@RealHalFinney@monero_max It is a realistic threat to ring signatures. The only answer to this is the major Seraphis upgrade.
One would not hope for such an attack. The only positive is a potential unifying rallying of efforts under adversity.
Cakepay is confirmed back for Australian gift cards. Some well-known brands include Coles, David Jones, BCF, Amazon AU, JB hifi, Kmart, and many more.
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@MgkMshrmBrkfst@vikrantnyc Some of us are way too lazy to figure out how to use this or that 'dojo' to keep track of dirty coins, which mixers are compromised and which not, how to protect metadata, etc. etc.
@brokenbitcoin Privacy is essential to money, because it establishes fungibility. This ensures that you only transmit value, not reputation.
Monero is the better form of digital money because it achieves the difficult task of removing the traceability byproduct of being digital and public.
What are you actually buying, when you buy Monero?
You are buying credits for the Monero economy.
This is the value proposition. Hence, the bigger the economy, the greater that value.
@iusr10 The Monero economy already exists. Small, but growing.
It's not all or nothing. We aren't waiting for 'the promised land', we're already doing it today.
@kayabaNerve@anoneroio@0xTurbamulta@GrapheneOS Appreciate the edits over the first version...
Isn't this a discussion over attack surface? The prior probability of device being seized and inspected is the whole crux of this equation. Less real-world information leak.
@kayabaNerve@anoneroio@0xTurbamulta@GrapheneOS The inconspicuousness of a stock mobile phone over a made-for-crypto device counts for a lot.
Only rivalled by a unique custom build from standard hardware - an option inaccessible to nearly everyone.