I highly suggest that you read this page:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Scalability
Topic: downloading block chain an impediment to bitcoin adoption (Read 913 times)
The main problem is that certain operations which do not actually require the full block chain are not disabled.
just turn on your client everyday and let it run for a few minutes and that will keep the block chain up to date.
This will be easier than not using your client for days,weeks or months at a time then you turn it on and it has to download alot of block chain to get caught back up.
This will be easier than not using your client for days,weeks or months at a time then you turn it on and it has to download alot of block chain to get caught back up.
I agree for interest sake, what happens when the block chain is 10GB? 100GB?
Perhaps there could be a % of the chain that is downloaded, checked via CHF on every client startup. Once the minimum % is downloaded the user could be given the option to download more & more of it.
Perhaps there could be a % of the chain that is downloaded, checked via CHF on every client startup. Once the minimum % is downloaded the user could be given the option to download more & more of it.
You can Download the Block chain from here:
http://bitcoin.bluematt.me/bitcoin-nightly/blockchain-nightly/
This should be much quicker than waiting for the client to dowload them.
http://bitcoin.bluematt.me/bitcoin-nightly/blockchain-nightly/
This should be much quicker than waiting for the client to dowload them.
Agreed, I recall waiting 3 or 4 hours to download the block chain...
And then I couldn't even figure out how to friggin solo mine, grrr...
I ended up joining a pool anyway, heh.
Not so sure if Mom & Pops are gonna wait for the block chain to catch up before they lose interest...
And then I couldn't even figure out how to friggin solo mine, grrr...
I ended up joining a pool anyway, heh.
Not so sure if Mom & Pops are gonna wait for the block chain to catch up before they lose interest...
I think the makers of solidcoin are trying to address that issue.
Hey...how about I pay you in BTC instead of cash...it's simple...just download some buggy software, fire it up, and wait several hours...then, you can confirm that I really sent you the BTC that I claimed...Oh, by the way, did I mention there will be ~1GB download?
This is better than cash? Not for everything. We need to trim the block chain to a still safe but manageable size, IMHO. 14 months ago, this issue was barely noticeable...now, it's a problem.
DrGoss
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This is better than cash? Not for everything. We need to trim the block chain to a still safe but manageable size, IMHO. 14 months ago, this issue was barely noticeable...now, it's a problem.
DrGoss
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