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From: Nick ODell <nickodell@gmail•com>
To: "Алексей Мутовкин" <alex.mutovkin@gmail•com>,
	"Bitcoin Protocol Discussion"
	<bitcoin-dev@lists•linuxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Fwd: Proposal of a new BIP : annual splitting blockchain database to reduce its size.
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 10:52:01 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CANN4kmdAehrmb3KvXsS7-gZgFTLcxHFyoMimwDi1_Aohmy+PDQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAEadUT+oty3vU0LOMMoOdy7yNF92q+rgGbtV-AgjO8PGknZ+gg@mail.gmail.com>

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What makes this approach better than the prune option of Bitcoin?

On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Алексей Мутовкин via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists•linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

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> Let me describe the possible improvement of the bitcoin blockchain
> database (BBD)  size in general terms.
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> We can implement new routine : annual split of the BBD. Reason is that
> 140gb full wallet unconvinience.
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> BBD splits in two parts :
> 1) old blocks before the date of split and
> 2) new blocks, starting from first technical block with all rolled totals
> on the date of split.
>     (also possible transfer of tiny totals due to their unprofitability to
> the miners, so we cut long tail of tiny holders)
> 3) old blocks packs into annual megablocks and stores in the side archive
> chain for some needs for FBI investigations or other goals.
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> Thanks for your attention,
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> Alexey Mutovkin
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  reply	other threads:[~2017-08-16 16:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <CAEadUTKo12vscHQUpjA16kQkrKBp34iw-JTRf0TdwUc9rqzznQ@mail.gmail.com>
2017-08-16 16:20 ` Алексей Мутовкин
2017-08-16 16:52   ` Nick ODell [this message]
2017-08-16 17:37     ` Алексей Мутовкин
2017-08-16 18:33   ` Luke Dashjr

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