Author: Mike Hearn 2015-09-18 16:22:09
Published on: 2015-09-18T16:22:09+00:00
To enable communication between a library and node, a library similar to 'git pull' is needed. SPV libraries like bitcoinj know how to build a block locator, request blocks forward from the common branch point and handle re-orgs by downloading data from a full node. If people are recommended to use bitcoinj to build extra indexes, it is ideal as it can calculate a UTXO set indexed by address.
Updated on: 2023-06-10T22:30:01.155051+00:00