Haven has successfully hardforked to V3!

V3 Features:

    CryptoNight Haven Algorithm: This is a tweak on the cryptonight heavy algorithm we are currently using that will once again make us incompatible with nicehash. This is important while we are a growing network to ensure cheap power can't be rented to dominate the network hash.
    Governance Fee: As voted by the community, a 5% governance fee will be added to the block reward. This fee will be used to pay for Listings, Lawyers and Developers to ramp up the project.
    Difficulty Algorithm Adjustments: Updates to the diff algorithm help ensure better block timings and security against attacks.




Haven has successfully hardforked to V2!

V2 Features:

    Increased minimum ring size from 5 to 10 for increased privacy and anonymity
    PoW algorithim changed from Cryptonight to Cryptonight Heavy which is ASIC resistant and not currently listed on nicehash
    Updated to latest LWMA difficulty algorithim implementation to stop timewarp attacks and improve reliability of block timings
    Support for subaddresses in GUI wallet
    Various small performance improvements


Use https://github.com/IndeedMiners/xmr-aeon-stak/releases/tag/2.4.3 to mine for the new algorithm.


Introduction

Haven is an untraceable cryptocurrency that proposes a mix of standard market pricing and stable fiat value storage without an unsustainable peg or asset backing. It will achieve this by using a built in on-chain smart contract that controls the minting and burning of coins to facilitate value for users that choose to send their coins to offshore storage contracts while allowing everyone else to be exposed to the natural price movements of the currency.

Haven is a fork of Monero so inherits the stealth and anonymity that it’s famous for. Haven also has the benefit of starting the blockchain from scratch with RingCT for extra privacy. Further, Haven’s offshore storage smart contract allows privacy conscious individuals that want to keep their money in an untraceable currency without being subject to market fluctuations, a means to do so.


Offshore Storage

Haven doesn’t rely on a peg to maintain a relationship with fiat currency and can be traded at any value without affecting those who want to maintain the relationship. It does this via a built in smart contract called offshore storage. Sending Haven to offshore storage (burning) records a reference on the blockchain to the current fiat value which can be restored later back into Haven by minting new coins to the tune of the current fiat value.

The key use cases for offshore contracts are:

Point of sales systems where goods can be bought with Haven and shop keepers can immediately lock the fiat value in to protect from price fluctuations. This has the added benefit of keeping the shopkeepers business and income completely hidden on the blockchain as his wallet address nor amounts are revealed.

Storing large amount of money outside of the traditional banking system. Privacy focused cryptos are perfect for this but without a reliable way to maintain value through fluctuations the process of holding could be costly. Sending Haven offshore quite literally, makes money disappear until you want it back at which point the value remains intact.


In order for cryptocurrencies to be accepted into the mainstream, there must be a way to abstract the exchange risk associated with holding the currency relative to fiat. Once Haven is supported in point of sales systems and this process becomes automated, adoption will increase rapidly.

Offshore Storage contracts will be implemented once the network reaches a mature stage with enough exchange support to allow redundancy and accuracy of prices. The current focus is on growth, stability, privacy and usability for everyday transactions with an easy to use mobile wallet app that anyone can use without prior knowledge of crypto.


Supply & Emission

Total supply: 18,400,000 coins before tail emission and coins minted and burned via offshore storage.
Coin symbol: XHV
Coin Units:
1 picohaven/havtoshi = 0.000000000001 XHV (10^-12 -smallest unit)
1 nanohaven = 0.000000001 XHV (10^-9)
1 microhaven = 0.000001 XHV (10^-6)
1 millihaven = 0.001 XHV (10^-3)
Hash algorithm: CryptoNight CryptoNight Heavy (Proof-Of-Work)
Block time: 120 seconds


Donation/Bounty Wallets

The first 95,000 Haven were mined prior to this bitcointalk announcement to the address shown below.
This will be used further in the future to fund development and large scale projects

Address: hvxyDX9mqBNbQ6ojRrZZYcNPSTGcxtxQ4Ws6mNm6Ag7NTciArFb71HHL8HbACGpMu3iTc42F3YQNj4r vAV3xW1BA2Qk9Azhpv8
Viewkey: 57f7a530ef1cc796aa450d846b68da9053aecb3e54351f374fb7474b26708d0a


This address is the donation/bounty address that will be used to fund small community projects.

Address: hvxyCxnEnBa8Go92GSvhXgZtZMpNpi2itLvhPr8fZzd8BgjrkqPeHaQ3YaTVRUyjSXg3AsKXbe4zTbp 1BfN6mzyc92tZVszhgV


Downloads

Windows CLI + GUI (64-bit):
https://github.com/havenprotocol/haven/releases/download/3.0.0/haven-gui-windows-3.0.0.zip

Mac OSX GUI (64bit):
https://github.com/havenprotocol/haven/releases/download/3.0.0/haven-gui-mac-osx-3.0.0.zip

Linux CLI (64-bit):
https://github.com/havenprotocol/haven/releases/download/3.0.0/haven-cli-linux-x64-3.0.0.zip

Block Explorer

https://explorer.havenprotocol.com/
   

Mining Pools
 
https://pool.havenprotocol.com/
http://pool.mineallcrypto.com/pool/?symbol=XHV
https://xhv.luckypool.io/
https://haven.hashvault.pro/en/
https://haven.miner.rocks/
https://monerise.com/?pool=haven
http://www.gemtank.ca/
https://haven.herominers.com/#/home



Exchanges
   
https://bittrex.com/Market/Index?MarketName=BTC-xhv
https://upbit.com/exchange?code=CRIX.UPBIT.BTC-XHV
https://tradeogre.com/exchange/BTC-XHV


Remote Nodes

us-remote.havenprotocol.com:17750
eu-remote.havenprotocol.com:17750
remote.havenprotocol.com:17750
nodes.hashvault.pro:17750


Roadmap

Haven aims to be a cryptocurrency you can use in everyday life from buying coffee to buying houses. Our focuses this year are on:

    Developing mobile wallets for IOS and Android with a focus on users with no previous knowledge of crypto payments.
    Building a network of businesses that will integrate Haven into their point of sales systems and accept as a form of payment.
    Once the network reaches maturity, release the offshore storage smart contract allowing stability of value in terms of fiat currency.



Links

Whitepaper: https://havenprotocol.com/static/media/haven_protocol_whitepaper.61e75a42.pdf
Explorer: https://explorer.havenprotocol.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/vWQ2GZX
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HavenProtocol
Telegram: https://t.me/Haven_Protocol

Thank you!

Life saver! Thank you *SO* much. In my nervous breakdown, I completely forgot there was this pdf I had downloaded while setting up an account with them.

Got 'em right back. By jove was I a wreck or what.

Thank you, a gazzilion times over, escrow.ms

Thank you, DannyHamilton.

I really ought to have researched before finalising them, but just went with the flow because I just wanted to claim the BCH and be done with it. Saw their service mentioned on the BitcoinCash website and proceeded.

Their web interface is very, very simple and only allows import, no export. I have written to their support, no response yet.

This has turned out to be a nightmare.

I am in a daze as reality sinks in.

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Was reading how I could reclaim BCH from the BTC that I had stored (I was totally oblivious to the fact that my own wallet Exodus had already come up with that feature).

Created a temporary online BCH wallet at bcc-wallet.btc.com.

Then, over the course of transactions, ended up sending almost half BTC to a BCH address. Now, I have been able to nail the transaction on the blockchain. It can be seen here - https://blockchain.info/address/3M77pitqpU1DX87hMNNM7DPcehVXQ5Q5Uf

The outbound transaction that happened from my wallet earlier is - https://blockchain.info/tx/2379fef2758e522a749c3c6d5632bbf7d59b7d96d0f15ba127400e72c404ff14

Is there anyway I can recover this?

BCH wallet is all online and I don't see ways of getting my private key. Do I keep pinging their support team?

I... I really don't know what to do.

Oh god, I think I like zeroes too much  #sorry!

You should have invested 100atb first. And then proceed to review. It would take time, but you could get in touch with support (else, they'll reply to you here).

Thank you for clarifying both counts.

Just received atb in the web dashboard. Happy to be part of the family!

Carried out test transaction between wallets (and even sent some to self out of amusement, after generating a new address, ha ha) - works snappy!!

I have a MacBook Pro and I notice the wallet consumes a lot of resources.

Is this normal?

Thank you. Look forward to hearing about it and taking the Atb dive!

1) That's fine, I get that, but then - in your calculation, how much will 1LTC yield? By your calculation, it should be 47.39/1.44. Would that be correct?
2) Ok, any way to reach your dev? Thought I'd understand where you get your rates from; basis that I will finalise how much to invest

Understood... And the bonus is on top of that. As in 24.32+20%. Approx 29.

Also: where do you check rates? I see LTC is at hovering in the late 43s or early 44s!

1) Thank you very much. I will wait to hear from you. And then proceed with the purchase. I might either use BTC or LTC, leaning towards the latter and hence the questions. Please clarify soon.

2) Splendid. Looking forward to it!!

Understood, thank you; I'd actually meant to ask how the sudden dip from 31 to 24 in about four days.

Also - how do I withdraw coins from the web (which I'll get when I trade BTC/LTC) to that wallet I've downloaded?

Ha ha ha, don't want anything mate. Happy to test it with a friend when he downloads the wallet too. Will have an eye out for power consumption, et al. Hope to see an mining option soon.

Thank you for clarifying.

Lastly, just to double check, could you confirm that the crypto exchange rate has indeed changed? Because, like I said, it was around 31atb per LTC. Now it is around 24.

Thank you so much - received. Anything specific you'd like me to check?

Not too keen on Slack and, sorry to say, your web chat service is just as terrible. Tried it few days back.

Also, you seem to use the terms bonus and discount interchangeably. The email/newsletter I received said 20% bonus. So, you actually meant discount? And secondly, I notice there is a difference in price lately? For instance, hardly four days ago, 1 LTC would yield approx 30 or 31 atbcoins. Now, it is 24.76.

@ATB coin: Thank you for clarifying. Yes, noted that space on the screenshot.

You really need to improve your email support, though. Leaves a lot to be desired. I don't use Telegram and WhatsApp, and don't intend to either.

Also: the 20% bonus that is ongoing now, will the extra coins be credited immediately? And I assume this bonus is for everyone - irrespective of whether or not they are first-time atb coin investors?

@ATB coin: Just downloaded the beta version of the wallet. Happy to test, if you'd like.

You could send some over to this address: Acb3BxEcHBnst3iSMc6skpDX1XRiU7JHpX

PS: does the address change every time I click "request payment" in the wallet?

Yep - unable to close this account (or edit registered email). Changed the password; just in case.

Happened to see their "Representatives" section. No way am I taking any chances. Silly, silly me to have taken the registration bait in the first place - but good thing I did feel suspicious after noticing the content and the lack of KYC, etc.

Thank you again, everyone.

I have been using CEX.io for over a month now.

My verification (at all levels) was super smooth - done and dusted in a matter of minutes. No trouble depositing fiat  currencies [I used an international credit card to deposit USD/EUR/GBP] or cryptocurrency, and none while withdrawing BTC/ETH into my personal Wallet [I use Exodus] either.

I am yet to attempt withdrawing cash back to my bank or card, though.

That said, their email support can be a pain. Take an eternity to reply and, sometimes, don't bother! Their Twitter account, however, has replied to my tweets promptly.

All in all, seems fine - serves my purpose. I needed an exchange that allowed funds deposit via credit/debit - unlike Kraken, Poloniex, BitFinex, etc.

Tried signing up for fun - looking at the poor, poor editing and spelling mistakes in the content, I think I will leave it at that.

They even ask for your BTC wallet address up front which is... strange... And there doesn't seem to be any KYC requisite either - yet they claim to be a UK-based company. Think this is "shady" enough.