Bitcoin full node and query server

Apr 18, 2024

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evoskuil13:31

Writing confirmation state adds somewhat to this, though that would be more like 30 additional minutes.

Just did a full run with confirmation state written following evaluation and there was no material increase in cost, under 3 hours. So assuming that runs sequentially that would be a minimum full chain (no milestones or checkpoints) validation cost.

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evoskuil19:28

Our approach does not update any primary blockchain table data or maintain any redundant data. We just maintain a hash table of associations from tx to confirming block, one entry per tx. A negative entry in the same table reorgs out the confirmation. That's it. So getting those answers and updating the confirmation table that fast is pretty good.