Bitcoin full node and query server

Jul 24, 2021

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evoskuil18:46

Bitcoin headers do not form a linked list (chain), they form a tree. We download blocks for the strongest branch of that tree. This changes when there is a reorg. It may just get longer, or may be entirely replaced all the way to genesis.