I've been looking at using compressed block headers from the perspective of
a node that wants to use SMS messages to sync block headers. I realized
that it would be helpful if sendheaders2 took a parameter for how often to
send compact blockheaders. For example, in the case of an SMS transport
Hi,
not sure if headergolf was mentioned yet. It's about very similar ideas:
https://github.com/alecalve/headergolf
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On Friday, May 8, 2020 2:31 PM, Will Clark via bitcoin-dev
wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I would like to propose a compressed block header
Thanks for resurrecting this idea for discussion Will.
I see three reasons for reducing block header bandwidth:
1. support for long range block header broadcast via alternative
communication modalities like radio where every byte counts
2. where repurposed mobile devices with SPV wallets are
