2.4 Bitcoin Blockchain: Bitcoin Nodes and Network

Reference Client

Reference Client

________ (Bitcoin Core): Contains a wallet, miner, and full Blockchain database, and network routing node on the Bitcoin p2p network.

Lightweight Wallet

________: Contains a wallet and a network node on the Bitcoin p2p protocol without a Blockchain.

Bitcoin

________ is an ad hoc network with a random topology.

Solo Miner

________: Contains a mining function with a full copy of the Blockchain and a Bitcoin p2p network routing node.

node

The joining ________ picks up an address from the list and joins the network.

Reference Client (Bitcoin Core)

Contains a wallet, miner, and full Blockchain database, and network routing node on the Bitcoin p2p network

Full Blockchain Node

Contains a full Blockchain database and network routing node on the Bitcoin p2p network

Solo Miner

Contains a mining function with a full copy of the Blockchain and a Bitcoin p2p network routing node

Lightweight Wallet

Contains a wallet and a network node on the Bitcoin p2p protocol without a Blockchain

Pool Protocol Servers

Gateway routers connecting the Bitcoin p2p network to nodes running other protocols such as pool mining or Stratum nodes

Mining Nodes

Contains a mining function without a Blockchain but with a Stratum protocol node or other pool mining protocol nodes

Lightweight Stratum Wallet

Contains a wallet and a network node on the Stratum protocol without a Blockchain