Bitcoin Core 0.14.0 Speeds Up Blockchain Syncing By 48%
Some Bitcoin Core users are speculating Bitcoin Unlimited will "copy" this feature soon. One of the main issues people have with the Bitcoin Core client is how slow it works. To be more specific, synchronizing the blockchain takes up quite a lot of time. Developers have found a way to speed up this process by as much as 48%. It appears the new Bitcoin Core client packs quite some punch and solves some lingering issues. All things considered, a positive development that will make quite a few people happy. According to a Reddit post, the Bitcoin Core 0.14.0 client is quite....
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Improvements in Bitcoin Core have led to an increase in the speed at which a Bitcoin node can fully sync and process all the data being added to the blockchain.
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