Online wallets alleviate this issue since there is no need to catch up with the blockchain making it a new user friendly approach. However, users who don't trust anyone can still maintain their wallets themselves.
Feels like this is sort of a non-issue to me.
Topic: Bitcoin is being crushed by its own weight - page 2. (Read 3179 times)
I reinstalled the Bitcoin wallet today and it took several hours to download the block chain. Most of that time was spent on just the last 30 days of transactions. It is a very poor user experience, and certainly something that a novice will not tolerate. Even worse, if the growth of the block chain continues like this, wallets will eventually be unable to keep up -- even in real-time.
What is the plan?
What is the plan?
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