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Podcast: The Peter McCormack Show
Episode: Bitcoin Tech #2 - Nodes (Part 1) with Shinobi - WBD315
Description: Location: Remotely Date: Tuesday 23rd Feb Company: Block Digest Role: Host The core fundamental aspect of Bitcoin is its censorship-resistant nature; this is only possible because the network is meaningfully decentralized. Decentralization is achieved by bitcoiners worldwide running nodes (a computer connected to the bitcoin network, e.g. Bitcoin Core). These nodes maintain the network rules, known as consensus, and ensure all transactions and blocks are valid by keeping a copy of the entire history of the blockchain. Aside from supporting the network, running a node helps improve you...