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  1. =========================================== =========================================== Welcome to Swap, where anything you can do, we can do better and for free. These words were part of the birth of Free Haven Protocol [XFH], the trolling joke coin created to poke at the integrity of the devs of Haven Protocol. However, what started out as simply something for lulz has been transformed into a community project to build and bring a fair, efficient and stable blockchain to the crypto ecosystem. We feel that most projects out in the space today cannot successfully meet all three criteria above and it is our goal to do something about it, for free. Fair. What does fair mean? If you were to define it as an adjective, it would be defined as “in accordance with the rules of standards; legitimate”. Defined as an adverb it is “without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage”. Both definitions play very much into what we are attempting to achieve with Swap. Almost all coins in existence are commanded and their fates set by a select few who have the means and access to dictate the coin’s direction. This could include the developers themselves, exchanges, large farms and even eccentric personalities with the finances to support their view points. You see them leverage their unique positions by changing the codebase of their projects to suit their needs. Instead of allowing free market principles to reign along with the consensus mechanism built into the collection of software that makes up a coin’s environment, they checkpoint and write mechanisms to prevent democratic decision making in the blockchain’s development. That is to be blunt, literally rewriting the rules. What happens to rules of standards and legitimacy? It’s gone Jack, totally out the window. When it comes to looking at the definition as an adverb, we also want to level this playing field. Everyone knows that (or should know!) ultimately, profitability as a miner depends on one simple ratio which is cost per hash. Now there are several ways to improve your cost per hash but not all of us have access to all these paths. The simplest way to improve your cost per hash is by paying less for your electricity. Large farms locate to areas of cheap power for exactly this reason. The average Joe doesn’t necessarily have the ability to do this. Hardware is typically the next easiest way to improve your cost per hash. You don’t really have to have any brains for this department, you just need money, lots of it. If you have the money to burn, you WILL find ways to purchase equipment that far exceeds the capability of what the average Joe has access to. There IS private hardware out there. Not only do manufacturers of mining equipment sell you their used no longer latest and greatest, but there are private companies out there who build their own equipment and write their own software who are vastly more efficient than the average Joe. The last major piece for optimizing your cost per hash is in the mining software itself. Do you notice how each release of mining software yields greater and greater returns? There is always at least a single digit percent increase in mining speed over the last version. Do you think maybe it’s possible there are other mining programs out there who have unlocked the Gordian Knot’s of the increasingly complex algorithms used by coins today? Those knots are supposed to protect the average GPU from the FPGAs and ASICs right? Maybe what they are really protecting are developer advantages which lead to personal profits! So, what happens when you have a coin ecosystem that is fair? An ecosystem where the decision and implementation of the algorithm creates fairness without the ability to have secret advantages? What happens when there is no premine to be taken advantage of and no governance fee giving a select few a steady income for doing no work which ends up devaluing itself? What happens when the codebase is open for all to inspect and add upon, letting the ecosystem itself decide what features should be implemented or abandoned? What happens when no device is favored, and everyone can have access to the same cost per hash excluding what your local energy cost is? (Somethings are simply outside of a developer’s control, right?) Do these characteristics build a “fair” ecosystem that would attract miners of all kinds? We think so. All this talk of fairness sounds great, but nothing can be fair if you haven’t taken the steps to protect the underlying technology that allows your ecosystem to exist in the first place. If you look around the coin world today, you will see that most of the coins today are broken. What do we mean by this? That almost all coins are vulnerable to attack from a variety of vectors and that more importantly, their dev’s either don’t care or do not have the knowledge and skill to fix their coin. We find this to be an extremely sad state of affairs, and the fact that the general crypto populace doesn’t even consider these factors to be highly disturbing. If you are an investor in blockchain technology, how can you accept investing into a project that cannot protect the foundation of everything it builds upon? An old book talks about castles being built on sand. I think that’s quite an appropriate description for the majority of current blockchain projects. We have touched on the three major core values that we have which are fairness, efficiency, and stability. Now we would like to discuss how we are going to achieve these objectives and what we have already accomplished to date. Free Haven Protocol was a fork of Haven Protocol which is ultimately just a fork of Monero. However, we started with a genesis block and changed several key parameters to how the blockchain functioned in effort to begin with some basic network security. This included a custom 15s block time and a custom version of the CryptoNight algorithm that we ended up calling CN Superfast because it is CN Heavy with a 2MB scratchpad and one quarter the iterations. The faster block time creates many blocks a day which allows even small pools to win blocks rather frequently. This helps with miner distribution as being on the biggest pool to get frequent payouts no longer matters as there are EIGHT times more block per day but at one eighth the reward for the same emission. Transaction fees were also increased which gives incentives to mine more than just empty blocks but overall, the transaction fee is expected to drop for the end-user due to a much smaller transaction size. At max block size, miner reward is expected to increase which makes up for the extra resources necessary to process the bulletproof transaction. Meanwhile the custom algorithm change prevented us from being Nicehashable. Once community support started to build behind the XFH project, we quickly realized this was taking on life above and beyond our initial gag. While we had already created something interesting that beat Haven on several key points for existing technology (custom algorithm, no premine or fees, network distribution diversity and transparency), we realized we would need to step it up if we were to really make a statement as to how much **** exists in the current crypto ecosystem. This included the need for a rebranding and some rethinking of the fundamentals of our foundation. We have decided upon the name Swap for several reasons. First, fundamentally, Swap is one of the most basic functions of an asset. Assets are held to eventually Swap for another asset. If you want to become more philosophical, you could say that Swap was chosen because people need to Swap their way of thinking about crypto. They need to realize that the fundamental principles that created the first major digital currencies have been Swapped to something that no longer fulfills a vision of fairness and consensus, real democratic principles. It’s time to Swap the greed and unfair playing fields back to what they were intended to be. We envision this project as a guide of what crypto “should” be. Unlike the vast majority of crypto projects, the core team associated with this project is mostly not anonymous. While none of us are actively promoting who we are, we aren’t exactly hiding it either. We are quite transparent and all decision making processes in the birth of this coin to now is readily viewable on our Discord. We believe this is a testament to the fact that we simply want you to base your opinions not on who we are, but on the technology this project brings to the crypto ecosystem. We also put forth a call for any developers who would like to help build an ecosystem based on principles of fairness and openness to join us. This is a community project after all! Our ultimate goal is to create a stable blockchain that developers can build their products on top of without fear of some random agent bending the blockchain to their will, upsetting the desired stability necessary to take crypto to the next level of global acceptance and use. Also, differently from most of the crypto projects, Swap has ZERO premine, ZERO dev fees, and ZERO founders rewards. It's a community project after all, and that will never change. We started with RingCT at block 0. We have version 2 transactions from block 0 along with dynamic fees. The reward tax will not change, only other taxes. Our chain is more consistent than Monero’s as we started with the majority of improvements that Monero implemented over time. At block 150k, we completed our rebase to the Monero codebase 0.13.04 and we activated our bulletproof implementation. Also, from block 150k, we can now merge their patches easily in the future yet still go our own path. Speaking of going our own path, we are convinced that the CryptoNight algorithm (and all its variants) is garbage for anything but Monero. The algorithm promotes through its virtues of obfuscation, inequalities that cannot be compensated for. This required us to abandon CryptoNight in search of an algorithm or algorithms that more serve our needs for fairness and openness. To summarize in brief, we explored primarily Cuckaroo (same used by Grin) algorithm variants for our proof of work. The simpler the algorithm, the less advantage those with the means shall have. A simple algorithm that is open source is the first step in securing the block chain as it helps to level the playing field. Swap has forked at block 555,555 to a new and unique variant of Cuckaroo which we have labeled "Cuckaroo29s". We have in essence smashed together CryptoNight with Cuckaroo so that we can retain the desirable features of CryptoNote but also improve our network security with a better pow than any CryptoNight variant which has been proven to be easily FPGA'd or ASIC'd. There are a tremendous amount of improvements with the changes that have been made. Cuckaroo demands also far less CPU power to validate the blocks and sync with the network than CryptoNight and its variants. Join our Discord to learn more. Our whole history is carved there from the beginning. =========================================== Specifications - Coin symbol: XWP - Total supply: 18,400,000 coins before tail emission. - Tail emission: ~157,680 coins each year (starting at year 8) - Decimal places: 12 - PoW hash algorithm: Cuckaroo29s (variation of Grin's Cuckaroo29) - Block time: 15 seconds - Difficulty Adjustment Algorithm: Monero DAA - Genesis block: 2018-11-16 (November 16, 2018) at 09:06:03 (UTC) - Premine: No - Founders reward: No - Developer fee: No - ICO: No Website https://swap.fyi/ Project's GitHub https://github.com/swap-dev/swap Project's GitLab https://gitlab.com/swapproject Wiki https://github.com/swap-dev/swap/wiki GUI/CLI Wallet https://github.com/swap-dev/swap/releases/ Ledger app https://github.com/swap-dev/ledger-app-swap/releases Paper Wallet https://swap.fyi/paperwallet-alternative.html Mining your XWP Coins Everything you need to know can be found on the Github (https://github.com/swap-dev) repository and in the main page (https://swap.fyi/#miners). Miners More info about the mining softwares: https://swap.fyi/#miners https://github.com/swap-dev/SwapReferenceMiner/releases https://github.com/develsoftware/GMinerRelease/releases https://github.com/RainbowMiner/RainbowMiner/releases https://github.com/mozkomor/GrinProMiner/releases https://github.com/NebuTech/NBMiner/releases Community Pools https://miningpoolstats.stream/swap (Pool list and status) https://swap.fyi/#pools (Main page list) Micro pool Solo mining pool with Windows GUI - 1-click Installer: https://github.com/swap-dev/micropool-gui/releases Mining Rental Service https://www.miningrigrentals.com/rigs/cuckoocycle29swap Remote Nodes node.swap.fyi:19950 58.185.155.109:19950 (Special thanks to Reeyon, Asia node) Node.bitkitten.xyz:18850 (Special thanks to Rixxter, EU node) node.pocketwhale.info:19950 (Special thanks to Leafy, high performance North American node) Default ports - Mainnet P2P port: 19949 - Mainnet RPC port: 19950 - Testnet P2P port: 29949 - Stagenet P2P port: 39949 Note: Default ports can be changed by the user if necessary. Check the command-line flags of the CLI tools for more info. Block Explorer https://swap.coinscope.cc/ https://swap.coinscope.cc/api/emission (Current emission details) Social Media/Discussion Group Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SwapProject/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/_realSwap Discord: https://discord.gg/egc4md9 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swapproject/ QQ: 690114865 (Chinese) Blockchain.raw No longer necessary since syncing from zero in the daemon is just as fast as downloading the blockchain.raw file and importing! Exchanges TradeOgre (BTC pair): https://tradeogre.com HotDEX (BTC pair): https://wallet.hotdex.eu Citex (BTC/ETC pairs): https://www.citex.co.kr Graviex (BTC/ETH pairs): https://graviex.net/ Bittrader (BTC/ETH/LTC/TRD/USDC pairs): https://bittrader.io/ Donation Address for Bounty, Airdrop, and Development fh2jc6PbQYd4a5PY3ooPMZiPVniMy4MGcjSRBnoBVc1xLmdCHJ6hc98Ess2hpN2mDgPnCAXtDUUbmjWYutRvdoSr2Nps2o5wc Private View key: 84a6ac951dccea8aa5c23127f9e69bd71222d64c0b560bbec49a6e6c01df1205
  2. I wanted to create a thread and open up a discussion about future regulations, what it means to the crypto landscape, and if you see privacy coins taking over the market. Bitcoin has been the leader, but we are witnessing the limitations of its use. With slow transactions, a fully public ledger and governments and big business targeting BTC, I could see more money flowing into alternatives. We have seen tremendous growth from Dash and Monero - but they aren't without issue. Dash has questionable privacy and Monero has a scaling issue (which they plan to address but who knows when and if it will be successful). Where do you see privacy coins in the overall landscape of crypto in 2018? Do you have any that you think will really be successful? Of course you have Pivx, Verge, Zcash - but I've been following two projects: DeepOnion and Shield, that I'm really excited about. If they can keep plugging along with their roadmaps, it could be a big year for them. I think, even the big players will turn to obfuscation as the demand for anonymity grows. Thoughts?
  3. Errr...no! You want to put a target on your back? Then go ahead! You don't know who or what is on this forum. Too much of this advertising going on. I suggest you tone it down! Just some friendly advice...
  4. https://www.americanbanker.com/news/neither-mad-max-nor-orwell-id-startup-walks-a-fine-line?brief=00000158-07c7-d3f4-a9f9-37df9bc10000
  5. My latest blog entry: https://xrphodor.wordpress.com/2017/06/19/xrp-ripple-and-the-difference-between-privacy-and-anonymity/ This dovetails with the debate that I had yesterday about the same topic, moderated by Mercury on the Discord application. He will be publishing the debate verbatim under separate cover later. The most interesting note is that after thinking about the outcome of the debate, I shifted my position more towards my opponent than the stance that I took in the debate. My blog entry reflects my true opinion on the topic, while the debate reflects the role I played by only arguing the "pro" side of the coin! I hope you like the blog entry. tl:dr version: I believe Ripple should offer privacy to its conservative banking customers, but I don't think there is a need for XRP payments to be completely anonymous, and I don't think Ripple needs to get mixed up in what I believe will amount to a regulatory crackdown on these "anonymous coin" protocols. Instead, they need to maintain course in full cooperation with regulatory and governmental authorities, not try to circumvent them.
  6. Hi everyone, My name is Rafael, Im the CEO at Rippex, an almost 2 yo ripple gateway that issues BRL in the RCL and keeps 100%+ reserves in segregated accounts. As everybody knows, Rippletrade is closing and the end-user wallet applications will have to be provided by the community gateways or independent wallet providers, and many people are asking about alternatives to rippletrade. As some of you already know, we have fixed a bug and made available a desktop wallet created by Ripple's team. You can download it at: https://rippex.net/carteira-ripple-eng.php#/ Why did we do that? Because we think its very important to keep the Master Key totally private, since it is the ultimate authority over a ripple account. The desktop client does that by creating and saving the wallet files locally, never sending it over the internet, not even in an encrypted channel. The desktop client has all the necessary functions to create wallets (even cold wallets), watch accounts, pay, trade, and manage account flags. There are other potential functions like offline signing that are developed but still require some bug killing. Another important working feature is creating and revoking regular keys. This is awesome because it allows managing an account without using the Master Key, so the later can be kept totally private and offline, and used only in an emergency situation. But how to do that? In the settings/security settings tab, there is a Generate Regular Key function: After that, click on "save wallet file", choose a strong password, and you will see: Now you can get the new file and use it in an online computer. You will see this file still caries the same public address, but the Master Key is kept in another file. Another thing (I think, never tested it) you can do is to use regular keys to create accounts in online wallet providers like Gatehub. This is good for you, and good for them, this is why: Whenever your account's privacy is threatened, because you think your computer was compromised, or your online wallet provider was attacked, or whatever, you can use the Master Key you kept safe and private to revoke the regular key, and your account is safe again. The attacker wont be able to create transactions after that. As I said before, our dev resources to keep this project are scarce since we are focusing on other things, but if there is help from the community, the project may survive. Repo: https://github.com/rippex/ripple-client-desktop Regular Key Documentation: https://ripple.com/build/transactions/#setregularkey Cheers, Rafael
  7. Interesting study from Purdue University regarding privacy issues. http://www.livebitcoinnews.com/ripples-transactions-can-fully-anonymous/ https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/pmorenos/public/pathshuffle.pdf https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/pmorenos/public/poster-cosn.pdf
  8. Just because we've invested in secure transactions doesn't mean that other security metrics go out the window. I've noticed a couple instances today of social engineering that remind me of the need to be careful. Some recommendations: 1) Don't disclose the quantity of your investment in specifics. 2) Keep your goals general enough not to become a target "millionaire" or someone with a large (for you) portfolio that becomes a feast for a thief. 3) Watch for constant questioners whose profiles stay anonymous or empty (untraceable). 4) Check your own chats from the perspective of someone who might want to find you, your goods, your habits or your "ecosystem". Even in the world of digital assets, someone can still burglarize a physical place to retrieve your goods (cold wallets). 5) Become a "community watcher". With serious fiat / crypto becoming a factor in people's lives, we can help each other out by being skeptical of "inquiring minds".o I'm sure others here have solid recommendations. I thought it worthwhile to give a heads up on things like this now that the chat community is growing so fast. I like the chat communities I belong to. I want those who are risking their earned monies to succeed. I don't want what's earned to be taken away by the social engineers who turn our good conversations into tools for their gain and our loss.
  9. Many of us here are concerned about privacy of RCL transactions and we have already been discussing these issues here for several times. We know that ILP can connect any ledger to any ledger. I think I would like to have an option to route RCL-to-RCL transactions via ILP. This seems to be useless, but maybe it could add some extra privacy. The cost of a few seconds longer transaction and a little higher fee is bearable...
  10. http://fortune.com/2016/07/07/blockchain-r3/ Front-running a concern when it comes to building a blockchain
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