Re:Why I’m so “against” Ethereum
by CryptoPunk on Saturday December 29, 2018 @04:32AM
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An archival node goes beyond a full node and downloads data not needed for full validation.
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Re:Why I’m so “against” Ethereum
by nootropicat on Saturday December 29, 2018 @10:55AM
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It doesn't download them, the state history is generated from the blockchain locally. The blockchain itself is 68GB (uncompressed, decimal G)