Cryptocurrency Q&A
What protocol does bitcoin use?
What protocol does bitcoin use?
TaegeukChampionCourage
Sun Oct 27 2024
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I'm curious about the underlying technology of Bitcoin. Specifically, I want to know what protocol it employs for its operations.
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Andrea
Tue Oct 29 2024
Alongside Bitcoin Core, there are also a few hundred nodes running alternative implementations of the Bitcoin P2P protocol.
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GangnamGlitter
Tue Oct 29 2024
The primary Bitcoin network operates based on the Bitcoin P2P protocol.
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Caterina
Tue Oct 29 2024
This network comprises a significant number of listening nodes, ranging between 7,000 and 10,000.
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CryptoConqueror
Tue Oct 29 2024
These nodes run different versions of the Bitcoin reference client, commonly known as Bitcoin Core.
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Lorenzo
Mon Oct 28 2024
Some of these alternative implementations include BitcoinJ, Libbitcoin, and btcd.
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