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How is it possible to measure the amount of nodes that are just "listening" ?
by
Brandsen
on 05/04/2017, 12:34:57 UTC
⭐ Merited by ETFbitcoin (2)
This pie chart keeps on popping up everywhere:
http://luke.dashjr.org/programs/bitcoin/files/charts/software.html

It shows that the actual number of bitcoin core nodes is more that 67 000...

A very different number is shown at:
https://bitnodes.21.co/

My understanding is that the chart by Luke is also showing nodes that do not accept incoming connections...
In other words: Nodes that are only listening and do not forward transactions and blocks.

But how is it possible to measure the number of such nodes?
Can someone please explain..?