Erlay Makes It Easier To Run A Bitcoin Node
Erlay will bring bandwidth efficiency gains to Bitcoin’s peer-to-peer layer by changing the transaction relay protocol where full nodes share data.The below is a direct excerpt of Marty's Bent Issue #1274: "Erlay support signaling has been merged into Bitcoin Core." Sign up for the newsletter here. via GitHub It's been over three years and exactly 696 issues since we last talked about Erlay. In September 2019, we wrote about Pieter Wuille and Gleb Naumenko submitting an official BIP (Bitcoin Improvement Proposal) to start the process of getting Erlay merged into the protocol. For those of....
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The easiest way to set up and run a Lightning Network node is with an out-of-the-box solution. The majority of full Bitcoin node products also run Lightning clients and they have condensed all of the essentials for running a node into small boxes — you just need to plug them in and follow prompts. ...
Strongblock creates platforms and protocols with the intention of revolutionizing how blockchain networks compensate the nodes that protect and sustain them. The digital financial environment continues to develop almost every second, which is no surprise to those in the crypto sector. Among such technological advancements, a new project called StrongBlock has popularized the concept of the node as a service (NaaS) on the blockchain. NaaS is an alternative to running entire blockchain nodes on your own; it provides developer infrastructure and tools for setting up and managing blockchain....
In the most recent version of Synology Disk Station manager DSM 5.2 they have added support for Docker. Docker makes it super easy for anyone with a Synology Disk Station to run a full Bitcoin Classic node. This excellent tool allows several customizations that make your Disk Station much more powerful while still simple to use. This addition of Docker....