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Topic: What cool things can I do with my bitcoin node? (Read 571 times)

tyz
legendary
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October 29, 2015, 03:51:23 PM
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You could run your own Bitcoin-based service upon your node like blockchain based texting or information storage.
full member
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You can look up every transaction in the blockchain if you have txindex enabled. You can also use that to run your own block explorer.
legendary
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In Satoshi I Trust
newbie
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What are some fun things one can do if they run a node?

For example

  • I think it's cool that you can solo mine, even though it's just a waste of electricity.
  • You can create and broadcast raw transactions using the console.
  • You can get real-time blockchain statistics like getmemorypool, getinfo, getdifficulty
  • You can create your own multisig addresses with createmultisig.
 

Anything else that someone can play around with or do when they run a full node?
Let me know your ideas, I've got my full node up and running and wanted to play around with different commands or features.
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