Author: Thomas Zander 2015-08-07 16:06:09
Published on: 2015-08-07T16:06:09+00:00
The importance of running a full node and using it to verify transactions lies in the reduction of trust. Pieter Wuille, via bitcoin-dev, emphasizes that full nodes are necessary for personal assurance that everyone on the network is following rules. The full node count provides feedback and an indication of how hard it is to run/use a full node, but it is not the goal. However, it is argued that low node counts do not necessarily indicate difficulty in running a node, but rather the lack of need to run one when trust relationships already exist. Wuille's response to finding a solution that does not take unnecessary risks is considered political and lacking in substance.
Updated on: 2023-06-10T18:20:52.273644+00:00