But pruned nodes cant validate new block if they dont have the full history of transactions ? So they cant mine either ? Or only can confirm transactions that has no input older than the older block they have .
For me pruned node are like half way toward spv who was not fully implemented ?
Last time i tried for exemple to add new address or import a wallet into a pruned node it said it had to re download everything ( maybe its not the case anymore or i mis understood something).
I have a full non pruned node now to avoid these issues.
a hacker can attack your node and slip in a UTXO.. and you have no way to then go back and check that the UTXO belonged to an old block. because you dont store old blocks.
there is no hash to confirm that the UTXO set has not been manipulated.
there is very strong reasons why blocks have hashes(to easily check data for edits)
Yeah its also what i thought, it can keep up to date with newer blocks checking the pow and updating the balance of your wallet safely, or send transactions from your wallet's address safely, but thats it they have to trust the pow for any utxo that transfer fund from older blocks, cant really mine , cant import safely new address that already contain a balance from potentially older blocks.