🔥 Whale.io [CHALLENGE] Run A Bitcoin Node: 14 Days To 14 Merits

[Gost ms]

Day3

Code:

{
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  "blocks": 488937,
  "headers": 887319,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000bb1716a5354abdc06688090579c4204294c95c7088c3fa",
  "difficulty": 1123863285132.967,
  "time": 1507497101,
  "mediantime": 1507494080,
  "verificationprogress": 0.2181965224199822,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000097d708cc6f581d3f9547d4",
  "size_on_disk": 1920389279,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 487929,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Lembo69]

Day 2


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  "blocks": 373791,
  "headers": 887334,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000c7f67b11feee6c9729409eaae7426e2b481c34e8d4126ba",
  "difficulty": 56957648455.01001,
  "time": 1441847481,
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  "verificationprogress": 0.06956826234180054,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000a05bed2cb8671803a0320",
  "size_on_disk": 899777718,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 372407,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[alegotardo]

Day 7

I'm definitely "out of the game".
After almost a week, I discovered (sadly) why the synchronization was going so slowly (see my fifthy day)

Today when I got home I noticed my desktop computer was on a "screen of death", because my HD had died... it couldn't handle the intensity of the blocks' work.

I don't have any other equipment to keep running 24 hours a day at the moment, so I'm going to abandon the "project" for now and start over after I get things sorted out.

Day 6

[Littlemini]

Day:5
{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 875667,
  "headers": 875667,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000235c96a32025d22cc95d67896110fb4d0dba644558b8f",
  "difficulty": 108522647629298.2,
  "time": 1734746002,
  "mediantime": 1734740891,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999995193558761,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000a1e2b8d8187ae249bf18345c",
  "size_on_disk": 1869020928,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 874643,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Gost ms]

Day:4

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 577384,
  "headers": 887472,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000002cb3424eb054980400754070fa08d4d9c48a74cd08aa4",
  "difficulty": 6704632680587.417,
  "time": 1558603926,
  "mediantime": 1558602116,
  "verificationprogress": 0.3489283570518006,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000658b521417504e09d2a6b8b",
  "size_on_disk": 1453308528,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 576590,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Lembo69]

Day 3

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 387683,
  "headers": 887498,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000c6e4d9f7cad8003d0bfd1224c778d8c3f3cf8acbf69b0cc",
  "difficulty": 79102380900.22598,
  "time": 1449757398,
  "mediantime": 1449754885,
  "verificationprogress": 0.08113786606956272,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000d2b45cd066dd8db35495c",
  "size_on_disk": 1570530471,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 385515,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Soft Crem]

Day 15

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 883078,
  "headers": 887447,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000011523d4a0440b3fc992f3a3bb5b9e4430bedcf689af51",
  "difficulty": 114167270716407.6,
  "time": 1739131117,
  "mediantime": 1739129587,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9850090694197912,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000ad2159a05719d9e0ef170f46",
  "size_on_disk": 1107107744,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 882599,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Littlemini]

Day:6
{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 875667,
  "headers": 875667,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000235c96a32025d22cc95d67896110fb4d0dba644558b8f",
  "difficulty": 108522647629298.2,
  "time": 1734746002,
  "mediantime": 1734740891,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999995193558761,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000a1e2b8d8187ae249bf18345c",
  "size_on_disk": 1869020928,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 874643,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Soft Crem]

Day 16

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 887618,
  "headers": 887618,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000109584d87793abb4a2dc487c85266ccbd5e3b99c21521",
  "difficulty": 112149504190349.3,
  "time": 1741863141,
  "mediantime": 1741859637,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999994137769488,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000b434e44836923485dd64bbe1",
  "size_on_disk": 1896038228,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 886635,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Gost ms]

Day 5

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 609701,
  "headers": 887632,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000ffa26166235a4696fd4091608848cd9dbe2eaec09facd",
  "difficulty": 12948593420946.38,
  "time": 1577273252,
  "mediantime": 1577271106,
  "verificationprogress": 0.4078527798961843,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000b23f187744cd9d7e1b2a56c",
  "size_on_disk": 1980508872,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 608199,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Lembo69]

Day 4

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 391104,
  "headers": 887640,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000063067ef2e7513ea864d297c76f15e4af4caeb46c9af5618",
  "difficulty": 103880340815.4559,
  "time": 1451558562,
  "mediantime": 1451553210,
  "verificationprogress": 0.08462412765406052,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000e3bb8b6fe9fda99379ad2",
  "size_on_disk": 1335581334,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 389936,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Littlemini]

Day:7
{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 875667,
  "headers": 875667,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000235c96a32025d22cc95d67896110fb4d0dba644558b8f",
  "difficulty": 108522647629298.2,
  "time": 1734746002,
  "mediantime": 1734740891,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999995193558761,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000a1e2b8d8187ae249bf18345c",
  "size_on_disk": 1869020928,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 874643,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Gost ms]

Day:6

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 652811,
  "headers": 887773,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000002a7061ea1fed91c2d464d3ba9853a3573884b3a2e2b6c",
  "difficulty": 19298087186262.61ded,
  "time": 1602741866,
  "mediantime": 1602737778,
  "verificationprogress": 0.4836405441109784,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000014afdcf6a2a6dd18e03a2fc0",
  "size_on_disk": 928804096,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 652295,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Littlemini]

Day:8
{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 875667,
  "headers": 875667,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000235c96a32025d22cc95d67896110fb4d0dba644558b8f",
  "difficulty": 108522647629298.2,
  "time": 1734746002,
  "mediantime": 1734740891,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999995193558761,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000a1e2b8d8187ae249bf18345c",
  "size_on_disk": 1869020928,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 874643,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Gost ms]

Day:7

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 703016,
  "headers": 887918,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000002dc08949f2896eaf89478fd309d33d39c91eeb4e5dcbc",
  "difficulty": 18997641161758.95,
  "time": 1633084936,
  "mediantime": 1633082898,
  "verificationprogress": 0.5643067984750667,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000022362ab6a25107f45658501a",
  "size_on_disk": 839536854,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 702479,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Littlemini]

Day:9
{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 875667,
  "headers": 875667,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000235c96a32025d22cc95d67896110fb4d0dba644558b8f",
  "difficulty": 108522647629298.2,
  "time": 1734746002,
  "mediantime": 1734740891,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999995193558761,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000a1e2b8d8187ae249bf18345c",
  "size_on_disk": 1869020928,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 874643,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Gost ms]

Day:8

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 767263,
  "headers": 888074,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000079a0e61f35bec39ebd8373ba1357f26672655c3a7ade",
  "difficulty": 34244331613176.18,
  "time": 1670961020,
  "mediantime": 1670958329,
  "verificationprogress": 0.6587262903031809,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000003b781ef72e1502cb1de9ef20",
  "size_on_disk": 1383959470,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 766814,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[NotATether]

Progress: (valid as of the creation date of this post)

Code:

Day 2:
Junii

Day 4:
Lembo69

Day 6:
alegotardo

Day 8:
Gost ms

Day 9:
Littlemini

Day 15+:
Soft Crem

Legend:

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Report generation is semi-automated now, so if you see any error in the progress report like your name isn't listed correctly, and so on, please let me know so I can fix it.

Please do not quote this post when you type your status reports. It makes compiling this list slightly harder.

If you don't meet the minimum rank requirements, your post will be ignored.

Congratulations to Soft Crem for completing the challenge!

Check out the new Lightning Network Quest -  earn merits and sats for running a Lightning node.

[Littlemini]

Day:10
{
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  "blocks": 875667,
  "headers": 875667,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000235c96a32025d22cc95d67896110fb4d0dba644558b8f",
  "difficulty": 108522647629298.2,
  "time": 1734746002,
  "mediantime": 1734740891,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999995193558761,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000a1e2b8d8187ae249bf18345c",
  "size_on_disk": 1869020928,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 874643,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Gost ms]

Day:9

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 801603,
  "headers": 888201,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000003e4c0f4e7cde409e180d9ff5b3dbb5344f036e47cf8c4",
  "difficulty": 52328312063443.84,
  "time": 1691125559,
  "mediantime": 1691123332,
  "verificationprogress": 0.7304556568337287,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000050f457aa77291abb71e7e1a4",
  "size_on_disk": 1921906481,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 800927,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}