{"id":35923,"date":"2021-02-05T15:35:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T13:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=35923"},"modified":"2025-08-29T03:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T00:43:58","slug":"jack-dorsey-has-launched-a-full-bitcoin-node","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/jack-dorsey-has-launched-a-full-bitcoin-node\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Dorsey has launched a full Bitcoin node."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Dorsey, founder and chief executive of Twitter, has launched his own full node of the first cryptocurrency network. He posted a screenshot of a computer screen bearing the phrase \\&#8221;Working Bitcoin\\&#8221;.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\"><p>\\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\" lang=\\\"en\\\">Running <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#bitcoin<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/W51ga3yrKb\\\">pic.twitter.com\/W51ga3yrKb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jack (@jack) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1357588751757627393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">February 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>The screenshot shows the node syncing with the blockchain, which is about 325 GB in size. The process can take several weeks, and progress is currently a little over 2%.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether he had run the node on a dedicated Raspberry Pi single-board computer, the prominent Bitcoin advocate said he had chosen a new MacBook Pro M1.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-embedded-content\\\" data-secret=\\\"sDqYfa0tIx\\\">\n<p>What is a node?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\\\"lazy\\\" class=\\\"wp-embedded-content\\\" sandbox=\\\"allow-scripts\\\" security=\\\"restricted\\\" style=\\\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\\\" title=\\\"What is a node? \u2014 ForkLog\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/cryptorium\/chto-takoe-noda\/embed#?secret=3I8ZuanbxC#?secret=sDqYfa0tIx\\\" data-secret=\\\"sDqYfa0tIx\\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"282\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" marginwidth=\\\"0\\\" marginheight=\\\"0\\\" scrolling=\\\"no\\\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>As of writing, there are 7,533 full nodes of the leading cryptocurrency network worldwide, according to <a href=\\\"https:\/\/bitnodes.io\/\\\">Bitnodes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>The founder of Twitter described <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/jack-dorsey-bitcoin-is-the-best-implementation-of-an-online-currency\">the best implementation of online currencies<\/a>, and his network as <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/jack-dorsey-the-bitcoin-network-as-a-guide-to-the-internet-trumps-ban-a-dangerous-precedent\">a benchmark for the Internet<\/a>. Dorsey reaffirmed his aim for the decentralised future of the social network he leads.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>Jack Dorsey&#8217;s payments company Square, via its cryptocurrency division <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/square-crypto-awards-grant-to-bitcoin-wallet-interface-designer\">awarded a grant<\/a> to a designer of Bitcoin-wallets interfaces. Also the Twitter CEO, alongside Kraken, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/jack-dorsey-and-kraken-back-new-fund-for-bitcoin-developers\">supported a new fund<\/a> for developers of the first cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog&#8217;s Telegram updates: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogfeed\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\\\">ForkLog Feed<\/a> \u2014 the full news feed, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\\\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news and polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The founder and chief executive of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, launched his own full node of the first cryptocurrency&#8217;s network. 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