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Episode 55: Syncing Old Nodes

Bitcoin Explained - The Technical Side of Bitcoin

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The Problem With Open SSL in Bitcoin Code Back in the Day

There was always a problem in Bitcoin in Bitcoin code back then and it was just never revealed because the blocks never were created that were big enough to actually feel the problem. It's only if you sink an old note that the problem will reveal itself. So we've had two of these problems, two twice. We've had one that people really noticed it in the wild that caused an actual split. And there might be even more if we get past this new block and someone tries thinking again and new problems.

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