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0 pointswslh9y ago0 comments

> All Bitcoin wallets, for example, use servers because it's impossible to do Bitcoin light clients (at least, they haven't found a solution yet).

No, SPV clients exist to avoid running a node: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4649/what-is-an-...

0 pointswslh9y ago0 comments

> All Bitcoin wallets, for example, use servers because it's impossible to do Bitcoin light clients (at least, they haven't found a solution yet).

No, SPV clients exist to avoid running a node: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4649/what-is-an-...

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AroundTheBlock_9y ago· 3 in thread

No true light client exists. SPV is different. See here a Core dev talking about it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/53bfj6/will_there_...

Even your own links says "A Bitcoin implementation that does not verify everything, but instead relies on either connecting to a trusted node"

wslhOP9y ago

It verifies enough information to be secure. It is obvious that at one point they need to connect to some node because this ia the way blockcgain works.

AroundTheBlock_9y ago

Ok sure, connect to another node. But a light client is its own node.

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jerguismi9y ago

SPV client security is enough for numerous use cases and many call them "light clients".

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