nonkyc.io requires javascript to run, which is suspicious considering the purpose of the site

I have used them back when they cost 3.5€/mo instead of the 5€/mo you pay for mullvad or ivpn. Gave them a try specifically because the support XMR, and it worked flawlessly for each of the 5 (?) payments I made. Service is fine, no complaints, but the desktop app is shit. Can’t easily configure local bypass which is supported by mullvad/ivpn. At the new pricing their offer doesn’t really make sense anymore.

I recall one instance where a user only got their coins after contacting people in the community who then put pressure onto majestic bank. Higher then advertised rates also happened more then once.

fuck off. seriously.

THERE IS NO OFFICIAL HAVENO INSTANCE, because no one involved with making haveno is running a haveno network, and not even endorsing one. This is very impotent to mitigate legal risks, because apparently governments pull reasons out of their asses to prosecute open source devs they don’t like. Your centralized “fund” shows blatantly that you have no fucking clue what you are doing, and you should not be trusted with an important piece of infrastructure.

If you are looking for a real network, check out the first and only instance of haveno: https://github.com/retoaccess1/haveno-reto

For tutorials on how to use it, check out nihilism’s excellent guides: https://blog.nihilism.network/servers/haveno-client-f2f/index.html

ysk messages on lemmy are not encrypted. Put your matrix username in your bio to enable the “secure message” button (which just redirects to matrix)

exactly. haveno can be a cash cow for the arbitrators if they keep it running. The more they scam, especially on high value disputes, the higher the chance traders will just create their own network, killing the cow in the process.

Either monero or cash is fine as payment. You don’t need to support both.

I can not take any privacy service seriously which does not accept monero and/or cash. You exceed expectations by not even including kyc’d payment methods.

Your landing page does not load at all without javascript. For a privacy service this is an immediate red flag. It doesn’t have to be pretty, but I expect to be able to read all text without JS.

I’m not a fan of your “litepaper”. It contains too much marketing (mission statement, ownership, zero knowledge praise) and user guide (website, payment, dashboard, referral). The first block belongs on an about us page, the second on an faq page. As it is right now, it feels a bit like a shitcoin whitepaper. Instead use it to exclusively explain how your tech works, and why I it is better then what your competition does.

Ultimately you could just be another ANOM, and it’s up to you to sufficiently proof you aren’t. Sorry to be this harsh, but your presentation does not give me the confidence to even try your service.

• There are plenty of VPNs that accept credit cards Paypal etc etc
• There are plenty of VPNs that have company and contact information on their website

Vote with your wallet.

destroy […] assets […] for the public good

The public would greatly benefit if we destroyed assets of lobbyists and their funders! You’re drafting the law for that, right? Right?

The major issue is the low market share of crypto and the higher effort required to get USD. If you want USD, Monero can not fix this. So whenever you can offer your goods and services in XMR natively to lesser the dependence on fiat ever so slightly.

We’re still here, and have never left. Interest in crypto is primarily driven by price, and with the relative poor market performance attention of the masses is diverted. Almost like if it’s planned by those who don’t like xmr.

very useful, much appreciated

Improved energy efficiency only results in a higher hashrate with the same amount of energy consumed. Assuming electricity costs dominate the mining expenses, in an efficient system the value of consumed energy should equal the value of mined coins. If it’s significantly less, more miners will join until everything is balanced again.

On the flip side this means it’s very easy to calculate the running cost of a financial system based on XMR: it’s roughly 0.8% of the supply per year, slightly decreasing in the future thanks to the tail emission.

If you use the same metric to determine a cost for the current central banking system, which targets a real inflation of usually 2%, but it’s more like a 4%+ cost of living increase for necessities, meaning using monero is AT LEAST 5 times as efficient. However this is ignoring the fees banks demand at every opportunity, so I’d estimate monero is about 10x as efficient.

I’d encourage you to copy/paste any or all of this

Your post may resonate with many people in the community, but I certain it won’t with the general population. When recommending anything, it’s best to focus on things the listener cares about, so tailor the message and don’t copy and paste.

What can we do today to increase Monero adoption?

Use it when buying and explicitly say you accept it when selling. It’s literally that simple.

Wouldn’t be surprised if the hack was only done to gather attention for the sub-par state of the CCS wallet management, and neither for profit nor to cause harm.

No one guarantees the dollar value, but if you think about it no one guarantees the price for other things either. Other currencies, gold, silver, commodities - everything has some volatility. Gold is valuable because it is rare, does not deteriorate and all pure gold is equal. Industrial use exists of course, but it is minor in the grand scheme of things. Good crypto can have similar properties as gold, with the added benefit of being usable even for small amounts. I’d strongly advice against trading and speculating on a higher dollar value, but topping of a wallet with a few dollars worth for spending can be very useful.

Payouts cut into the profit margins, so insurance companies will pay as little as they can get a way with legally. When paid anon in monero, it’s even easier for them to take the money and run (or operate as a ponzi scheme or whatever else).

On the other hand the insurance company must ensure that their customers claims are correct, so that they do not get scammed. I’d assume they demand proof, which does require a lot of personal info.

Not really sure if insurances are a great use case as they always involve your personal info and only make sense in a legal framework surrounding it.

It really is great for everything online. For example this lemmy instance is 100% donation funded and hosted on a provider that accepts monero.