For 2, I agree with Thirty, I always get at least 8 connections. Do you have a common setup, or are using any proxies, etc?
I use common setup. Anyway, there used to be a website showing not just number of nodes but geo-location of them, is it still online? With many full nodes that accept incoming
connections some cool "anon" features can be done. Not a single altcoin yet improved a way nodes connect and reconnect over time which is what makes networks an easy target
for signal inteligence and especially traffic analysis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_intelligence
4. Aliases - user creates an alias and assigns YAC address to it via special transaction, later to send coins to user one could just use alias instead of normal YAC address.
4. - Seems problematic and memory intensive - everyone with an open wallet would need to be scanning all aliases on the off chance they're sending it to one. Plus, nothing like having alias squatters!
Has any coin implemented this?To not break main database compatibility, aliases could be stored in separate database which would be indexed and thus allow quick scan. Since alias is linked to single YAC address
and there can't be more than 1 alias per YAC address, squatting would mean potential alias buyer risks losing coins because seller would know YAC address private key at all times so
I think alias market would just not work.
NXT has aliases and one other coin (I think it is based on CryptoNote) added aliases but only as a special transaction within newly mined block, e.g. only block creator can add alias.
Not really practical, I see no good reason to prevent normal users from creating aliases for YAC addresses they are using. Of course, there would be a fee preferably much over 0.01
YAC to avoid spamming.