Questions tagged [synchronization]
This is the process of bringing a Bitcoin client up to date with the list of all Bitcoin transactions known as the blockchain.
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Sparrow with Keystone Pro and Bitcoin Core
I originally set up Sparrow with a Keystone 3 Pro, and have been using public endpoints. Recently, I set up a Bitcoin Core node in my house. I can successfully connect Sparrow to the node, but all ...
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synchronizing with network issue [duplicate]
My wallet says synchronizing with network, 3 days behind. I been waiting to receive my BTC from my sportsbook for 3 days and it's just stuck in limbo on blockchain. What's seems to be the problem with ...
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How is the progress field of Bitcoin Core's synchronisation/Initial Block Download debug logs calculated?
The debug.log file during Inital Block Download (IBD) typically includes something like the following1:
2023-09-09T10:04:32Z UpdateTip: new best=...
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Sent bitcoin to my new bitcoin core wallet, but not showing up [duplicate]
I am SUPER newbie to this stuff, please help and be patient. I needed a place to send a large bitcoin transaction, and decided to impulsively download bitcoin core to receive it on my desktop. There ...
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Why is there a "progress increase per hour"?
When syncing the blockchain with Bitcoin Core, why is there a "progress increase per hour"? Why wouldn't the syncing rate be constant?
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bitcoin core 27 initial sync blockchain errors
i was sent here from reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1d5wgma/bitcoin_core_27_initial_sync_blockchain_errors/
i did some research and checked the debug.log, it had this error twice:
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Do any full-node clients compress blocks?
Does Bitcoin Core or any other full node capable client compress the blocks in transit on the network or locally on the node's filesystem?
I used 7z to compress a handful of my locally stored blocks, ...
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Does Utreexo work with a pruned node?
Does the Utreexo UTXO accumulator work with with a pruned node, or must the entire blockchain be present on my local drive before running Utreexo?
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If I have corrupt/missing blocks but good a chainstate, why do I need to re-download entire chain?
If I have corrupt or missing blocks but good a chainstate, why do I need to re-download entire chain? Why doesn't it just re-download the needed blocks?
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why synchronization multibit heavy
I have a Multivit wallet that had some Bitcoin in it, but the synchronization is very heavy. What should I do to be able to send it?
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Blockchain sync seems to be stuck in a loop?
SOLVED! UPDATE: The issue was not bitcoin related. I had to increase the root partition of ubuntu, as it wasn't using the full SSD size I had, but only 100 GB and the sync therefore ran out of space ...
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If multiple nodes start at different points, so do we need to sync the nodes so that they are operating at the same time
From Can multiple candidate blocks be mined concurrently by the miner, even if at the end only one block gets added to the chain every 10 mins?
Time sync between nodes:
If multiple nodes start at ...
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Can multiple candidate blocks be mined concurrently by the miner, even if at the end only one block gets added to the chain every 10 mins?
I read that every 10 minutes, the miner would fetch txs from the tx_mempool, process them, create a candidate block, do the proof of work and then broadcast it to the network.
Does this mean that the ...
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Would it be possible to sync a new node without it being connected to even one unpruned node?
There are some Proof-Of-Work chains where pruning is default on their nodes, i.e. the network does not rely on full unpruned nodes at all:
Due to the pruning mechanism, Kaspa nodes only needs ~3 days ...
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Stuck on "Replaying Blocks" 100% after a forced close
I have had issues downloading Bitcoin Core, where the download would get stuck/frozen and not progress for hours.
The last time this happened I closed the Bitcoin Core window and was met with a "...
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