Describes an idea to feature a digest of the full set of Unspent Transaction Outputs in blocks.
Questions tagged [utxo-committments]
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Is reliance on a UTXO Set provided by other users dangerous?
One of the largest hurdles in my mind to increasing the number of full nodes operating is the startup cost related to downloading the blockchain. A similar but less important (in my mind) issue is the amount of disk space required by the full…
Dave Scotese
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Is backward syncing viable for full nodes?
Currently, Every Bitcoin Core full node has to download the whole blockchain at least once. This situation is even worse if pruning is enabled - the user has to download the whole gigantic blockchain all over again if a rescan is required (typically…
Chris Chen
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Can the network confirm a utxo is from a wallet on a verified list
Given a business requirement of a verified list of wallets that the network has agreed on. can the network confirm a new type of utxo is from a wallet on this list and reject the new type of utxo if not on this list? While still letting the network…
Patrick W. McMahon
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