We run our own nodes to verify transactions for our store and I was wondering what will be the downsides to me running a pruned node? I read they can fully verify a transaction so I'm not too sure why I need a full copy of the blockchain.
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Will running a pruned node make my store less secure?
No, not at all.
I was wondering what will be the downsides to me running a pruned node?
With a pruned node you cannot:
- Handle (extremely) deep reorganizations (which are in theory possible but in practice would indicate a very serious problem with Bitcoin's security assumptions).
- Serve old blocks to other nodes.
- Rescan for old transactions that may affect your wallet after importing an old address/key.
I'm not too sure why I need a full copy of the blockchain.
You generally don't, apart from the cases listed above.
answered Apr 25, 2018 at 22:21
