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Difference between nodes and miners
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2018 10:44 am
by parishy
Hi, I've read a lot of article online and I don't find any answers. Some articles say a node is someone who stock the blockchain and verify all the transactions and others say a node = miner. I feel like no one really knows.
so is anyone here with exact answer for Difference between nodes and miners
Re: Difference between nodes and miners
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:23 am
by CSZiggy
Nodes and what they are:
http://bfy.tw/Iqj0
Re: Difference between nodes and miners
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 7:29 am
by Rundgau
To be honest, I dislike people who use this «Let me Google for you» tools. Well, never mind. So, you asked about nodes and miners. Let’s begin with the last ones. Miners are people who have equipment and produce coins by spending energy of their devices on solving mathematical problems. It’s clear – anybody can become a miner after starting mining Bitcoin (or any other currency). About nodes, you can read in the article provided by CSZiggy. In a few words, nodes in Bitcoin network usually considered as computers that store a full copy of the entire blockchain. From this point, miners may get a node on their PC but that’s not necessary. The difference is obvious now, I guess.