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Learning Bitcoin

You're reading from   Learning Bitcoin Embrace the new world of fiance by leveraging the power of crypto-currencies using Bitcoin and the Blockchain

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785287305
Length 236 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Chapter 5. Installing a Bitcoin Node

 

"Right now Bitcoin feels like the Internet before the browser."

 
 --Wences Casares, founder and CEO of Xapo

Bitcoin was officially launched to the public with the release of its first client, Bitcoin-QT. The software is a fully functional Bitcoin node and implements the necessary functionality to bootstrap the Bitcoin network.

Note

Since version 0.9.0, it has been renamed Bitcoin Core.

In this chapter, we will set up and install our own copy of Bitcoin Core, the official client. Several other fully functional clients exist, but we'll use the official client in this chapter. Through the process we will cover the following areas:

  • Understanding a Bitcoin node
  • Installing Bitcoin Core
  • Using Bitcoin Core
  • Executing Bitcoin operations
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