Questions concerned with (full) nodes, i.e. relay points in the Bitcoin network.
Questions tagged [nodes]
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What encourages Bitcoin miners to relay blocks?
Lets say I'm mining bitcoins, and I've just received a new block that someone else has mined. What encourages me to send that block to anyone else.
I can understand how the original miner wants to send the block around the network (so their block…
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What are the minimal system requirements to run a full Bitcoin node?
I want to build a low profile system running as a full Bitcoin node, i.e. just running Bitcoin Core 0.9+ and pretty much nothing else. What is the minimal system (in terms of power consumption) that would be suitable for this task? Just bitcoind…
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What's the status of alternative full node implementations?
In "Does running an alternative full node implementation benefit the Bitcoin network?", I asked about running an alternative full node implementation for the benefit of the Bitcoin network.
What is the current status of different alternative full…
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Why is pruning not considered already at the moment?
I understand that Bitcoin scales in several meanings (Scalability), and pruning is one important concept of it (SE Question). I also understand that a "Simplified Payment Verification" (SPV) needs to trust a lot the peer he is obtaining the block…
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Can I earn transaction fees by running as a full node, verifying transactions, but not mining?
As I understand it, by running a full node (i.e. Bitcoin-QT) , I am helping confirm transactions and contributing to the Bitcoin network.
When transaction fees are offered, do I receive these, and if so, how? Or do I need to be a fully fledged…
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Can I addnode to blockchain.info?
Blockchain.info http://blockchain.info/connected-nodes shows a list of nodes it is connected to. Is it possible for me to add them as a node for connection?
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Are people incentivized with BTC to run nodes?
Bitnodes shows everyone running nodes.
Are these people incentivized to run nodes? If not, why not? If so, do node operators make some BTC from transaction fees, etc.?
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Bitcoin node Decentralization
Is the number of independently owned and operated full Bitcoin nodes more important than the total number of full Bitcoin nodes with regards to Decentralization?
Assuming the answer to the above question is yes:
How can the number of independently…
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What benefit does a non-mining client provide to the network?
I know running a client will help propagate transactions around the network, but I also know a non-mining client will not contribute to the security of the network. Are there any other benefits of running a non-mining client?
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Historical Bitcoin full node counts
Is there an online record of historical Bitcoin node counts? If so:
When did the record keeping begin?
Are IP addresses available?
Did Satoshi and most early adopters run Bitcoin nodes over Tor or were their real IP addresses revealed to other…
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How do I configure Bitcoin Core to connect always to a particular node?
By reading https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node I've decided that I want to run a FULL node (let's call it 'X'), to contribute to the P2P network.
So, I'll leave its ports open, or have a DMZ zone with a public IP address in it.
But this comes with…
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Historical number of full nodes in Bitcoin
Is there anybody keeping historical data regarding the number of full nodes on the Bitcoin network?
There is :
https://getaddr.bitnodes.io/dashboard/?days=90
but it only shows data up to 90 days.
Additional sources also here…
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Is there a list of mining pools' Bitcoin nodes IPs?
Is there a list containing the IPs of Bitcoin nodes owned by various mining pools?
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Is there incentive for those who run lightning nodes?
This is likely very much a noob question, but I would like to know if there are fees or incentives for those who are running a lightning node? Of course, other than having access to lightning network?
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Where can I find a list of reliable Bitcoin full nodes?
I already know about this list but it does not seem to be reliable or even up-to-date. Is there any other place where I can find a better list?
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