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Why exactly does your mother need to run a full node? You imply incorrectly that to perform a Bitcoin transaction, one needs to have run a full node.
by omarchowdhury 8y ago
Why exactly does your mother need to run a full node? You imply incorrectly that to perform a Bitcoin transaction, one needs to have run a full node.
- foepys 8y agoBecause if you don't run a full node you need trust and if you need trust, you can simply use a credit card. This whole crypto currency thing is so stupid because nobody can answer me these very basic questions.
- omarchowdhury 8y agoYou could also do some basic research. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Thin_Client_Security https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Thin_Client_Security
- lawn 8y agoYou really don't need to run a full node, that's just decentralization fetishism. Decentralization is just a means to an end: permissionless p2p digital payments. You don't need to personally run a full node for that.