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Hello everyone, I am the founder of Coin Brief and I am writing an article about Darkcoin and DarkSend at the moment. A week or so ago I wrote a general "What is Darkcoin" but I want to go into more detail on this one. However, I am having issues figuring out which documentation is current, as well as what the specific parameters for transactions are.
Some of the official documents seem to state that RC1 is the most up to date DarkSend version, and that it is limited to 10 DRK at a time. However, that seems to be wrong, as I found references to other release candidates, as well as documentation on v3 beta listing flat 100 DRK transactions (with refunds for excess), as well as mentions of v6 beta with multiple tiers of pool inputs, but no specifics on exactly how that works.
So, my questions are as follows:
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Which version of DarkSend is the most up to date?
Where can I access the technical specifications of this version?
What is the input amount? Or what are the tiers for input amounts?
If it is using the tiered pool input sizes, then when a transaction is started by DarkSend, does it require the maximum input for a transaction to processed, or can you send a smaller amount? Example: If the first tier is 0-10, and 2nd tier is 10.00000001 - 100, would the first tier require a full 10 DRK to be used to initiate a transaction for 1 DRK, and just refund 9 DRK (minus fees) at the end? And if I wanted to send 20 DRK, then would I need to input a full 100 DRK?
Does DarkSend require exactly 3 inputs for a transaction to be pooled before it blends and sends the outputs? Or, would it work with only 2 transactions, or 4+ transactions?
When the Darkcoins are pooled to be mixed, are they mixed into a homogeneous output? Or is it random? For example, if 3 users put the same amount of darkcoins into a pool for mixing, would each DRK in the output be comprised of .33 from user 1, .33 from user 2, and .33 from user 3? Or, would it be a random mix?
Are RPAs assigned to both the one sending coins, as well as the one receiving? I saw that the RPAs were suppose to add anonymity by depositing coins that were not needed (the change) into a new address that was owned by the sender. However, it seems like it would be more effective at providing anonymity if new addresses were created for everyone involved, and every output was sent to a new RPA .
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If I am just missing something, and this is all explained in a thread, document, or something else, please just point me there. If that is the case, then I apologize in advance.
Some of the official documents seem to state that RC1 is the most up to date DarkSend version, and that it is limited to 10 DRK at a time. However, that seems to be wrong, as I found references to other release candidates, as well as documentation on v3 beta listing flat 100 DRK transactions (with refunds for excess), as well as mentions of v6 beta with multiple tiers of pool inputs, but no specifics on exactly how that works.
So, my questions are as follows:
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Which version of DarkSend is the most up to date?
Where can I access the technical specifications of this version?
What is the input amount? Or what are the tiers for input amounts?
If it is using the tiered pool input sizes, then when a transaction is started by DarkSend, does it require the maximum input for a transaction to processed, or can you send a smaller amount? Example: If the first tier is 0-10, and 2nd tier is 10.00000001 - 100, would the first tier require a full 10 DRK to be used to initiate a transaction for 1 DRK, and just refund 9 DRK (minus fees) at the end? And if I wanted to send 20 DRK, then would I need to input a full 100 DRK?
Does DarkSend require exactly 3 inputs for a transaction to be pooled before it blends and sends the outputs? Or, would it work with only 2 transactions, or 4+ transactions?
When the Darkcoins are pooled to be mixed, are they mixed into a homogeneous output? Or is it random? For example, if 3 users put the same amount of darkcoins into a pool for mixing, would each DRK in the output be comprised of .33 from user 1, .33 from user 2, and .33 from user 3? Or, would it be a random mix?
Are RPAs assigned to both the one sending coins, as well as the one receiving? I saw that the RPAs were suppose to add anonymity by depositing coins that were not needed (the change) into a new address that was owned by the sender. However, it seems like it would be more effective at providing anonymity if new addresses were created for everyone involved, and every output was sent to a new RPA .
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If I am just missing something, and this is all explained in a thread, document, or something else, please just point me there. If that is the case, then I apologize in advance.
