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=== Why is RVN any better than <insert coin here>Where's the whitepaper? ===Some thoughts about A paper describing the potential future direction of RVN have been captured in intention for Ravencoin is available on the Ravencoin.org site [https://ravencoin.org/Ravencoin.pdf here] other papers are also linked [The Fenton Fileshttps://ravencoin.org/whitepaper/ here]] ' === What'(I'd personally really recommend a read through of that to help understand s the background)''roadmap for Ravencoin? ===[https://github.com/RavenProject/Ravencoin/blob/master/roadmap/README.md https://github.com/RavenProject/Ravencoin/blob/master/roadmap/README.md]

=== Are there Masternodes? ===NoAll papers are linked to from [https://ravencoin.org/whitepaper/ https://ravencoin.org/whitepaper/]. The [[Development | Development section]] also summarizes all roadmap phases.

=== When is the Any ICO/Premine/Masternodes? ===No. Ravencoin had a fair launch, open source project focused on building good code with a good use-case. It was [https://twitter.com/brucefenton/status/948682276229074945 announced on twitter] and discussed at several meetups months prior to launch. There isn't going to be ones a timeline of some of these events [https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1NKsWx5sSG90GjbbwZaOav6D_bAOdnlBjPBAjJtZzXr4&font=Default&lang=en&initial_zoom=2&height=650 here]

=== Was it pre-mined? ===No - it was Further points about the launch where made on [https://twitterraven.comwiki/brucefentonw/status/948682276229074945 announced index.php?title=The_Fenton_Files&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop#6_May_2018_-_Telegram Telegram on twitterthe 6th May 2018]

This is an open source project. You can do whatever you want with it. Read [[The Fenton Files]] for more thoughts about the coin. The devs are focused on the code development inline with the roadmap. Members of the community can build tools and websites around the coin that they think could be useful.

=== How come some people have 100,000What's if it wasn't preminedthe max supply? ===There were people that started when difficulty was well under 100 rather than where it is now. Some people rented hundreds of cloud CPU's to mine it before the GPU miner software was even developed for the community. Some have still have huge gpu rigs pointed at pools. All coins in circulation have been generated the same way, fair mining.21 billion

== Trading Questions =What's the halving rate? ===The same as bitcoin so every 4 years or so. 2100000 blocks (1block / min * 60mins * 24hrs * 365 days * 4yrs)

[https=== When will all be mined? ===Tron one of the core team devs explained it on Telegram on the 30th March 2018 as follows://wallet "Half of Raven will be mined over the next 4 years or so.crypto-bridge Then another quarter over the next 4 years.org/market/BRIDGE Then an eighth over the next 4 years, etc.RVN_BRIDGE Most will be mined over the next 24 years, but it will continue for another 120 years or so.BTC https://wallet.crypto-bridge.org/market/BRIDGE.RVN_BRIDGE Mining fees should support the Raven network as the block reward decreases.BTC]" == Trading Questions ==

When the coin RVN is ready, or someone lists it. It's an open source project so anyone can pay for it's listing listed on any exchange. The general consensus at the time of writing is to wait until the technology of the coin is further developedmultiple exchanges.

=== WhatThere's the going rate for RVN? ===an exchange liaison group on discord with a number of people talking to exchanges and software and hardware wallets.

Check the crypto-bridge link aboveThe group has a working document [[Exchange | Exchanges]] and an [[Exchange FAQ]] on this wiki.

== How can I mine Raven? Mining ==

# Read the getting started article on There is dedicated '''[[https://virtopia.ca/how-to-mine-ravencoin-rvn/ virtopia.camining]# Download the wallet from [https://github.com/RavenProject/Ravencoin github]''' page, install including links to the opensource mining software for both nVidia and get a receiving address# Select a pool from the AMD cards. The [[PoolsGuides]] listpage contains multiple how to videos.# Download the === Can I mine with my CPU / CPU or GPU miner from [https://github.com/MSFTserver/ccminer/releases/tag/2.2.5-rvn github], unzip, and edit the batch file to include the pool you want to mine on and put your wallet address in the start up script....run the batch file.mining which is better? ===

=== Can I mine with my CPU / CPU or GPU mining which Which miner is betterbest? ===

Yes you can mine with your CPU however you're unlikely to earn many RavencoinMiner Devs update their software very often. The net hash best place is now pretty large so a single CPU isn't going to contribute much. Obviously, if you've got a lot of CPU's or high-end ones you many earn moreask on [https://discordapp. Generally, people are running GPU's in one of the [[Pools]com/invite/jn6uhur Discord]#mining.

All the [[Pools]] are pretty good, and as with most things tech , they all have issues from time to time. On average you'll get a larger share of fewer blocks with the smaller pools and a smaller share of more blocks with the larger pools. There are support channels for most of the pools on discord[https://discordapp.com/invite/jn6uhur Discord]. The pools can be compared [https://www.rvnstats.info/dashboardd/dbTcDzUYmmz/x16r-ravencoin-mining-pool-statistics-v0v1-3 here]. Mining on a big pool will give you many tiny payouts, vs mining on a small pool will give you fewer large payouts. Over time it will average out and you will earn the same amount of coins. A good recommendation when choosing a pool is any pool not in the top 3 highest hashrate, but any other pool with at least around 0,5% of network hash rate so the pool will hit some blocks each day. Or if we want to help build up a tiny pool, go for an even smaller one. The reason we want to not go for the pools with the highest hashrate is to spread the hash and secure our network. Read up on [https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Majority_attack 51% attack here]. === When do we get paid === Payouts come from a block found by the pool that we have valid shares on. After a block is found it needs to be confirmed by the 100 next blocks, and since block time is 1min for Ravencoin this is about 100 mins. Coins are called immature while being confirmed. Once the coins are confirmed they are spendable, and will be paid out by the pool on the next payout cycle. Coins are often called matured coins at this stage. === I just started mining 30mins ago, why are my rewards so low === Pplns vs pps, is often the answer. In a pool with pplns - Pay Per Last N Shares -we build up over rounds(N) our share in the reward(block). Suprnova uses 20 - 25 rounds for N. PPS - Pay Per Share, the sum of our submitted (accepted) shares divided by total submitted shares on the pool by other miners, gives us our percentage of the next block. yiimp based pools (such as ravenminer.com, yiimp.eu, cryptopool.party) by default use a custom approach to rewards. All shares are saved for as long as it takes to find a block. Then, when a block is found: 1) rewards are divided proportionally among valid shares. 2) Valid shares older than 5 minutes prior to the block being found are then deleted. [https://github.com/tpruvot/yiimp/blob/next/web/yaamp/core/backend/blocks.php] This has the effect that all miners get close to a fresh start with each new block. Pplns will give us more rewards in long term mining. [https://minergate.com/faq/difference-between-pps-and-pplns Read more here] and [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=39832 here.] === Why is the difficulty going up / down?refresh=1m&orgId==The network tries to maintain 1 hereblock being solved per minute over 2016 blocks before retargeting difficulty. If miners have found more than 1 block per minute during the previous 2016 blocks the network difficulty will go up to bring the average block time back to 1 per minute. If miners are solving blocks slower the opposite will happen. === What hash rate should I be getting for my cards? === There are some conservative numbers on [http://whattomine.com/ WhatToMine] [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_d-BzXjpIUS8zUoQrxGQW90v-zCap7VKMfpZ4sQ2Gqg/ User-submitted spreadsheet for kawpow]

[https://discordappdiscord.gg/CXkJcC3 Discord] == How do I do <topic here> with the wallet? ==Many questions about the wallet can be answered by searching the same question for the Bitcoin wallet. The [https://en.bitcoin.it Bitcoin wiki] and [https://stackoverflow.com/invitequestions/tagged/M9hUESq herebitcoin Bitcoin on StackOverflow] are two great resources which might already have answers to your question. [[Best_practices#General_wallet_guide|General wallet guide]] '''[[Best practices]]''' for how to keep your coins safe.=== How do I get a receiving address? ===At the time of writing the Raven QT wallet is largely the same as the Bitcoin QT wallet - there are numerous guides via Google on setting up the Bitcoin QT wallet. In summary, install the wallet then: For a receiving address: Click File > Receiving Address > New, enter a name for your address, click OK - you should then see your new address There is a more detailed [[Best_practices#General_wallet_guide|General wallet guide]]on Best practices page.

'''[[Troubleshoot]]''' page has a wallet section. === Restore wallet === Check the [[Troubleshoot#Restore_wallet|Restore wallet guide]] === How do I back up backup my wallet.dat file? ===