Thursday, April 16, 2015

Nodes, Who Are They?


    


Nodes are the people who help maintain the structure of Bitcoin: they verify confirmed transaction, update their ledger, and broadcast their update to Bitcoin network.
As shown in the previous post’s picture, Nodes work closely with Miner; miner process transactions and Nodes pronounce changes to the public. 


Not every Bitcoin users are Nodes, and you do not have to be Node to use Bitcoin. 
However, since more nodes create higher level of security of Bitcoin system, it is recommended to be a Node, if you are using Bitcoin.


References:
Download Bitcoin’s ledger and become a Node to help maintain its high security!

1 comment:

  1. Nice post! There is a good balance of textual and graphical information here. I really like the razor wire around the safe. This graphic powerfully conveys how Bit Coin is serious about security which adds a psychological element for the reader who is interested in converting to Bit Coin.

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