Quote: (01-23-2018 08:01 PM)Durango Wrote:
Quote: (12-15-2017 01:24 PM)Samseau Wrote:
Also I forgot, the best software wallet for Monero is found here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments..._download/
Created directly by the devs. Monero is a harder currency to use than other cryptos, having more layers of security, but this wallet makes it easy.
Just remember to run this wallet overnight, as you need to download the blockchain in order to use it. Monero's security comes from making each user a node in the chain. I think the current blockchain size is around 10-30 GB. It's pretty small right now. Technical improvements to make the transaction sizes smaller are planned for release next year.
Unlike the BTC devs, the XMR devs are planning for the future and work to solve problems before they become actual problems. Right now Monero's blockchain is more than sufficient, the biggest drawback is the lack of a hardware wallet (i.e. ledger wallet USB) but that is in development too.
Anyone having difficulty setting up the GUI wallet? I have the folder saved, then opened monerod to download and sync, and it's been 8 hours and still have a long way to go. Anyone know if there is a way to speed up the sync? I tried importing the raw blockchain, but it stalled and just says the below:
2018-01-24 00:59:59.336 2196 FATAL bcutil src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp:229 bootstrap file not found: "CrogramDataitmoneroexportlockchain.raw"
Also I am using Windows 64-bit.
It's supposed to take that long. It's making you a node of the currency.
I would just delete the raw blockchain file and start again. Set it up at night and wait until the next day.
I tried mining some monero. My laptop is surprisingly capable of mining at high difficulty level.
I left for a trip that lasted about 6 days. When I came back, I checked on the mining pools how much I made. A whopping $6 at the time.
Worse yet, the damn pools haven't sent my payment to my wallet address. I've stopped bothering. By the time a mining pool comes out, it isn't even worth the effort to mine yet. Too many spergs with cash to burn on rigs ruin it for the rest of us.