitcoin and the price of the token begins to rise in value. However, this is short-lived as the scammers dump their tokens in the market, leaving investors with worthless tokens and valueless projects.

SOLUTION:
1. Make enough research on project before investing in them.
2. Don't FOMO.

3. The airdrop scam: Airdrops are usually harmless rewards given out by new crypto projects to attract investors and create active communities. You get rewarded in crypto to participate or interact in a crypto project, and these tokens are deposited into your crypto wallet. In most airdrops reward programs, you're given a form to fill in your wallet address details to receive rewards. Scammers have found several ways to scam victims using airdrops. The popular way is to request your private keys or seed phrase within the airdrop form.

SOLUTION:
Private keys or seed phrase should be personal. They mustn't be exchange for any airdrop. You must keep it jealously.

4. Phishing crypto scam: In Phishing, Victims are fooled into giving away their personal information which is then used to access either their crypto wallet or exchange account. These scams follow the same flow. You receive emails from accounts posing as a security operative or government official asking you to click a link or give out sensitive information about your wallet address or exchange account. Once you click on the link, you'll be redirected to a website where you'll be asked to connect your wallet. If you connect your wallet, the scammers hack into your wallet address and steal the money saved in the wallet.

SOLUTIONS
Avoid opening emails that you didn't subscribe to or suspicious-looking emails.

Original link to the source

legendary
Activity: 2436
Merit: 1104
saw this newly created thread(quoted below) from him and to my surprise(not) it's plagiarized. since the post is quite long I only took a part of it to show here. the dude is a serial plagiarist, I hope other members won't make a mistake on meriting this dude before the mods deleted his posts and banned him.

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1. Putting all your eggs in one basket: error You have discovered the white paper of a cryptocurrency whose idea fascinates you, so much so that you plan to invest all your initial bet in it? This is not the best idea in the world. Even if your choice is very promising, nothing says that the market will agree with you. And since it is he who sets the prices... It is not uncommon for a cryptocurrency with huge potential to live for months (see the price history of Ripple, Stellar, etc.). This may frustrate you. All professional investors will tell you: never put all your eggs in one basket. Whether in the classic markets or in crypto-currencies.

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http://www.ivorygoldenretrievers.com/finance/top-mistakes-to-avoid-starting-in-cryptocurrencies.html

copper member
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hero member
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Merit: 796
Plagiarism
User: xiangwei22
Post link: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/create-your-own-erc20-cryptocurrency-full-guide-5398107

here i come with a new tutoral. how to create an erc20 cryptocurrency. it took me a while to write it.

How to create your own cryptocurrency simply?

 The goal of this article is to show how to create an ERC20-like cryptocurrency in as little time as possible.

Let's start with the basics: what is an ERC20 token? In recent years, the ERC20 token specification has become the de facto standard for Ethereum tokens (or Ethereum-derived blockchains). In other words, most of the Ethereum contracts available today are ERC20 compliant.

This guide details how you can create your own ERC20-like token on the Ethereum blockchain, but before we get started, let's take a closer look at the ERC20 standard.


What makes ERC20 tokens so attractive and successful?

There are several factors at play: ERC20 tokens are simple and easy to deploy, as you will see in this tutorial.

The ERC20 standard solves an important problem, as blockchain-based markets and crypto-wallets need a single, standardized set of commands to communicate with the range of tokens they manage. This includes the rules of interaction between the different tokens, as well as the rules of token exchanges.


It was the first popular specification to propose the standardization of tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. It was by no means the first, but thanks to its popularity, it quickly became the industry standard. Just like other Ethereum tokens, ERC20 tokens are implemented as smart contracts and run on the Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) in a decentralized manner (on the blockchain). Solidity: the programming language of "Smart Contract" or Smart Contracts Ethereum smart contracts are written in Solidity. Although there are alternative languages, almost no one uses them for this purpose. Solidity is similar to JavaScript, so if you have some knowledge of JavaScript, or even Java and other C-type languages, you shouldn't have a hard time understanding what a piece of code in Solidity does, even before you master Solidity enough to use it.


This is where the fun begins, as you should be able to start creating a simple ERC20 contract in no time. This is a simple task, simple enough for this article to explain how to write and deploy an ERC20 token in less than an hour. The token we will create in this demonstration will be a simple ERC20 implementation, without too many bells and whistles. However, I have seen many similar simple tokens in the real world, and they tend to work well.


Presentation of the ERC20 token standard What is an ERC20? Simply put, the ERC20 standard defines a set of functions to be implemented by all ERC20 tokens in order to allow integration with other contracts, wallets or cryptocurrency markets. This set of functions is rather short and basic.

Code:
function totalSupply() public view returns (uint256);

function balanceOf(address tokenOwner) public view returns (uint);

function allowance(address tokenOwner, address spender) public view returns (uint);

function transfer(address to, uint tokens) public returns (bool);

function approve(address spender, uint tokens)  public returns (bool);

function transferFrom(address from, address to, uint tokens) public returns (bool);


The functions of ERC20 tokens allow an external user, for example a crypto-wallet application, to know a user's balance and transfer funds from one user to another with appropriate authorization. The smart contract defines two specifically defined events:



Code:
event Approval(address indexed tokenOwner, address indexed spender,
 uint tokens);

event Transfer(address indexed from, address indexed to,
 uint tokens);

 
 These events will be invoked or issued when an account is granted the right to withdraw tokens from an account, and after the tokens are actually transferred. In addition to the functions of standard ERC20 tokens, many ERC20 tokens also have additional fields and some have become a de facto part of the ERC20 standard, if not in writing, in practice. Here are some examples of these fields.
 

Code:
string public constant name;

string public constant symbol;

uint8 public constant decimals;

Here are some points about ERC20 and Solidity: A public function is accessible outside the contract itself, view means essentially constant, that is, the internal state of the contract will not be modified by the function. An Event is how Solidity allows customers, e.g. your app, to be notified of specific events in the contract. Most Solidity language constructs should be clear if you already possess the essential Java/JavaScript skills.


Write an ERC20 token in Solidity Now that we've outlined the basics and explained what it takes to create an ERC20 token, it's time to start writing logic. First, we need to define two mapping objects. Here is the notion of Solidity for an associative or key / value array:


Code:
mapping(address => uint256) balances;

mapping(address => mapping (address => uint256)) allowed;

Write an ERC20 token in Solidity Now that we've outlined the basics and explained what it takes to create an ERC20 token, it's time to start writing logic. First, we need to define two mapping objects. Here is the notion of Solidity for an associative or key / value array:


As you can see, the value field of the authorized mapping is in itself a mapping of the tracing account address with its approved withdrawal sum. These mappings as well as all other contract fields will be stored in the blockchain and will be exploited, which will cause the changes to spread to all user nodes in the network. Blockchain storage is expensive and the users of your contract will have to pay, one way or another. Therefore, you should always try to minimize the storage size and writes in the blockchain. Now that we have the required data structures in place, we can start writing the ERC20 logic in the appropriate functions.


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When Satoshi Nakamoto, the alleged inventor of Bitcoin, defined the specifications of this bank-independent currency, he had to imagine a system of transaction validations. This work was originally devolved to private individuals, willing to use the computing power of their computer to operate a strict control of each monetary movement. When Bob sends a 1 BTC (Bitcoin) to Alice, several checks must be made:

1. Make sure Bob is Bob and not a usurper of Bob's account.

2. Make sure that Alice is Alice.

3. Verify that Bob's account has the BTC he wants to send to Alice.

4. Verify that this BTC can only be transmitted once.

5. Perform a control calculation of this transaction specific to a precise cryptological formula.

6. Check at the end of the day that this BTC is present on Alice's wallet and that it has been subtracted from Bob's wallet.

7. Enter this new transaction in the ledger that is the Bitcoin blockchain so that such a trace is kept forever.


To carry out these various checks, the one who carries out the mining must perform clever calculations involving the private key (identifier) of Bob as Alice, and also public keys specific to this transaction, a series of numbers calculated from their private keys.

As we see in point 5, the Bitcoin algorithm has been designed in such a way that each transaction can be verified according to a calculation related to cryptology. To do this, Nakamoto exploited a mathematical formula called SHA-256. Applied to any number or text, this formula returns a sequence of 256 digits called a "hash".

Mining consists, by testing a huge number of combinations, which figure could have generated the "hash" of a given transaction. The first miner who finds the solution provides a "Proof of Work" that certifies that he has found the solution to the problem. He reaps a commission – a minimal percentage of the transaction he has validated and also, regularly, new Bitcoins. This is where the analogy with traditional currency mining comes from, since this work regularly results in the creation of new BTC.

Cryptocurrencies that appeared in the wake of Bitcoin (Litecoin, Ethereum, Cardano...) exploit this same principle of mining. Bitcoin mining began to show its Achilles heel from 2017, when demand for this currency suddenly took off. At the height of the wave, the processing of some transactions was counted in hours and sometimes in days. Various solutions have been devised to remedy this.


However, Bitcoin mining was designed from the beginning to be more and more complex over the years. The reason is that only 21 million units of this currency can ever be mined. However, by 2024, more than 20 million BTC will have already been and it will take the equivalent of a century to produce the last million. As a result, while in 2009, 50 new BTC were created every 10 minutes; in 2021, that figure dropped to 6.25 every 10 minutes. At the same time, the size of its blockchain had increased - it exceeded 350 GB at the beginning of October 2021.

Mining has therefore become more and more complex and the task is now carried out by gigantic server farms located in countries such as Mongolia, Iceland or Russia. The result is what some call an ecological disaster. New currencies such as Tezos, Pearcoin, or Mina rely on a simpler mechanism, called "proof of stake" (involving a reduced number of miners trusted by the community at a given time) and blockchains much smaller than that of Bitcoin.

i hope my guide is good.

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When Satoshi Nakamoto, the alleged inventor of Bitcoin, defined the specifications of this currency independent of banks, he had to imagine a system for validating transactions. This work was originally devolved to private individuals, willing to use the computing power of their computer to operate a strict control of each movement monetary.

When Bob sends a 1 BTC (Bitcoin) to Alice, several checks must be made:

    Make sure that Bob is Bob and not an impersonator of the latter’s account.
    Likewise make sure that Alice is Alice.
    Check that Bob’s account has the BTC he wants to send to Alice.
    Check that this BTC can only be transmitted once.
    Perform a control calculation of this transaction specific to a precise cryptological formula.
    Ultimately check that this BTC is present on the wallet (wallet) of Alice and that it was subtracted from Bob’s wallet.
    Enter this new transaction in the register that is blockchain Bitcoin so that such a trace is kept ad vitam aeternam.

To carry out these various verifications, the one who carries out the mining must perform clever calculations involving the private key (identifier) ​​of Bob as of Alice, and also of public keys specific to this transaction, ie a series of digits calculated from their private keys.

As we see in point 5, the Bitcoin algorithm has been designed so that each transaction can be verified according to a calculation linked to the cryptology. To do this, Nakamoto exploited a mathematical formula called SHA-256. Applied to any number or to any text, this formula returns a series of 256 digits called a “hash”.

Mining consists, by testing an enormous number of combinations, which number could generate the “hash” of a given transaction. The first miner who finds the solution provides a “proof of work” (Proof of Work) which certifies that it has found the solution to the problem. He collects a commission – a minimal percentage of the transaction that he validated and also, regularly new Bitcoins. This is where theanalogy with traditional currency mining, since this work regularly results in the creation of new BTCs.

Cryptocurrencies that emerged in the wake of Bitcoin (Litecoin, Ethereum, Cardano…) exploit the same principle of mining.

The mining of Bitcoin started showing its Achilles heel from 2017, when demand for this currency suddenly took off. At the height of the wave, the processing of certain transactions was counted in hours and sometimes in days. Various solutions have been devised to remedy this.

Yet Bitcoin mining was designed from the start to become more and more complex over the years. The reason is that only 21 million units of this currency can ever be mined. However, by 2024, more than 20 million BTC will have already been and it will take the equivalent of a century to produce the last million. As a result, while in 2009, 50 new BTCs were created every 10 minutes; in 2021, that number fell to 6.25 every 10 minutes. At the same time, the size of its blockchain swelled – it exceeded 350 GB in early October 2021.

Mining has therefore become more and more complex and the task is now carried out by gigantic server farms located in regions such as Mongolia, Iceland or Russia. This results in what some refer to as a ecological disaster. Cambridge University in a study published in 2021 estimated that the power consumption annual Bitcoin exceeded that of countries such as Colombia or Bangladesh and was not far removed from that of countries like Chile or Belgium.
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The phrase "not your keys, not your coins" refers to the need to own the private keys associated with your money

The person who owns private keys decides how the crypto assets associated with them are spent – if you don't own this, entrust your crypto to a third party


If you own your keys, you have complete control over it, how to use your money — Owning your keys also means being responsible for their safety – and our devices are designed to make this easier

"Not your keys, not your coins" is a popular phrase in the world of cryptocurrencies – and a very important one at that. Without owning your keys, you wouldn't really have control over your coins. Curious why? Well, we have the answer for you – let's get into that.

What are "your keys"?


Similar to a bank account number, cryptocurrencies are sent to a receiving address. The technical term for this address is the public key. If someone sends you some Bitcoin, they will send it to your public key. It is called public because you can send it to anyone without compromising your crypto. However, there is another key associated with your public key. That would be the private key. This key is absolutely vital. Anyone who has access to the private key can access the funds on the public key to which it is linked. Put more simply, a private key resembles a password – a means of identifying you as the true owner. When one speaks of "not your keys, not your coins," it refers to your private key.

The difference between accessing and owning your coins When you log into your favorite exchange, it seems like you actually own the coins in your account.

After all, you'll need to log in to get access to them, right? False. It looks like you have total control over your assets... until you try to withdraw more cryptocurrencies than the platform allows – or lower than a certain threshold. In fact, the exchange could take a cut from every cryptocurrency transaction you make. You can easily do this because you don't have the private keys to the crypto assets in your account – they have them.

Why is it important to have my keys?

There are a plethora of reasons why you might want to own your keys instead of leaving them in the care of a third party, which requires you to entrust them with your money. The most obvious thing is to inadvertently entrust it to malicious actors. If you've entrusted your money to a malicious third party, you'll probably never see it again. Fortunately, this is quite unlikely for established companies. Even then, you will never have total control over your own money with them. As mentioned earlier, they can set certain restrictions such as a maximum withdrawal limit or fees associated with using their services.You can decide what to do with your own hard-earned money. Even if their platform has technical issues, you are basically excluded from your cryptocurrencies.

In short, as long as you don't have your keys, you have no financial freedom and your money remains at the mercy of someone else. In addition, you also have no control over the security of the platform's system – you outsource the security of your cryptocurrency to them. Unfortunately, there have been major hacks over the years where around $2 billion has been stolen.

The opposite is true if you have your own private keys. If you have the private keys, you can set your own rules. There won't be anyone to tell you what you can or can't do with your own cryptocurrencies. If you have your own keys, you own your own coins and can enjoy financial freedom. However, having your own keys comes with an important responsibility: you need to make sure you're the only one who owns those private keys. If someone else manages to get their hands on them, they can access your cryptocurrencies and take them. This is where we come in.

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“Not your keys, not your coins” is a popular expression in the world of cryptocurrencies – and a very important one at that. Without owning your keys, you wouldn’t really be in control of your coins. Curious as to why? Well, we have the answer for you – let’s dive into it.
What are “your keys”?

Similar to a bank account number, cryptocurrencies are sent to a receiving address. The technical term for this address is the public key. When someone sends you some Bitcoin, they will send it to your public key. It’s called public, since you can send it to anyone without compromising your crypto.

There is, however, another key that is linked to your public key. That would be the private key. This key is absolutely vital. Anyone that has access to the private key can access the funds on the public key that it’s linked to. In simpler terms a private key is similar to a password – a means of identifying you as the true owner. When speaking of “not your keys, not your coins”, it refers to your private key.
The difference between accessing and owning your coins

When logging into your favorite exchange, it might seem like you actually own the coins on your account. After all, you do need to log in to gain access to them, right?

Wrong. It looks like you’re in total control of your assets… until you try to withdraw more cryptocurrencies than the platform permits – or lower than a certain threshold. As a matter of fact, the exchange might take a cut of any cryptocurrency transaction you make. They can quite simply do this, since you don’t own the private keys to the crypto assets on your account – they have them.

This phenomenon isn’t limited to exchanges: it goes for any wallet provider that doesn’t allow you to own the keys to the associated funds. If you don’t own the private keys, then you are not the true owner of the funds – you’d be entrusting a third party to it. This means that they essentially can do whatever they want with the cryptocurrencies on your account.
Why does owning my keys matter?

There’s a plethora of reasons why you’d want to own your keys, rather than leaving it in the custody of a third party, requiring you to trust your funds to them.

The most obvious is accidentally entrusting it to malicious actors. Should you have trusted a malicious third party with your money, you’ll likely never see it back. Thankfully this is quite unlikely with established companies.

Even then you will never be in total control over your own money with them. As mentioned previously, they can set certain restrictions like a maximum withdrawal limit or fees associated with using their services. They can decide what you can do with your own hard-earned money. Also if their platform has any technical issues, you’re basically locked out of your cryptocurrencies. In short: so long as you don’t own your keys, you won’t have financial freedom and your funds remain at someone else’s mercy.

On top of this, you won’t have control over the security of the platform’s system either – you’re outsourcing your cryptocurrency’s security to them. Unfortunately over the years, there have been major hacks that have amounted to around 2 billion dollars being stolen.

The opposite is true if you own your own private keys. By having the private keys, you can set your own rules. There won’t be anyone else telling you what you can or cannot do with your own cryptocurrencies. By having your own keys, you fully own your own coins and can enjoy financial freedom.

Having your own keys does come with an important responsibility though: you must ensure that you’ll be the only one to hold those private keys. If anyone else manages to get their hands on them, they can access and take your cryptocurrencies.
https://www.ledger.com/academy/not-your-keys-not-your-coins-why-it-matters
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