edilmedeiros on Nostr: Bitcoin misconception: all nodes maintain a copy of the same blockchain. In reality: ...
Bitcoin misconception: all nodes maintain a copy of the same blockchain.
In reality: most nodes will be able to synchronize to the exact same blockchain, but some won't. E.g. pre-segwit nodes don't see the same data as segwit aware nodes, so they can't maintain the same data.
Yet, this won't cause a fork on the network because what matters is not to have the same blockchain. What matters is to agree about the UTXO set state at all times.
Published at
2024-10-14 19:20:34 UTCEvent JSON
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"content": "Bitcoin misconception: all nodes maintain a copy of the same blockchain.\n\nIn reality: most nodes will be able to synchronize to the exact same blockchain, but some won't. E.g. pre-segwit nodes don't see the same data as segwit aware nodes, so they can't maintain the same data.\n\nYet, this won't cause a fork on the network because what matters is not to have the same blockchain. What matters is to agree about the UTXO set state at all times.",
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