Topic: [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency - page 1484. (Read 4670972 times)

XMR is not the most legitimate and economic initial distribution of any cryptocoin existing. There are other people(myself included) who have gone to great lengths to attempt to create the fairest possible initial distribution for a cryptocurrency.

The XMR distribution obviously had some minor issues which don't need to be brought up again. And I'm not here to say anything negative about XMR in anyway(in fact while I'm here, congrats devs on handling this attack well) but it's probably best just to stick to facts.

Yes, you are correct. James, I misunderstood and agree with your perspective. i will delete my post but the content of it remains here.

I think you both agree.  If you read his statement with some quote marks:

I guess the whole "it was around for two years but nobody ever knew anything" [thing] was pretty scammy and near impossible.

you're in violent accord.

Motivations are unknown.

Competence is by this point somewhat known, and appears mixed.

Trustworthiness is well known and is anything but favorable.

Caveat emptor.

No such blessing. I have no idea what that is, but I most certainly don't recommend downloading it.

He doesn't have to answer that, of course.

Your point that anonymity raises trust and reputational risks is valid, but if he's willing to pay that price, it's his choice.

Some of us here on the Monero team are anonymous, at least mildly so. Arguably the project would benefit reputationally if more of us weren't, but that's a choice we make.

Would be funny if we don't even see a dip 

XMR is exciting.

So much emotion and entertainment around.

Funny to see all the anti-XMR trolls out and about.

I'll be waiting to buy on a dip for XMR when trading opens.

 

When you have a couple hours, pop in The Candidate, starring Joan Allen.

I can confirm I am not Andrey Sabelnikov

Could someone from the development team update the first post of this thread with information about which pools are confirmed to be on the right fork and safe to point miners to?

While I agree with you, you must admit that the trolls and hacks have created an environment of suspicion, and it is natural that the anonymous dev, for whom there is in fact a fair body of circumstantial evidence of participation in the original cryptonote implementation, should attract that suspicion.  I'm hoping that CZ will dispell some of the FUD around BBR.  If people frankly voice their concerns, they may be dispelled more promptly.  You help by rightly observing there is a lack of material evidence for this specific suspicion, but the factors which allow suspicion to fester in the background remain, and getting them aired out may disinfect.

XMR is the future.

You like listening to yourself talk ....

I am opposed to users taking this without a prior blessing from a core member.

test https://mega.co.nz/#!qtUnhC5A!sJnKzPyj9gg0aFcoUZwtJhSHNhgjZVB3MHzc1zM6gjw win64 blockchain #203437 block

Are you Andrey Sabelnikov?  I know I've asked before, but it's interesting, and if you're not, it doesn't reduce your anonymity set significantly to say so.  Even Satoshi was willing to say that he is not Dorian Nakamoto.

At this point, unless you say that you are not, I will conclude that you are.  It in no way impugns your code, and I've done crazier things myself than those which Andrey is most famous for, so I don't think it should undermine confidence in your work, or the coin upon which you focus, if you are in fact Andrey.  It is open source, widely reviewed, and your work speaks for itself. 

(Frankly I think persistent anonymity is more dangerous to BBR than any colorful personal history could be.  That BBR is able to maintain as much value as it has (at least recently) despite the uncertainty overhang of your anonymity is a testament to the confidence placed in open source review, and in the quality of your work, a confidence which your identification could not feasibly undermine in a persistent material way.  But that's just my opinion.)

I havent read the cryptonote scandal thread yet, I guess it must be pretty horrible if to be on it would be such a bad thing. Usually if you are part of the original dev team for a project, that's a positive.

I guess the whole, it was around for 2 years but nobody ever knew anything about was pretty scammy and near impossible.

The attacker against all cryptonotes might have won a small victory, but crisis unites family. I am tremendously glad that both XMR and BBR key peoples are making happy talk and cooperating.

This failed attack and quick response has gained the respect of the crypto community, as few other altcoins have the tech depth for such a quick isolation and fixing of such bugs. Now maybe some dont believe me, but you can all believe the market. When the BBR it is zooming, the XMR actually gained more in marketcap. Of course, not in percentage terms as the 10x gain in a week is just a snapback from the severe artificial devaluation. But XMR gained more than $1 mil marketcap during BBR surge. What is good for BBR is good for XMR and what is good for XMR is good for BBR. Also, during this crisis, BBR lost almost 20%. What is bad for XMR is bad for BBR and what is bad for BBR is bad for XMR.

These are things self-evident to me. Also what is clear is that the core contributors to both XMR and BBR are NOT the source of any of this FUD fued. Just like neither are the source of this attack. Unless the cryptonote guys are also insane and stupid, they have no motivation to harm any of the cryptonotes.

So, I suggest to listen to Risto's wise comment about following the money. Which camp has most to lose from a united cryptonote brothers?
The answer is that it is certainly not any cryptonote, so whoever this external attacker is, they have done us a big favor. The XMR and BBR are now brothers cooperating to the fullest. One's success is the other's success. To attack the other is to attack one's own self.

So anybody that is supposed to be on the side of XMR and is attacking the BBR is now exposed to be enemy agent. The actions they speak louder than words. Once these vermin are shunned from both communities, then we can aim for both getting the big fast market revaluation.

James

Yes, no need to download blockchain.

Hey, so if my daemon is reading a Block Height of 203451 right now, I am on the correct fork and don't need to re-download the block chain?

Thanks.