[bitcoin-dev] Renaming full nodes

[bitcoin-dev] Renaming full nodes

[James Lu]

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Much of the confusion around the Bitcoin protocol is the concept that
mining nodes 'control' the network.

I suggest renaming full nodes- to something like "validator node" to
emphasize that full nodes check if blocks are valid.

Then we could say:

"Bitcoin is decentralized because anyone can run a validator node, even on
a low-end laptop."

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Re: [bitcoin-dev] Renaming full nodes

[mm-studios]

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The problem are.miners, it is pretty.innaccessible to be a miner. That's a major isuue for me.
Block production is pretty much in hands of the wealthy.
Any correlation between be wealthy and run a honest node? Not any under my eyes. Skipping the part of the narrative saying 'they are honest bcs they have skin in the game'. That's not scientific to me.
Block validation yes, the network is pretty decentralized.
Thanks.

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On 23 Jan 2022, 02:44, James Lu via bitcoin-dev wrote:

> Much of the confusion around the Bitcoin protocol is the concept that mining nodes 'control' the network.
>
> I suggest renaming full nodes- to something like "validator node" to emphasize that full nodes check if blocks are valid.
>
> Then we could say:
>
> "Bitcoin is decentralized because anyone can run a validator node, even on a low-end laptop."

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