{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","author_name":"npub15fmnxm546tg2sv0l7elusrvqsgezdzdg3m0flpml5fr2qf3f5slskxlq6h","author_url":"https://nostr.ae/npub15fmnxm546tg2sv0l7elusrvqsgezdzdg3m0flpml5fr2qf3f5slskxlq6h","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://nostr.ae","html":"📅 Original date posted:2012-07-23\n📝 Original message:I would guess that you are running the blockchain download through the tor-proxy - that would give you the times you mention. Further, encrypting your disk (aes stuff) will not help you much either, and encrypting a the storage of a public blockchain seems to me a bit odd ?\n\nI get a full blockchain from scratch in 45 minutes on my laptop, but, I still agree with Gregory that scalability improvements are needed, but the problem is far from critical in the sense outlined here.\n\n/M \n\n\nOn 23/07/2012, at 09:35, Gregory Maxwell wrote:\n\n\u003e On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 6:37 PM, grarpamp \u003cgrarpamp at gmail.com\u003e wrote:\n\u003e\u003e It already takes a month to build a new blockchain, let alone keep up\n\u003e\u003e with new incoming blocks.\n\u003e \n\u003e Please fix your software stack. Something is wrong with your system\n\u003e and I doubt it has much to do with bitcoin. A full sync here takes\n\u003e something like an hour.\n\u003e \n\u003e There are certainly lots of scalability things going on, but there is\n\u003e no cause for concern for regular hardware being unable to _keep up_\n\u003e without a hardforking change to the protocol first.\n\u003e \n\u003e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\u003e Live Security Virtual Conference\n\u003e Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and \n\u003e threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions \n\u003e will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware \n\u003e threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/\n\u003e _______________________________________________\n\u003e Bitcoin-development mailing list\n\u003e Bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net\n\u003e https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development"}