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No they don't. Mining software that connects to pools is independent of having a blockchain copy. There are also several bitcoin wallet implementations that don
by Jach 12y ago
No they don't. Mining software that connects to pools is independent of having a blockchain copy. There are also several bitcoin wallet implementations that don't require a full copy of the blockchain.
- maaku 12y agoStrictly speaking, that is hashing software. Mining software is what runs on the pool, and it absolutely must download and verify the blockchain.
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