The Challenges With Fully Syncing Old Versions Of Bitcoin Core
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.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercastIn this episode of “Bitcoin, Explained,” hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost discuss research done by CasaHODL co-founder and CTO, Jameson Lopp, as well as Provoost himself on syncing old Bitcoin nodes.Whenever a new Bitcoin node comes online, it must first sync with the rest of the Bitcoin network. It needs to download and verify the entire....
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