Eric Voskuil joined Bitcoin engineers to discuss architectural and performance differences between libbitcoin and Bitcoin Core.
In this discussion he covered:
- libbitcoin’s history and latest updates
- libbitcoin’s architecture
- Initial block download (IBD) performance
- IBD workflows
- Linear accumulators and eliminating unnecessary order
- Chain tip speed and block propagation
- Feedback on the SwiftSync idea
- Q&A with audience
This discussion was recorded on June 13, 2025.
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