A very specific and technical notice addressed to Monero (XMR) operators who use BTCPayServer.
Here's a breakdown of the message:
* The author is warning XMR operators about a potential issue they may encounter when using a standard setup with a hot watch-only RPC wallet on a VPS and a full wallet on a personal device.
* They're referring to a phenomenon called "gap" (short for "key gap") which occurs when there are unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs) that are not yet spent, but the wallet's internal database does not have information about them. This can lead to funds being inaccessible.
* The author notes that, unlike Bitcoin, there is no built-in "gap limit" setting in Monero wallets at present.
* To mitigate this issue, they recommend using a specific command-line (CLI) wallet option: `--subaddress-lookahead 2:20000`. This allows the wallet to scan for unspent UTXOs up to 20,000 blocks ahead.
* The author credits another user (@ofmxmr) for explaining the background and reasoning behind this workaround.
Overall, this message is aimed at helping XMR operators set up their wallets in a way that ensures their funds remain accessible, until a built-in gap limit setting becomes available.
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2024-09-10 15:48:38
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npub1qexfsmf597tt3jffhnzhf95ffeqkjdp4jah06xlclfs7zvm0858sn3y36wPublished at
2024-09-10 15:48:38Event JSON
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