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Bitcoin Blockchain Download [bootstrap.dat]

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Code:

--- block info ---
block date: Sat, 03. Apr 2021 18:09:30
block number: #677647
block hash: 0000000000000000000b1efa0ae5111510cf122b5e9d99fc4c87f6745e1e9619
file name: bootstrap.dat.xz
file size: 227 GB [231,779 MB]
file format: compressed xz (containing bootstrap.dat)
uncompressed: 315 GB [321,550 MB]

--- signatures ---
SHA256(bootstrap.dat)= 054f30b225b42bf57f7951b1cf227e3a67ba20fdd81ebc55af566698f064d140
SHA256(bootstrap.dat.xz)= 01823a5d46c39e6954840d624c79f88d0095c97d910ecb345c019971f53146db

--- client ---
Indexed with Bitcoin Core v0.21.0 on Linux (4.15.0 x64) platform.

What's new
The compression format has been updated to xz which allows the decompression of the bootstrap.dat file while downloading it. If you are an expert you can use system pipes to inject the highly compressed serialized Bitcoin blockchain bootstrap.dat to the Bitcoin Core initial blockchain loadup process.

Importing bootstrap.dat further allows deploying containers with Docker or Kubernetes more fasten and secure using fewer resources because you do not have to fully sync each running instance.

Setup
Move the decompressed bootstrap.dat into your Bitcoin Core application folder and (re)start your Bitcoin Core client:

Unix/Linux: ~/.bitcoin
MAC OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/
Windows: [User Directory]AppDataRoamingBitcoin (i.e. C:UsersMyUsernameAppDataRoamingBitcoin

If you don't know how it works you can check the details on the download page.
Beware that after decompressing the XY file, you need additional ~350 GB to import the bootstrap file!

Download
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Hint
This is a private hosted download. To scope the hosting costs the download page requires a donation of whatever amount is suitable for you.