Topic: Does a node need to be connected to the Internet to generate blocks? (Read 1202 times)
Fair enough lol, just curious if it was possible
June 30, 2011, 08:29:28 PM
run offline until it figures out a new block then check to see if that block was made by the rest of the world first
which can take weeks or longer
meanwhile the bitcoin network found it in 10 minutes or less, on average.
June 30, 2011, 08:10:26 PM
It would make common sense that it would, but you never know. Is there a way to download the current list of blocks into a client and have a PU run offline until it figures out a new block then check to see if that block was made by the rest of the world first? Or is this a 'Perma internet connection' skill.?
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