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Bitcoin Knots Developer Tells Node Operator to 'Buy a Normal Computer' After Raspberry Pi Sync Failure

  • The soft fork blocks miner coins for 45 days instead of the standard 100 blocks
  • A Raspberry Pi operator was forced into a full Initial Block Download resync
  • The August fork switched mining to BLAKE2b but drew no hashrate or major exchange listings
  • Dashjr said node costs rose long before BIP-110, blaming Bitcoin Core
Why it matters: The dispute over node affordability sharpens the conflict around BIP-110 and data limits in Bitcoin, with implications for network decentralization.
Source: BeInCrypto RU