Questions tagged [node-services]
Refers to the services offered by nodes in the Bitcoin network, e.g. NODE_NETWORK, NODE_WITNESS, etc. and the corresponding service bits used to announce the services.
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How to check NODE type in Bitcoin?
There is a Bitcoin node in my Lab, how can I check it is a Full node or not? there is any command to check node type?
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Is it okay to send witness transactions in response to `MSG_TX` get data messages?
I have a neutrino client that currently signals NODE_NONE. When it announces transactions it sends inventory messages and gets getdata MSG_TX requests back. Currently it replies with the witness ...
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Does running a pruned node support the syncing of other nodes in the network?
I decided to prune my Bitcoin core node to 25 GB. With the blocks that the node has in its data
directory (the ones that were not deleted), does such a node support the syncing of other nodes in the ...
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What is the meaning of "service bits" in Bitcoin?
// Note that of those which support the service bits prefix, most only support a subset of
// possible options.
// This is fine at runtime as we'll fall back to using them as a oneshot if they don't ...
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How could the Bitcoin protocol be modified so that pruned nodes could still participate in BIP 37 SPV?
According to Jameson Lopp (https://www.coindesk.com/spv-support-billion-bitcoin-users-sizing-scaling-claim/), allowing pruned nodes to advertise that they support BIP 37 would be impossible without "...
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What does "NODE_WITNESS (12)" mean as it is shown in bitnodes.21.co?
I'm running a pruned full node of bitcoin core version 0.14.0 and checking on https://bitnodes.21.co/nodes/ I can see that my node was labelled "NODE_WITNESS (12)" unlike of the others nodes shown, ...
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Why are 0.13.1 Core nodes connecting only to Witness (e.g. 0.13.1) nodes?
I have my Core 0.13.1 node configured to connect to 16 nodes, and invariably I see it connected only to other 0.13.1 nodes, even though, according to bitnodes leaderboard, these nodes form a minority.
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What do pruning nodes contribute to the network?
Pruning nodes are described in the sourcecode thusly:
-prune=<n>: Reduce storage requirements by pruning (deleting) old blocks. This mode is incompatible with -txindex and -rescan.
I’ve ...
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