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Difference between DASH and Bitcoin

• Bitcoin takes too much time to be accepted in point-of-sale(POS) application due the requirement for the network to varify the transactions.
• Dash is based on the work of Satoshi Nakamoto with built-in privacy functions.

Dash Masternode Network

• Full node servers running P2P networks receieve updates and events about the network.
• The new reward scheme has been proposed Microsoft Research and Bitnodes incentive program.
• Nodes provide the network with the ability to synchronize and fast broadcast messages throughout the network.
• Dash masternodes have high availability and provide the standard amount of service needed to the network to take part in the masternode reward program.
• Masternodes are full nodes, just like the bitcoin network but the owner of the node must provide a standard of service and and a collateral to participate.
• The operator must have control over 1000 DASH should be online to provide service.
• Masternodes are all paid from the block reward program, 45% of all DASH is dedicated to this program.
• The reward for a particular day can be calculated using the formula (n/t) rb*a Where:
• n is the number of masternodes an operator controls
• t is the total number of masternodes
• r is the current block reward (presently averaging about 3.3 DASH)
• b is blocks in an average day. For the Dash network this usually is 576.
• a is the average masternode payment (45% of the average block reward)

Deterministic ordering

• A special algorithm is used to create a pseudo-random ordering of the masternodes.
• This is done so every masternode as a random chance of being selected to verify the transactions

Trustless Quorums

• Let us assume the dash network has 4800 active masternodes.
• Each masternode as a collateral of 1000 DASH, which means 4,800,000 DASH is collateral.
• To control the Dash network an attacker would need to buy 1000 DASH on the open market. Buying this amount is almost impossible as the price would also increase linearly.
• There is also the pseudo-random order generator which does not guarantee the transactions validated will be from the attackers node.

Masternode Protocol

• The status of the node is broadcasted to the network using protocols.
• Only two messages are needed to activate your Masternode:
• Masternode Announce Message
• Masternode Ping Message
• Other messages are proof-of-service message, PrivateSend,and InstantSend.
• Masternodes are formed by having 1000 DASH in a single address in the Dash wallet and will make it capable of being propagated across the network.
• A secondary private key is used henceforth for signing.

Cold mode

• Cold mode is possible by using the secondary private key on two different machines
• The “hot client”, the machine holding the 1000 DASH, signs the 1000 DASH input including the secondary key in the message.
• The “Cold client” see the message which includes the secondary key and activates as a masternode.
• Now the “hot client” can deactivate and leaves no possibility of an attacker gaining access to the masternode.
• When a masternode is started it sends a “Masternode Announce” message to the network.Message: (1K DASH Input, Reachable IP Address, Signature, Signature Time, 1K Dash Public Key, Secondary Public Key, Donation Public Key, Donation Percentage)
• After that a ping message is broadcasted proving the node is still alive. Message: (1K DASH Input, Signature (using secondary key), Signature Time, Stop)

PrivateSend

• Dash believes in a standard teustless implmentation to improve privacy.
• PrivateSend is an extended version of the CoinJoin by employing a series of improvements such as decentralization, strong anonymity by using a chaining approach, denominations and passive ahead-of-time mixing.
• Lets say 0.5 BTC was sent. Private send will break apart the transaction to, for example, 0.3+0.19+0.01=0.5
• The more transactions going through the mixer exponentially increases the difficulty
• These sessions though can be de-anonymized at any point in the future.

InstantSend

• Using masternode Quorums, users can receive confirmations DASH instantly.
• Once there is a quorum, the transaction is locked and can only be spent on that transaction. This transaction lock takes around 1-2 seconds.
• This feature allows point-of-sale applications and also face-to-face transaction.

Dash Updates/Improvements

• X11 hashing algorithm
• Mining supply: There is a reduction of 7% of supply per year.
• Dash Text SMS Wallet Launches in Venezuela Enabling Transactions Without Internet.

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Guys,

Is it possible to restore a wallet with the automatic made backups? I've tried to replace the old wallet.dat a few times with the backups but didn't succeed.

The balance stays on zero when the wallet is loaded and synced.

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