@waozixyz It will still be possible to install apps from unverified developers on Google Mobile Services operating systems. They're adding extra layers of warnings to discourage people from using it including an initial 24h wait to enable it. They're not blocking installing those apps.
The FCMP++ CARROT Beta Stressnet v2.0 has been released!
https://t.co/3bVEoyCVl6
This is the v2.0 release of the FCMP++ and Carrot beta stressnet software. This release includes a hard fork from the beta 1.x network, which fixes a consensus issue with the reduced block long-term-median window. This release includes an automatic rollback mechanism, which means that you can run the daemon with an existing beta stressnet database. Because of this rollback, existing wallets must be re-scanned from restore height. This may require manual user invention to trigger the rescan.
Notable new fixes include:
- Connecting to an unrestricted RPC when the pool is large (#360)
- Cross-platform wallet to daemon RPC (#370)
- More accurate restore height estimate on wallet creation (#401)
- Better connectivity after deep reorgs (#385)
- Tx relay v2 bug fix (#384)
The FCMP++ and Carrot beta 2.0 stressnet will hard fork from the current testnet on May 26, 2026, at block 3012000. Included below is the software you can use to participate in the beta stressnet.
FCMP++ is a proposed upgrade to replace ring signatures with membership proofs that span the whole chain. When spending Monero, instead of making a ring signature proving you own 1 of 16 Monero outputs, you make a proof that you own 1 of the 150 million+ Monero outputs from across the entire Monero blockchain.
Carrot is a proposed upgrade to Monero's addressing protocol, bringing new security, privacy, and usability features, while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing addresses.
Both FCMP++ and Carrot have been in development for over 2 years, while research, security reviews, and audits have progressed in tandem. This beta stressnet will be the second live network testing the FCMP++ and Carrot integration open to the public.
@CryptoCyberia I couldn't even count on all my and your fingers the number of “private” blockchain-based messengers - or those with their own tokens - that I've seen over the past decade...
the Monero-PSK addressing protocol is taking shape
tevador wrote a draft to formalize it based on the earlier MRL discussions
this will enable bitcoin like UX for wallet synchronization
FRIENDLY REMINDER: project tachyon means that it will not be possible to recover funds from seedphrase and blockchain state in the future.
when I first read this I thought it was a joke.
Zcash wants to introduce tachyon and at the same time do the "this is the new bitcoin" pitch. It is just deluded and an insult to the audience.
Their scaling roadmap destroys the store of value properties completely.
Monero has objectively the better store of value proposition. There is no debate about this.
And we have a path towards enhancing the lead in this regard.
Improvements like Monero-PSK will lead us towards a wallet user experience that is similar to what people are used to with transparent store of value assets like Bitcoin.
Our scaling roadmap is not fundamentally at odds with the Store of Value aspects of the currency. We get users to see their balance instantly and gain trust. While Tachyon will make Zcash uninvestable from a Store of Value perspective.
Monero-PSK: https://t.co/uYrawpNUSM
No Seedphrase Recovery for Tachyon: https://t.co/tSYoC9QB9R
XMRBazaar just hit 10k unique users on its 2nd anniversary! 🥂
Go Monero! Go Monero Community! Imagine how strong Monero will be when XMRBazaar reaches 100k unique users! 🤯💪💪
Thank you to Anarkio, @themerit0crat, and all the early adopters for getting us here. This is just the beginning…