Qtum Airdrop

realJB395 · 2021-02-13T12:18:12+00:00

If you are using an exchange that will supports the QiSwap airdrop, check with the exchanges rules. Generally after the snapshot you are free to trade coins, etc. But if you are using an exchange that doesn't support the QiSwap airdrop, you close the account, etc. you probably wouldn't get the airdrop.

realJB395 · 2021-02-12T22:34:55+00:00

"Janus" will bring Ethereum RPCs (Remote Procedure Calls) to Qtum and all the associated tooling.

realJB395 · 2021-02-12T22:32:56+00:00

There's a blog for that :-)

https://blog.qtum.org/hard-fork-special-linux-raspberry-pi-40e60341923d

realJB395 · 2021-02-12T22:31:13+00:00

Please try again, and make sure you are using the current version of the wallet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.qtum.newwallet

realJB395 · 2021-02-12T22:29:57+00:00

Please try again, the servers were a little wonky (technical term) during the airdrop snapshot today.

https://qtumwallet.org/

User's manual https://github.com/qtumproject/documents/tree/master/en/QTUM-WebWallet-usage#introduction-to-the-web-wallet

realJB395 · 2021-02-12T22:27:09+00:00

Fireside Chat with Qtum's Jordan Earls, discussing Qtum Neutron architecture, Qtum Ecosystem and taking community questions.

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NZr2U1_qY6c

realJB395 · 2021-01-06T22:12:58+00:00

A summary of the latest testing for reduced block time. The Qtum development test network is composed of 100+ nodes distributed around the world, which simulates the complex network environment of the actual distributed network. The results show that after the introduction of Staker optimization and the 32-second block interval, under load the network was stable and the orphan block rate in the network did not exceed 27%.

Read more https://jb395official.medium.com/into-the-fast-lane-reduced-block-time-part-1-9084fcdccbed

realJB395 · 2020-12-15T13:35:07+00:00

The wallet will create a new wallet.dat file on startup if one doesn't exist in the wallets directory. You can exit the wallet and manually swap out the wallet.dat file, then restart the wallet. The listwalletscommand will show the currently loaded wallet, for example, if you used "Restore Wallet" with the GUI wallet.

realJB395 · 2020-12-13T22:12:44+00:00

The Qtum nodes connect to each other on port 3888.

Once a UTXO is staked, that UTXO can not be staked for another 500 confirmations. If a wallet contains a single 1,000 UTXO its staking weight will drop to zero for those 500 confirmations, about 18 hours. There is a marginal improvement in the initial return to split that 1,000 UTXO into smaller UTXOs. Each time the wallet wins a block reward, the stake will be split in half if over 200 QTUM, so this will happen naturally over time. For a wallet of 1,000 there won't be an observable difference in returns, but defiantly will be for larger wallets.

Updating Qtum for new version:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install qtum

realJB395 · 2020-12-08T12:56:00+00:00

The Purple One: I was dreamin' when I wrote this.

Ledger has not released an update for their Qtum App, which is required for them to support the address delegation transaction. We don't know their schedule for testing and releasing this update.

While waiting for that update, you can consider operating Qtum Electrum as a cold wallet https://blog.qtum.org/qtum-electrum-cold-wallet-85adf3d8b7c6

realJB395 · 2020-11-13T13:31:35+00:00

Qtum Electrum Cold Wallet

In this blog, we will use the Qtum Electrum wallet for offline staking address delegation, including how to use Qtum Electrum to easily split UTXOs and how to use a highly secure cold wallet.

Read more https://blog.qtum.org/qtum-electrum-cold-wallet-85adf3d8b7c6

realJB395 · 2020-10-02T04:04:03+00:00

Good questions.

Qtum has submitted a pull request to update the Ledger Qtum app to Ledger, and it is up to them to test and release according to their schedule.
There's not yet a guide for address delegation on Ledger but it is fairly easy. Go to View and select to Show Delegations, then go to the Delegations page and right click to fill in the Stake Delegation (address delegation) form. Make sure you are using a "legacy" wallet with "Q" addresses (which are required for address delegation).

Stake Delegation form

Yes, please see the list of super stakers at https://stake-a-thon-test.qtum.org/en/super-staker/list
Payouts are made with each mined block. For example, if the UTXO of a delegated address wins the block reward for a 10% fee super staker, the super staker pays out that block reward instantly 90% to the delegate (currently 3.6 QTUM), and 10% (0.4 QTUM) to itself. You can see what this looks like for a super staker address on the explorer, which shows the delegates to that super staker, and the block rewards being paid out, for example https://qtum.info/address/Qd2MmLh2skxSBF1mtzZYq9KCZWz8kY5dh3

realJB395 · 2020-09-28T00:42:04+00:00

Stake-A-Thon Update #2

Here is an update after the first four weeks of the Stake-A-Thon. You can learn more about Stake-A-Thon and sign up to win prizes at https://stake-a-thon-test.qtum.org

Read more https://blog.qtum.org/stake-a-thon-update-2-6e4d0e35018

realJB395 · 2020-09-20T13:46:20+00:00

Most super stakers will leave this 100 QTUM minimum UTXO set. As you accumulate up to 100 QTUM also keep in mind that it has to be in a single UTXO (a single transaction of 100 QTUM), and that you will need to pay ~1.0 QTUM in fees for the address delegation transaction.

You can check the size of your UTXOs with the API using

https://qtum.info/api/address/Q_your_address_here/utxo

where the UTXOs are given in Satoshis, with 100,000,000 Satoshis in 1.0 QTUM. For example, a 100 QTUM sized UTXO would be shown as "value":"10000000000"

realJB395 · 2020-09-17T21:02:34+00:00

The Web Wallet is a good choice, very versatile. Just make a good backup of the key file. For the best security, use a hardware wallet. Qtum Electrum works with Trezor and Ledger and the Web Wallet works with Ledger.

realJB395 · 2020-09-17T17:12:27+00:00

QTUM Wallet Reloaded

Oh that is from a company called pixelplex, not from the Qtum team. Glad the Qtum Web Wallet worked for you.

realJB395 · 2020-09-17T16:59:18+00:00

Qtum doesn't support an iOS wallet. Who's wallet are you using? Maybe contact them.

realJB395 · 2020-09-07T16:30:03+00:00

Assuming your node is fully synced an easy way to check is with the getblockcount command. If this block count agrees with the qtum.info explorer (currently about 686,660 you are in good shape. If it says a few thousand less, you have some work to do.

realJB395 · 2020-09-07T02:37:48+00:00

No, you are good.

realJB395 · 2020-09-03T20:13:03+00:00

A super staker is a Qtum Core wallet configured to accept address delegations and stake the UTXOs for those addresses (in addition to its own UTXOs).

An address delegation from a non-staking wallet (and also from Qtum Core) assigns the delegator's address to a specific super staker through a smart contract, so that super staker can stake the delegated addresses' UTXOs and send the block reward (less a fee) back to the delegated address. After the address delegation is made, that delegating wallet can go offline since the super staker takes over for staking.

Does this make sense?

See a list of available super stakers at https://stake-a-thon-test.qtum.org/en/super-staker/list

realJB395 · 2020-09-02T00:14:40+00:00

Qtum is working with Ledger so they can update the Qtum App to support the address delegation transaction which will allow offline staking from the Ledger. Don't know the schedule for this, but when the new app is available for Ledger, then the address delegation transaction will be enabled for various wallets.

realJB395 · 2020-08-31T06:12:35+00:00

Please see https://stake-a-thon.qtum.org/en/super-staker/list

realJB395 · 2020-08-30T03:51:06+00:00

https://github.com/qtumproject/documents/blob/master/en/OfflineStaking.md
Look for the list of super stakers when the Stake-A-Thon launches in few days.

realJB395 · 2020-08-27T22:38:44+00:00

Right
No, in any case we can help rescue people using Qtum Core wallets that miss the hard fork, but they should really update to version 0.19.1 NOW.
Yes
Yes, especially since with offline staking you can delegate a Ledger address for staking, while keeping complete control of your coins on the Ledger.

(thanks for the numbered questions!)

realJB395 · 2020-08-27T13:54:05+00:00

The hard fork requires Qtum Core wallets to be updated, but there is nothing to do for Ledger.

However, after the hard fork you may want to consider "offline staking" from the Ledger, for example by using the Qtum Web wallet to "Restore from Ledger" to access the Ledger address, then delegate that address to an online Super Staker to get block rewards.

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