GuysTake_017 - Erlay, Dandelion, & BitcoinOps
Jun 06, 2019•39 min
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Episode description
With help from the Bitcoin Optech newsletter we cover details and implications of the newly proposed Erlay protocol for spreading transactions quickly and efficiently across the network. An 84% reduction in bandwidth for getting transactions to every node, is certainly nothing to scoff at. With effects on network efficiency and privacy, let's talk Erlay, Dandelion, & BitcoinOps!
Don't forget to check out and follow the completely free BitcoinOptech Newsletter to stay up on all the new developments in Bitcoin and lightning:
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2019/06/05/
A link to the official Erlay research paper with tons more data and analysis for a deep dive into this P2P improvement:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.10518.pdf
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