How can you reduce the blockchain without losing coins in your wallet. #19437

ghost commented at 2:36 PM on July 3, 2020: none

One approach to downscaling the blockchain.


    genesis block _____________________________________________________________________________
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        wallet 1              wallet 2              wallet 3              wallet 999...       | DELETE
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    wallet server 1 (genesis block) ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
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        wallet 1              wallet 2              wallet 3              wallet 999...

You can do this once a year or once a month. blockchain size will drop to 10-20 mb after each cycle. Wallets will not lose coins.

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MarcoFalke commented at 2:40 PM on July 3, 2020: member

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