What are /r/PiNetwork's favorite Products & Services?

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I'm on Android and only have these permissions:

Read your contacts Run at startup View network connections Prevent phone from.sleeping View wifi connections Receive data from internet Control vibration Have full network access Play instal referrer API

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blockchainvault Details -> App permissions

/u/xobenzo it's confusing because multiple things are called the node but only one thing is actually a node.

the software you download is a performance tester to ascertain who can correctly open ports and maintain the highest uptime. In this iteration the docker container is arctic linux which runs a nodeJS script that replies on the ports.

If you have the ports open and can maintain 90%+ uptime over 3 months you'll be in line to be upgraded to a consensus container.

the consensus container is the testnet stellar core v12 node running on debian9. Core team are in the process of reprogramming this stellar network into a pi network.

You can learn about stellar nodes here https://www.stellar.org/developers/stellar-core/software/admin.html

It will be changeable in the source code.

Protocol 11 is where they changed from transactions per ledger to operations per ledger.

It's detailed here: https://www.stellar.org/blog/protocol-11-improvements-stellar?locale=en

One thing I've noticed is " low enough to allow nodes with access to lower-end hardware and slower connectivity to keep up. "

Which suggests that if you were to raise the limts most of the pi nodes would be behind because they're running on consumer hardware.

It (hopefully) won't be free forever. And the tech is better compared to that of Stellar, because they share a common base protocol.

It's not Bitcoin or Ethereum Pi has to worry about - it's Stellar.

The "Pi’s Adaptations to Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP)" part of the Pi Network (minepi.com) whitepaper seems to explain Pi's unique selling point. (Once in the whitepaper, press Ctrl-F and copy the inside of these quotations in the search.)

"Pi’s consensus algorithm builds atop SCP.  SCP has been formally proven [Mazieres 2015] and is currently implemented within the Stellar Network. Unlike Stellar Network consisting mostly of companies and institutions (e.g., IBM) as nodes, Pi intends to allow devices of individuals to contribute on the protocol level and get rewarded, including mobile phones, laptops and computers. Below is an introduction on how Pi applies SCP to enabling mining by individuals."

Only nodes can be validators but not all nodes are validators. On the testnet as far as I can tell there's only 3 validators run by pi network. All the other nodes are either watcher or archiver. The differences are tabled here.

Personally I think one of the biggest innovations is auto deployment of the nodes. With xlm there's no simple ways of installing a node. You have write your own config file and manually specify your quorum set. The config file is the difference between a node in the xlm network, a node in the xlm testnet and a node on your own private network.

It's revolutionary that people who know almost nothing about cryptocurrency or linux can have a functioning blockchain node.

Pi has simplified the type of nodes. In xlm there's 4 types, Pi have reduced this to 2. In Pi these are nodes and supernodes which are equivalent to archiver nodes and full validators.

It makes sense, if you're going to autodeploy nodes, there doesn't need to be different versions of the same thing.

In stellar, the stellar development foundation slowly give away xlm, Pi want it all in the hands of users at the start in order to kickstart an economy. I'm no economist so I don't know if that's possible, they believe it is. Since the real pi can't exist until mainnet starts, they created fake mining and referrals to pre-distribute as much of the supply as possible.

I'm in europe and can see it on play store. Where you're verified has nothing to do with it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blockchainvault

You should be able to log in with your number and password. If you need to change your password you can manually text any of the numbers afaik.

The node is what's in the container. The windows app monitors the node but isn't the node. Since the node is in a container the windows app can't communicate directly with it.

The windows app either talks to the node through the ports it has open or via the pi server. If there's a problem it's likely a communication issue. Maybe with your firewall or your router.

You might be able to figure out what the app is doing with process explorer or use wireshark to watch the internet traffic for anything that might be of use.

The new and latest revolutionary crypto currency currently in beta mode. Start mining today on your mobile phone with zero investment. install the pi network app on your phone. After filling the basic details for sign-up put in the

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blockchainvault

invitation code - ( Ratina111 )

After Submitting check-in every 24 hours and hit the lightning button to start mining. Once you are mining, you can boost your hourly rate by inviting trusted friends and family to join the community…

The new and latest revolutionary crypto currency currently in beta mode. Start mining today on your mobile phone with zero investment. install the pi network app on your phone. After filling the basic details for sign-up put in the

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blockchainvault

invitation code - ( Ratina111 )

After Submitting check-in every 24 hours and hit the lightning button to start mining. Once you are mining, you can boost your hourly rate by inviting trusted friends and family to join the community…

Now that's a useful comment.
Mind sharing where/why the list of permissions mentioned for the app in the Google Play Store is not accurate?