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  • By separating the incoming and outgoing wallet, you not only add an additional intermediate step that helps the anonymity of the entire network, you also consolidate the enotes, i.e. the transactions. If you top up the spending wallet with the income wallet as soon as it is almost empty, you are taking this step naturally and not artificially for the purpose of mixing. It’s discussed verbally in the video, ArticMine just adds that for KYC transactions it might make sense to add another rule to this practice.







  • The number of enotes that exist and are used as decoy is likely to be greater if the entire network always relies on anonymous TXOs instead of using them only when they are needed for anonymous transactions. Monero uses anonymity by default for all transactions, not only when anonymity is explicitly requested by the user. This means that transactions that require privacy merge with transactions that would also work without privacy. Users of the network are therefore probably many more people who would not actually need anonymization, but are treated equally and are indistinguishable. A comparison: anyone who uses cash in the form of bills and coins is probably not a criminal, but a certain number of cash users are also people who break the law. Now only Monero XMR, the digital cash, has been added.


  • Yes, it is better not to touch BTC at all. Even experts will leave traces when using it. For example, when they switch on their computer or interact with software. You really have to be highly concentrated and totally knowledgeable and even then you can miss a detail. And then you can be identified as a Bitcoin user. Better use UunstoppableSwap, HavenoReto and BasicSwapDex right away to get XMR!









  • Help Me Promote Monero

    I’m currently running a Meta advertising campaign that encourages people to resist surveillance.

    I created this campaign as a means to jump on people’s growing concern of surveillance technology and introduce them to Monero and privacy tech in general.

    The first mission of the Resist Surveillance emails series is about Monero which links to this set-up guide.

    I’m inviting you to consider supporting by contributing to the Meta campaign ad spend via Kuno.

    What Qualifies Me To Do This?

    I’m a professional digital marketer and currently work with some of the largest gaming IPs in the world (Star Trek, Fallout, Skyrim, Dune, Avatar, etc.).

    I’ve helped hundreds of large and small businesses make millions through Meta ads.

    Signal even ran a Meta ad campaign that was very successful, so successful Meta banned them and updated their TOS.

    I know how to work around Meta’s TOS and anti-crypto stance to reach new demographics and share Monero with them.

    But Meta Is Evil

    I’m no fan of Meta however it is a VERY powerful tool for reaching new audiences.

    The fact of the matter is Meta has a monopoly on digital advertising because they are the best at it.

    Secondly, it’s the very people on Facebook that have the greatest need for privacy tech.

    These are untapped waters and could really excel Monero adoption.

    Why Don’t You Pay For This Yourself?

    I am, I want to open this up to the community should others want to support this work.

    Not everyone has the time or energy to introduce others to Monero so paying for some ads is a great way to reach folks if you don’t want to lift a finger.

    A collective ad spend will allow me to be far more aggressive in reaching new people than if I was left to my own resources.

    How Much Should I Give?

    Give as much as you like I’ll make sure that 100% of your support is added to the campaign’s budget.

    I’m pocketing nothing.

    ~0.03 XMR (~$5 USD) is the minimum needed to see any meaningful results.

    Can I Request A Specific Country Or Area To Target?

    Yes! If you plan to also hand out some of the cards I can make sure that the region you are doing so is also being targeted by these ads.

    How Will I Know If This Works?

    Everyone who supports will be added to a SimpleX group where I will give a monthly update on the campaign’s progress.

    You can continue to give to this ad hoc if you wish.

    You can also see my 20+ reviews on XMR Bazaar so you know I’m not some scammer 😆

    If you have any specific questions I’d be happy to answer!

    The resistance will be encrypted.


  • so applying a centralized ban list is not necessary?

    A centralized ban list is not necessary! If reading isn’t your thing, then print out what I’ve written and have someone around you read it to you. Or you can put the printout under your pillow at night and maybe it will sink in.

    Are more universal fixes possible so that a specific ban list doesn’t have to be used?

    MRL will analyze the possible benefit of implementing an algorithm that chooses node peers to maximize diversity of Autonomous System Networks (ASNs), which are groups of IP addresses managed by the same entity. This algorithm could reduce the probability of connecting to too many potential spy nodes.

    In the long term, there may be ways for nodes to verify that their peers are truly running a node instead of just proxying one node through many IP addresses.

    Why not block these IP addresses by default in the Monero node software?

    Blocking the IP addresses by default is technically possible, but it would set a precedent of blocking IP addresses by a decision making process that is semi-centralized. MRL has decided to ask node operators to block these IP addresses voluntarily instead of by default.



  • Can you explain where my understanding falls short?

    Yes.

    Needing to use a ban list

    You do not need to activate a banlist.

    I’ll go into this in more detail, as you would obviously actually want to understand it. Switch on a blocklist or do not switch on a blocklist, this is up to you and every other user. You can create your own banlist or use another one, there are several. Maybe you hire some professional network researchers to connect to all kinds of nodes to analyze their behavior and their responses to connections and then share your findings with us. In the meantime, you can trust what MRL has found and recommends. Or you can just keep using the current default setting without a ban list. Do you think it’s news that there are misadjusted or allegedly misbehaving nodes out there in the worldwide permissionless network?