New site for blockchain torrents

[blockdata.space]

https://blockdata.space/

I created this site because I occasionally need to sync a blockchain in a hurry.

I've rented a few cheapo servers for seeding (2 in NA, 2 in EU). With it I can max out standard cable internet connections when downloading the torrent.

The next target will be the ETH blockchain, but it's currently too large to fit on the cheapo servers.

Lemme know if you have any questions or comments.

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[hase0278]

The next target will be the ETH blockchain, but it's currently too large to fit on the cheapo servers.

You better not attempt storing ETH blockchain's data yet, since there are plans for it to switch from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake algorithm as stated in this article and this another site .

Lemme know if you have any questions or comments.

How often do you update the data in your database? It would still take a lot of time to sink bitcoin core wallet if the files contained in the torrent are outdated by at least 2 months or more(at least, that is the case for me. For others, it might not be a trivial issue).

[blockdata.space]

Hmm, I forgot about the proof of stake switch coming, but sounds like its going to be slowly mixed into the current blockchain, so it maybe wouldn't hurt to start now.

The question about the frequency of updates is an interesting one. I've used a fancy filesystem feature to only store differences in the data, so I can have multiple versions of the same blockchain without using infinite disk space. But if a particular torrent gets popular, I don't want to push it off the list when I create a new one. I'm thinking the BTC blockchain should probably be updated once every 3 days or so, because you can sync the last 3 days in like 5 minutes or whatever. Maybe there should be "LTS" (long term seeded) torrents and also more frequent ones. I really don't know how or IF anyone is going to use this.