Bitcoin Core Developers Release Newest Version: 0.11.0
The Bitcoin Core development team released the newest version of the main Bitcoin implementation, Bitcoin Core, on July 12. Bitcoin 0.11.0 includes several improvements over older versions, making the software easier to use and better adapted to current network needs. One significant addition to this latest release of Bitcoin Core is the option of block file pruning. In essence, this allows users to rid their version of Bitcoin Core from all data included in older blocks that aren't necessary to run a full node. As such, it is no longer needed to locally store the full blockchain, but....
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