Comments on: Bitcoin Q&A: Initial blockchain download

By: Chancellor Crypto

Chancellor Crypto — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:28:55 +0000

That's where some forks have their own enhancements. Bitcore has a blockchain size ~950 mb, and a blocksize 10MB/20MB SegWit

By: Michael Phoenix

Michael Phoenix — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:28:55 +0000

Wow

By: Joe Miller

Joe Miller — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:28:55 +0000

How does a node know to emulate soft forks in the protocol for specific blocks? Is that hard coded into the node implementation? Isn't the definition of a soft fork that it is backwards compatible so why does this have to happen? I assume that the blocks are not marked with a software version because there is no one version of bitcoin software as it is a protocol.

By: Buysome Bitcoin

Buysome Bitcoin — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:28:55 +0000

Can it be used for time travel? Sounds cool!

By: dajosova

dajosova — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:28:55 +0000

so… why being a node matters ?

By: Lachlan G

Lachlan G — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:28:55 +0000

Lookup how to write a config file for your node. you can crank up the ram to 8gb+ if you have it available. I wish I knew that the first time. Really speeds it up.

By: R

Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:28:55 +0000

always a pleasure learning from you @aantonop! thanks

By: FukU2222

FukU2222 — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:28:55 +0000

I got into ETH back in early 2017 and had no problem DL'ing/syncing blockchain - I then foolishly thought I had to have my chain sync'd to make a transaction and thought I was SoL (pressed for time) because it wouldn't DL/Sync up.

Make sure you have a decent hard drive, don't want that shit bricking on you//unable to keep up with rest of chain. Solid state(s) is/are a great choice, much cheaper now days too than when I first built this PoS, lmao....
Cheers Andreas.

By: nion456789

nion456789 — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:28:55 +0000

Smashed the like