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== Coin launch / structure ==
=== Where's the whitepaper? ===
A paper describing the intention for Ravencoin is available on the Ravencoin.org site [https://ravencoin.org/Ravencoin.pdf here] other papers are also linked [https://ravencoin.org/whitepaper/ here]
=== What's the roadmap for Ravencoin? ===
[https://github.com/RavenProject/Ravencoin/blob/master/roadmap/README.md https://github.com/RavenProject/Ravencoin/blob/master/roadmap/README.md]
=== When is the Any ICO/Premine/Masternodes? ===There isn't going to be an ICONo. Ravencoin is 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's 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]
===The devs should do <insert topic here> / Why aren't the devs doing <insert topic here>? ===
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 100,000's if it wasn't premined? ===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 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.
=== What's the max supply? ===
=== 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://ravencoin.org/halving/ read more here.
=== When will all be mined? ===
== Trading Questions ==
=== When will RVN be on more / better exchanges? ===
== Mining ==
=== How do I mine Ravencoin? ===
There is more detail on the dedicated '''[[mining]] ''' page, including links to the opensource mining software for both nVidia and AMD cards. The [[Guides]] page contains multiple how to videos.
=== Can I mine with my CPU / CPU or GPU mining which is better? ===
=== What hash rate should I be getting for my cardsWhich miner is best? ===[https://twitter.com/BitsBeTrippin/status/973326840508157952?s=09 bitsbetripping table] ccminer 2.2.5 stock cards.
=== Which pool is best? ===
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-v0v1-1?refresh=1m&orgId=1 3 here].
Mining on a big pool will give us you many tiny payouts, vs mining on a small pool will give us you fewer large payouts. Over time it will average out and we 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.
=== 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. Threeeyed is another pool that also uses pplns
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? ===
The network tries to maintain 1 block 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.
=== Why is my What hash rate going up and downshould I be getting for my cards? ===The X16r algo consists of 16 different algos, and the order is based There are some conservative numbers on the last 16 bits of the last block[http://whattomine. We can get a better displayed hashrate on ccminercom/nevermore by adding the following to the end of the bat file: -N 600WhatToMine]
== Community type questions ==
The '''[[community]] ''' page links to a lot of the resources available.
=== What's the link for Ravencoin Community Discord? ===
[https://discord.gg/CXkJcC3 New Discord] - original discord link is [https://discordapp.com/invite/M9hUESq here] (original server appears to have been deleted - 3rd April 2018)
== 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/questions/tagged/bitcoin 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.
=== Wallet problems ===
There is a dedicated '''[[Troubleshoot|Troubleshoot page]]'''
=== where is the wallet.dat file? ===
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory
'''[[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? ===
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Backingup_your_wallet
'''[[Best practices]]''' for how to keep your coins safe.
=== How can i choose the address bitcoins are sent from ===
Raven-qt wallet is forked of bitcoin-qt wallet:
[https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/44598/how-can-i-choose-the-address-bitcoins-are-sent-from how can i choose the address bitcoins are sent from]
=== What is the wallet and Private key ===
=== What should I do to keep my Ravencoins and my wallet as safe as possible? ===
https://virtopia.ca/crypto-wallet-safety/
'''[[Best practices]]''' for how to keep your coins safe.
== Marketing ==
=== Simple style / branding ===
'''Ravencoin Font''': Nimbus Sans Light - [https://www.urwpp.de/en/shop/?fontshop=datei:show_charmap;map_func:20;fontbel:W;fs_dir:1;fname:Nimbus%20Sans%20Light;fontnummer:n019002t;charsetIds:,1,2,; font info] - [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kauS3fXc4jf85W7R_u4dm5iLPghuqeIA/view?usp=sharing font download]
'''Colour profile''': #394182 #EF5339 #F69333
'''Kerning''': (Auto)
'''Tracking''': 130
'''Text''': Ravencoin rather than RavenCoin
'''Images''':
[https://github.com/underdarkskies/Ravencoin-Marketing?files=1 Github repository]
=== Other Marketing resources ===
There is a marketing group on Discord - if you're interested in helping please feel free to get in touch there.
[https://discord.gg/CXkJcC3 https://discord.gg/CXkJcC3]
Initial [https://github.com/MSFTserver/Raven-Branding-Kit Msftserver] Raven Branding Kit
NEW [https://github.com/underdarkskies/Ravencoin-Marketing Marketing-Kit] by Under
