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probability theory question: mean subsequent block time
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    probability theory question: mean subsequent block time
  • Reply by rucknium:

    If I understand your question right, I think you're looking for the inverse cumulative distribution function (a.k.a. quantile function) of the Erlang distribution.

    The random length of time to mine the next block has an exponential distribution with rate parameter 1/t. The length of time to mine n blocks has an Erlang distribution with shape parameter n and rate parameter 1/t.

    The Erlang distribution is a special case of the Gamma distribution. The Erlang distribution's shape parameter must be an integer, but the Gamma distribution's shape parameter can be any positive real number. We can use the Gamma distribution if Erlang isn't given to us by our calculator.

    You would compute T in the R language with:

    qgamma(p = p, shape = n, rate = 1/t)/n
    

    The results of this simulation match the closed-form computation:

    t <- 120
    n <- 15
    p <- 0.4
    
    set.seed(314)
    
    mining.times <- matrix(rexp(n * 100000, rate = 1/t), ncol = n)
    
    mining.times <- rowSums(mining.times)
    
    quantile(mining.times/n, probs = p)
    
    qgamma(p = p, shape = n, rate = 1/t)/n
    # Divide by n to get the mean instead of the total
    
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    Do you use instant crypto exchanges as the option to buy Monero?
  • Sometimes Trocador when I need to pay for something that doesn't accept Monero. If you use the ref-link in the monero.town sidebar it also helps fund the site without swaps costing any extra!

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    my biggest problem with haveno and bisq is starting from nothing
  • Haveno-reto.com has plenty of links to different guides and most bisq documentation and principles carry over to haveno.

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    my biggest problem with haveno and bisq is starting from nothing
  • Decentralized reputation is not a thing. Every single approach can easily be gamed by scammers. Bisq2 requires people to buy thousands of $bsq for reputation.

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    my biggest problem with haveno and bisq is starting from nothing
  • That's even easier, just make an offer selling XMR for the fiat you want?

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    my biggest problem with haveno and bisq is starting from nothing
  • On haveno you have a multisig that makes sure you actually receive your Monero after paying instead of just getting scammed.

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    No seed nodes available. How to fix?
  • Are you using v1.0.11? If you are not sure, download and install again from https://haveno-reto.com

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    Where can I swap Monero to other crypto without tracking?
  • https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno is set to stagenet but I don't know if there are any offers to take.

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    Where can I swap Monero to other crypto without tracking?
  • https://haveno-reto.com is the domain you need if you want to actually trade on mainnet

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    Skepticism Sunday #3 — August 11, 2024
  • FCMP is being worked on by kayaba who has delivered in the past.

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    A federated localmonero
  • Reto has been working pretty well for me. Sure, startup can take a while but I've heard they are migrating all the seednodes to tor pow which should help with the ddos attacks.

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    A federated localmonero
  • And what is easier to take down, a website or a decentralized network of nodes?

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    A federated localmonero
  • Haveno is literally just a .exe you run. Looks like he wants a DEX with NO setup.

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    A federated localmonero
  • Just use Haveno to buy XMR directly, way cheaper and quicker than dealing with bisq and BTC transactions.

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    Techlore TutaPrivacy interview
  • A little off-topic but I guess proton called Monero a shitcoin so it's a little tiny bit on topic ;)

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    Monero black marble 0day attack guide? Real or nah?
  • Well, many of the exploited ones are already gone.

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    Monero black marble 0day attack guide? Real or nah?
  • Partially. For the Monero blockchain itself this is basically it but the spam also enabled them to withdraw funds ($300k) from darknet markets multiple times in a row, since their withdrawal systems didn't account for transactions being this delayed.

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    Monero black marble 0day attack guide? Real or nah?
  • I was wrong, I didn't consider that their attack could drain badly coded DNM wallets by double-spending withdraw transactions.

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    Since the old payment gateway kinda broke when we switched the hosting provider I’ve set up a new one :)

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    Please report if you encounter any issues. Since about a week ago, the monero payment gateway doesn't seem to work and while setting up and testing the site after the migration I've ran into the site not always loading but that could be related to DNS propagation and hopefully resolves itself in the next few hours.

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