Take a break from Twitter

• If you use the Tor Browser or the Mullvad Browser you will see the popup of NoScript - because your identity at X can be open to other websites in your web browser. Keep your privacy in mind.

• You may leave traces without realizing it. The way you write, what you read about and how much, when you are active, etc. Remember, if you are a Monero XMR user, you may not want this at all!

• Mental hygiene; it feels good not to be at the mercy of the posts there for a while. Try it out!

• It usually takes up a lot of your time without you doing anything productive.

• Elon Musk himself is a major disinformation disseminator on his own platform. But many of the posts there are also questionable.

• X Using Your Tweets to Train Its AI. And even if you have deactivated the artificial intelligence option, the users you interact with probably haven't deactivated it. Because it was introduced without notifying the users.

Haveno-Reto has become RetoSwap with a new X handle and a new SimpleX room. It would be best to remove the old SimpleX room and join the new one. At the moment the website is still haveno-reto.com but I expect that to be changed soon.

decentraliced mining

P2Pool Found 50k Blocks 🥳

@xmrvsbeast@monero.town

I'm new to cryptocurrecy and I'm wanting to finally start using Monero. At least a year ago, I heard it was possible to buy XMR completely anonymously using Amazon gift cards bought from retail stores using cash, but I can't seem to find any information about that online anymore. From what I've heard, you can use your XMR to get some kind of card which you're able to use in place of a typical debit mastercard and thus be able to buy groceries using Monero.

I would appreciate if anyone could direct me to recources on how to do these things; most importantly the part about buying the XMR anonymously with cash in the first place.

I know there was a ddos attack a while back, but it would be nice to access and be able to log in to this site again using Tails/Tor without giving location away. Using a VPN after Tor on Tails is a security risk and is difficult to figure out how to install on Tails for most people. Beginning with it's creation and right up to the attack, Tor exit nodes weren't blocked. Now they still are. Opening it up again might increase the userbase. Using sites like proxysite.com via Tor only works to read posts here about 1 out of 10 attempts and never allows log ins here.

Do you hold or trade Monero or just use the coin with his direct purpose, for anonymous transactions?

Hey,

anyone out there still got some mordinals? looking to expand my collection and experiment with the protocol

only half joking - are mordinals still a thing?

I've been reading this post

https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1embjmc/kraken_restricted_my_account_request_to_see_all/

and been wondering whether some big exchange will be mad at me for using smaller, XMR-listing exchanges to sell XMR and buy ETH instead of directly buying it from them by bank transfer or using a small exchange which doesn't list XMR.

I have a quite more technical question regarding how Monero nodes (and other P2P networks) work.

The question is: Once you start your node for the first time, or after it being shut down, how does the node find the first P2P peer?

I get that torrents for instance use trackers for this. But how does Monero (or other cryptos) do it?

I am guessing Haveno does the same thing? ie: Haveno is essentially connecting to two P2P networks at the same time, namely the Monero and the Haveno networks. What tech does Haveno use to find the first peers? Is it related to the seed nodes?

How does Monero do it without seed nodes?

What's Changed

• Remove trade fees, add new seednodes, add new public key (reto-specific changes)
• Support USDT (ERC20 & TRC20) by @woodser in #1388
• Refactor tabs for simplicity: Buy or Sell XMR for Fiat, Crypto, or Other assets by @woodser in #1379
• Update Tails script to retry download using wget by @nahuhh in #1381
• Update Tails instructions by @woodser, @nahuhh in #1344, #1385
• Improve backup recovery if wallet cache is corrupt by @woodser in #1398
• Support opening dispute if unable to open trade wallet by @woodser in #1398
• Fix sorting Buy or Sell XMR > Amount column by @niyid in #1370
• Fix sorting transaction memo column by @niyid in #1354
• Fix background color of transaction ID on withdraw by @bvcxza in #1367
• Focus on input field in password dialog window by @woodser in #1342
• Add description of how payment details are stored and shared when creating account by @rafau in #1387
• Show crypto address in trade step view instead of account name by @woodser in #1391
• Update price nodes to support USDT by @woodser in haveno-dex/haveno-pricenode#39
• Add validation to SingleThreadExecutorUtils.java by @XMRZombie in #1378
• Other stability improvements and bug fixes (see full changelog)

Exolix & Monerujo entered into a partnership🤝

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We're trying to increase the use of Monero, and attract more people to XMRBazaar by offering such great discounts on brand-new and high-demand electronics. And through the use of Monero arbitration legal systems, increase trust in the Bazaar.

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When you connect to cellphone towers: You’re using the modem which has an IMEI identification number. Using a DeGoogled phone and a VPN does NOT change this from revealing info about the hardware TO the TOWER, such as where it was bought. And who bought it.

If you buy it in Monero, that solves the problem. But other DeGoogled providers charge more, while as we charge LESS:

Official Google Store: $799

Simplified Privacy: $665

YOU PICK: We Flash GrapheneOS OR you can get it still sealed in the box.

PIXEL 9 BRAND NEW STILL SEALED IN THE BOX 1 YEAR WARRANTY

PGP Receipt: Backed by a binding deposit with an arbitrator: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/how-pgp-insurance/index.html

Jeff Berwick on XMR, Encoding Unstoppable Liberty & Escaping Technocratic State (MT 332)

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman chats with crypto-anarchist and founder of the Dollar Vigilante Jeff Berwick.

In this discussion Berwick explores the "matrix" of societal control, his belief in the importance of self-transformation, and the power of privacy-focused currencies like Monero as tools for autonomy.

They also delve into alternative technology, including Berwick’s use of Tesla-inspired healing devices, and discuss strategies for maintaining Monero’s independence amidst rising governmental control. Get ready for a thought-provoking conversation about freedom, personal empowerment, and the potential for decentralized finance.

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In order to boost Haveno adoption, We propose the following:

• RETO lowers its trade fees to 0%

in return:

• RETO receives the equivalent of X per year or Y per month with the first 4 months paid up-front, subsequent payments on a monthly basis.

• Once monthly RETO volume exceeds 1M fiat and sustains it for 3 months in a row, RETO reintroduces a fee and pays back any fees above X until the total amount paid back is equal to the total amount previously received.

Example:

If RETO earns Z in a month, it pays back Z-Y.

Should volume suddenly be drastically higher than expected, we will not reimburse RETO for “lost” trade fees and assume we have reached our goal in boosting Haveno adoption.

This agreement is initially going to last until 2025-12-31 with the first payment dated back to 2024- 11-01 under the condition that the 0% trade fee goes into effect with the release of Haveno v1.0.13.

Created a script to get the connections every time a new node connected. Everything looked normal in the peer list until I saw many nodes from:

100.42.27.* (around 200 peers)

193.142.59.* (around 200 peers)

199.116.84.* (around 100 peers)

209.222.252.* (around 150 peers)

91.198.115.* (around 150 peers)

The 100.42.27., 199.116.84., 209.222.252., and 91.198.115. all belong to "Lionlink Networks".

These are around 600 nodes that are under that ISP and account for 20-30% of all nodes seen from a 3 day survey span.

This looks suspicious to me and the massive amounts of nodes raises many red flags and does not look natural at all.

~~If these were malicious, in concept, with the 13 default IN/OUT peers, if all connected are malicious, the innocent one would have no other data to compare it to~~.

(Edit: Updated Theory: having many nodes has the ability trace transactions and block miners easier based on timing attack)

That's pretty cool.

Voting vs. Crypto Anarchy: Jeff Berwick on #Monero, Encoding Unstoppable Liberty & Escaping the Technocratic State Amid U.S. Election Day Hype! Tune-in to a LIVE #MoneroTalk EPI TMRW (11/5) at 12PM-EST/7PM-CEST!

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A Cypherpunk Future w/ MoneroTopia24 speaker Juan Galt | (MT 331)

TODAY'S 🎙SHOW: Douglas Tuman interviews Juan Galt, a seasoned crypto journalist and early adopter known for his work with Bitcoin Magazine and his extensive knowledge of privacy technologies.

The conversation explores the evolution of Monero and Bitcoin, privacy versus transparency in blockchain, and the challenges each project faces in scaling, adoption, and maintaining decentralization. With lively debates on Monero's unique role as digital cash, Bitcoin's path

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Hi all,

I'm Connor, founder of Vessal, and wanted to (1) share with the group and (2) collect any feedback or suggestions you all may have.

Briefly, Vessal aims to make transportation private and secure. In some ways, it can be equated to a "VPN for transportation."

We are still relatively in our infancy, and therefore may be a little clunky sometimes as far as usability. Of course, we are always striving to improve!

Thanks for your time and taking a look, and again, we appreciate any feedback or suggestions you may have.

Connor