05:15:29 so how do u purchase monero anonymously 05:34:50 <3​21bob321:monero.social> Haveno,basicswap,mine 06:00:39 trocador, exolix, haveno. there are many options to buy monero without creating an account 11:15:18 hi 11:15:31 i need a monero wallet and to not wait 10 days for the wallet to sync 11:15:47 can anyone help me out 11:17:20 a fresh wallet will be ready to use in seconds. with the official GUI use simple mode or in advanced mode choose your own remote node. I also like feather for desktop 11:19:26 could be confusing "wallet to sync" with "node to sync" angelicvs , the above comment from Lyza will help if you mean "node to sync" 11:19:29 As Lyza said if you don't use your own node and don't restore a wallet from low height it should be almost instantaneous. Creating a new wallet from [current height] at a remote node (already synched) is the quickest way 11:20:02 Even over Tor it's pretty quick for me. 11:20:15 yes thank you i was probably being imprecise. i am not sure how to do that with monero gui, however 11:20:35 it insists on syncing with the entire blockchain 11:21:36 ohhh you also mean with a remote node though 11:22:09 are the security risks worth it? seen some concerning things about monero remote nodes recently 11:24:36 depends what you are concerned about. You can use tor or a VPN to mask IP. I don't think e.g. poisoned outputs are a big concern. You can always use a a more well known / 'trusted' node or, feather wallet ships with a curated list of fairly trustworthy remote nodes, both clearnet and onion 11:24:46 You can use a trusted node, use a vpn/Tor to not leak your IP, or make sure to not do something pretty illegal while using a remote note 11:25:09 But having your own node is the best way to have a node you trust, obviously. 11:25:20 running your own node is a great idea, there's just no way to avoid the sync time 11:28:29 What I do with my XMR is very legal, and a drive for a local node would cost more than the balance in my wallet))) So using a remote for now. 11:29:37 Avoid simple mode 11:30:03 Far more if you use simple mode 11:30:12 really? it's only 100-200 GB iirc 11:31:18 Still a few dozen dollars for a drive. 11:31:25 i do have some wallets on this computer, i just had to reinstall everything 11:31:38 if you decide to use a remote node, manually specify one that is run by someone (or some company) that you trust. Not a random one found via crawling (simple mode) 11:31:41 ah, i see haha 11:31:45 I do have a terabyte one, but it is an HDD. 11:32:09 would it be advisable to make a new wallet anyway though 11:32:18 ofrnxmr, yeah, you even just can choose in the preset list. 11:32:22 and yet, the GUI still defaults to simple mode doing exactly this D: 11:33:18 where could i find more info about trustworthy nodes, and what that strictly speaking even means haha 11:33:24 Bluey,yeah. Feather has some "good" nodes, and also built-in tor 11:33:38 Trustworthy means what it sounds like 11:33:41 Ye, I use this one 11:34:09 these are the nodes in feather https://github.com/feather-wallet/feather-nodes/blob/master/nodes.yaml 11:34:14 I mean "trustworthy" as in you can recognize where it comes from and you know the source. And that the source is not in your jurisdiction) 11:34:31 from my perspective as someone overall unfamiliar with monero that's a hard qualification for me to assess 11:34:50 I mean trustworthy as in "do you trust them?" 11:35:14 fair tbh 11:36:01 makes sense, thank you 11:36:11 Even in feather i dont just use _any_ node from list (i use my own node tbh). But it i did use a node from the list, they arent all equal 11:36:21 <3​21bob321:monero.social> Me* 11:37:00 Only some of those nodes run the banlist, only some of them have tx-proxy (tor/i2p relaying), and only some offer onions 11:37:23 when all i know about a party is that they assert that they're "safe" that tends to incline me to believe they're not. not to contradict anyone here, just saying in general haha 11:37:48 i remember riseup.net 11:38:05 yeah that's why I try not to be like 'here use this specific node' -- it's tricky when someone is asking who to trust heh 11:38:33 ok i trust you 11:39:00 ill look into feather, thank you everyone 11:43:19 ugh actually the wallet is on a windows laptop. i can spin up a VM but honestly, if anyone has a well-known trusted node or list, i'd be obliged 11:44:13 dont need a vm 11:44:17 oh nevermind there is a windows installer 11:44:21 List herr 11:44:34 thank you! 19:11:21 hi! so i sent a few bucks to my feather wallet via remote node, and nothing yet. 19:11:47 the wallet on feather is syncing as well, i don't know why 19:12:21 82 confirmations 19:25:00 recipient wallet is still syncing?