The midium link doesn't upload in my browser.
Maybe try this archive.is link:
https://archive.is/V2nyUHopefully that will load in your browser (which browser are you using?
)
Anyway, why didn't u tell this explaination to the author & clarify any ambiguity he/she has instead of banning them?
I am not familiar with the account that is supposedly banned... or the reasons for them being banned, but I doubt it has anything to do with this "whitepaper". More likely it was for repeated breaking of
forum rules. I certainly didn't ban anybody (I'm not a mod/admin).
Still one question from me (I'm an academic person who have never run a full node) why the Genesis block is "generated" and not downloaded as part of the IBD Initial Block Download process?
When you start a blockchain... where are you going to download the Genesis block from if you're the first node?
The simple solution is to simply generate the genesis block and hardcode it... anyone (ie. any node) that wants to use your blockchain is going to need to use the same genesis block. It really makes no difference if it is generated or downloaded.
But as an interesting thought... I wonder if it would be possible to create a Bitcoin client that attempts to "download" Block #0? Is it even possible for a current Bitcoin Node to send Block #0?
Of course, if you were to attempt to download Block #0, how do you know that it is the "real" Block #0 and you haven't downloaded a fake one from a malicious node?
Hence, hardcoding it in the client is the only logical option.