On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 12:12 AM, Jonathan Toomim (Toomim Bros) via
bitcoin-dev wrote:
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> As I understand it, the current block propagation algorithm is this:
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> 1. A node mines a block.
> 2. It notifies its peers that it has a new block with an *inv*. Typical
> nodes have 8 peers.
> 3. The p
has anybody ever submitted a patch using libtorrent's library for this
purpose?
would it make sense to create a torrent per confirmed valid block once it's
been truly added to the blockchain?
if we used libtorrent, I imagine the following to announce the new block on
libtorrent's DHT
(PSEUDO CODE
As I understand it, the current block propagation algorithm is this:
1. A node mines a block.
2. It notifies its peers that it has a new block with an inv. Typical nodes
have 8 peers.
3. The peers respond that they have not seen it, and request the block with
getdata [hash].
4. The node sends
