Bitcoin Core reduces transaction index size by 40 GB
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Bitcoin Core merged a redesign of its optional transaction index, cutting the database size by about 40 GB for operators who rebuild the index, enabling smaller storage and faster syncs.
- Status
- Active
- Confirmation
- Confirmed
- Event type
- OTHER_MATERIAL_EVENT
- Market scope
- ASSET
- Direction
- 1
- Impact / urgency
- 2 / 2
- Impact category
- MODERATE
- Risk stance
- RISK ON
- Promotion
- CONTEXT · 53/100
- Promotion reason
- Highlights a meaningful storage efficiency gain for Bitcoin node operators, with clear evidence and direct relevance to Bitcoin infrastructure.
- Duration class
- PERSISTENT
- Assets
- Bitcoin
- Sectors
- Blockchain node software
- First detected
- Impact started
- Scheduled for
- Not published
- Occurred at
Sources
A hidden Bitcoin node database just shrank by 40 GB, but only if runners rebuild it
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