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authorGregory Maxwell <greg@xiph.org>2016-10-22 05:33:25 +0000
committerGregory Maxwell <greg@xiph.org>2016-11-02 01:47:02 +0000
commitfd46136dfaf68a7046cf7b8693824d73ac6b1caf (patch)
tree033a84a28fd516325144cb0cd9b31545f81fddf8 /src/checkpoints.cpp
parent3d69ecb4edeb80003a1a41442e320898a30dbd9c (diff)
downloadbitcoin-fd46136dfaf68a7046cf7b8693824d73ac6b1caf.tar.xz
IBD check uses minimumchain work instead of checkpoints.
This introduces a 'minimum chain work' chainparam which is intended to be the known amount of work in the chain for the network at the time of software release. If you don't have this much work, you're not yet caught up. This is used instead of the count of blocks test from checkpoints. This criteria is trivial to keep updated as there is no element of subjectivity, trust, or position dependence to it. It is also a more reliable metric of sync status than a block count.
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