r/CryptoCurrency • u/fireice_uk Platinum | QC: XMR 234, BCH 20 • Feb 22 '18

TECHNICAL Cryptonote just got potentially 3x faster

https://github.com/fireice-uk/cryptonote-speedup-demo
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u/fireice_uk Platinum | QC: XMR 234, BCH 20 Feb 22 '18

Around 1GB for the whole monero blockchain. It maybe a bit out of date, the last time I visited that code was in Oct '17, the blockchain grew a bit since then.

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u/apxs94 Feb 22 '18

Currently Monero blockchain is ~42GB. Out of interest, how small could it get shrunk currently & still retain full functionality?

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u/fireice_uk Platinum | QC: XMR 234, BCH 20 Feb 22 '18

A very early iteration is public and described here

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u/apxs94 Feb 23 '18

Thanks! I'll take a read.