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IBD check uses minimumchain work instead of checkpoints.
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IBD check uses minimumchain work instead of checkpoints.

This introduces a 'minimum chain work' chainparam which is intended
to be the known amount of work in the chain for the network at the
time of software release. If you don't have this much work, you're
not yet caught up.

This is used instead of the count of blocks test from checkpoints.

This criteria is trivial to keep updated as there is no element of
subjectivity, trust, or position dependence to it. It is also a more
reliable metric of sync status than a block count.

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Gregory Maxwell <greg@xiph.org>Authored on Oct 22 2016, 05:33
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Gregory Maxwell <greg@xiph.org> committed rSTAGINGfd46136dfaf6: IBD check uses minimumchain work instead of checkpoints. (authored by Gregory Maxwell <greg@xiph.org>).Nov 2 2016, 01:47