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
laye
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 sc
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 us
Hello list,
I would like to propose a compressed block header scheme for IBD and block
announcements. This proposal is derivative of previous proposals found on this
list (see links in spec below) with some modifications and clarifications.
The below specification (also found at
https://github
