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Is it possible to run IOTA over Tor?
As a comparison, it's not currently possible to run an Ethereum node on the Tor network, because Ethereum runs its peer discovery protocol over UDP, and Tor is TCP-only.
Does the same hold true for IOTA? (Either because UDP is always explicitly…
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Why does iri use manual neighbor discovery?
The process of pairing with neighbours on slack #nodesharing is tedious. Why doesn't iri use automatic discovery of neighbors like other p2p networks?
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Are bundles one tip or four?
As a bundle is made of 4 or more transactions, and a bundle is accepted as a whole or not at all, is a bundle treated as a single tip by subsequent transactions, or is it treated as 4 tips, that are each confirmed independently?
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How would I explain IOTA/the Tangle to someone who isn't technical?
I can just about explain the concept of a standard blockchain and mining, in very simplified terms, to a family member. Things get slightly trickier when you introduce the idea of smart contracts and a distributed execution environment, such as that…
Richard Horrocks
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Using traceroute hop count to select neighbors
Would it make sense to measure the distance to neighbor nodes via traceroute hops?
I.e., discard all neighbors which are below let's say 4-5 hops (wild guess, same data center), prefer higher hop count as an indicator that the node is physically…
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Why does headless IRI fullnode without PoW keep CPU at 100%?
I am running 24/7 headless IRI fullnode on an i3 workstation with 32Gb RAM. My fullnode is almost always sinchronized with the tangle.
I run the node with the option:
--remote-limit-api "removeNeighbors, addNeighbors, interruptAttachingToTangle,…
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Why are microtransactions important or necessary?
I read about IOTA Data Marketplace and discussed it with my friend. One question stood out from our discussion that neither of us couldn't find an answer to. Is there (or will there be) an actual need to pay for data in real-time?
For example, why…
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Is it safe to expose the API to the public?
I just got a full node up and running, following the guide on here http://iota.partners/. I have a firewall on, so all ports are blocked except for UDP 14600 and TCP 15600.
In my iota.ini file I have this:
REMOTE_LIMIT_API="removeNeighbors,…
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What happens to pending transactions after a snapshot?
Scenario:
John creates a transaction before a snapshot.
Transaction stays pending and he reattaches it 5x.
Snapshot is enforced.
Are the pending transactions and their reattachments simply "forgotten" and the balances stay with the sender?
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From which address money is being sent if I have money on more than 1 address?
If I have 3 addresses in my seed and each address received 10 IOTAs. I guess my wallet will show 30 IOTAs. Now I send 12 IOTAs to someone. How do I know which address will be empty, which will have 8 IOTAs and which will still have 10 IOTAs in the…
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Can IOTA have a hard fork?
With so many forks occurring in Bitcoin (Bitcoin Classic, Cash, Gold, Diamond, Silver, ...) I was wondering if it was possible for IOTA to have a fork?
I know that IOTA uses a "DAG" (Directed acyclic graph) instead of a blockchain but how does this…
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What is an input transaction, and what does its "address" field represent?
In the IOTA guide's The Anatomy of a Transaction the address field of the transaction is described as:
address: String 81-trytes address. In case this is an output, then this is the address of the recipient. In case it is an input, then it is the…
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Why is my transaction not getting confirmed?
What can I do to speed-up the transaction’s confirmation? When should I reattach (replay) a transaction?
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What is JINN project?
I would like to know more about the JINN project.
What is JINN?
Why is it important to Iota?
Where can I get more information about JINN?
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Why are there just nines in the seed?
Why are there just nines in the seed and not a 1 or a 4 or a 6?
Is this just picked randomly because they like the 9 or what is the reason behind it?
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