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

[BitHodlers]

Day #1:

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 901126,
  "headers": 901126,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000226739647ba400cce0aea29c462c71c31f00dc9dc4801",
  "bits": "17023774",
  "target": "0000000000000000000237740000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "difficulty": 126982285146989.3,
  "time": 1749846116,
  "mediantime": 1749842306,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999984470649325,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000cab7e64b80b3f13f6a9995c4 ",
  "size_on_disk": 757569451573,
  "pruned": false,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Solodoski]

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.

I was about sharing my day 2 progress here but my name was not included in the list, is anything wrong?

[Jaycoinz]

Day 4

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 375648,
  "headers": 378154,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000065bdffc52255256cc413725c45be3cbf1f35ed16fac314",
  "difficulty": 1465317351427526.71,
  "time": 1476157437,
  "mediantime": 1476156178,
  "verificationprogress": 0.3786131457227162,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000b0d521463b45b4b5642a3c",
  "size_on_disk": 1452716525,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 521463,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[BitHodlers]

Day #2:

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 901208,
  "headers": 901208,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000053c3c79bd76b811265c54a99e81ba8f03184fda26354",
  "bits": "17023a04",
  "target": "000000000000000000023a040000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "difficulty": 126411437451912.2,
  "time": 1749903062,
  "mediantime": 1749897985,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999984665022253,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000cadcc7009266c8f407c9b58c",
  "size_on_disk": 757695094365,
  "pruned": false,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[pewboy]

day #11

day #12

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 901208,
  "headers": 901208,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000053c3c79bd76b811265c54a99e81ba8f03184fda26354",
  "difficulty": 126411437451912.2,
  "time": 1749903062,
  "mediantime": 1749897985,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999976340485883,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000cadcc7009266c8f407c9b58c",
  "size_on_disk": 609708064,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 900844,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 576716800,
  "warnings": ""
}

[mcdouglasx]

Day 11

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 901220,
  "headers": 901220,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000144ec6df1e83e1b6ecf05f30cf51a16b8d92e4fe91b23",
  "bits": "17023a04",
  "target": "000000000000000000023a040000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "difficulty": 126411437451912.2,
  "time": 1749907100,
  "mediantime": 1749905501,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999882626838539,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000cae22aab6ff7a4e7b53c5d9c",
  "size_on_disk": 942517367,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 900658,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 999292928,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

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[Kelward]

Day: 6

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  "headers": 494151,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000003d25a35d56335713e425b4af3b2e419e15ffa18efe5e3",
  "difficulty": 31423857125377.45,
  "time": 1612151671,
  "mediantime": 1612173527,
  "verificationprogress": 0.4160392643417368,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000452e531bab3523524d60b325",
  "size_on_disk": 1671602481,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 514673,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Solodoski]

Day: 2

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  "blocks": 416567,
  "headers": 901290,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000001048d807f21a86da9e3b602127d70887d6f7f000234c582",
  "difficulty": 196061423939.65,
  "time": 1466083948,
  "mediantime": 1466082133,
  "verificationprogress": 0.1102692428110467,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000001ca194b27f3edeaf08cd18",
  "size_on_disk": 1056828048,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 415815,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Jaycoinz]

Day 5

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 431425,
  "headers": 413752,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000053bdffc58633642cc646702c12be4cbf2f56ed18fac231",
  "difficulty": 149715426738617.53,
  "time": 1547231784,
  "mediantime": 1547241574,
  "verificationprogress": 0.3861467144538147,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000b0d341415b52b3b5615a2c",
  "size_on_disk": 1523170416,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 553716,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[BitHodlers]

Day #3:

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 901364,
  "headers": 901364,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000012a05a264fac4b504a70be69d613c684fe48ed0dccee",
  "bits": "17023a04",
  "target": "000000000000000000023a040000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "difficulty": 126411437451912.2,
  "time": 1749990556,
  "mediantime": 1749988262,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999992007618141,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000cb22d6add2c1f453d69c3e5",
  "size_on_disk": 757876801982,
  "pruned": false,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[mcdouglasx]

Day 12

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 901373,
  "headers": 901373,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000001cd3b0cc1de441347707529ce0c7af7bba3743d8be14c",
  "bits": "17023a04",
  "target": "000000000000000000023a040000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "difficulty": 126411437451912.2,
  "time": 1749997141,
  "mediantime": 1749994115,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999996080730367,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000cb26e16df8ee994a98b23c68",
  "size_on_disk": 974151580,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 900756,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 999292928,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

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[Kelward]

Day 7

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  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 505172,
  "headers": 523416,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000057d15a53d64351343e345b3af2b1e453e26ffa19efe3e2",
  "difficulty": 379860713153616.75,
  "time": 1654272514,
  "mediantime": 1654175634,
  "verificationprogress": 0.6154235713928417,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000360e541bab4213155d54b363",
  "size_on_disk": 1678146175,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 583142,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Yanghudi]

If running the GUI version of Core, you MUST use the console to run gtblockchaininfo:
 

confused for a moment because of this then there was another explanation that you noted down helps me out


day 1
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  "blocks": 528275,
  "headers": 901381,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000002bbb13fb21095599b3e18f4de5cb8f1c84d02bbf84e",
  "difficulty": 5077499034879.017,
  "time": 1529445095,
  "mediantime": 1529443439,
  "verificationprogress": 0.2615033623449411,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000218a80c94e2086e2c963878",
  "size_on_disk": 1896803477,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 526187,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 4999610368,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[pinhead666]

Day 14: Done

Actually, The reason I downloaded Bitcoin Core is so that I can run the LND node. Since mine has been entirely successful syn.., I will try to run the LND note very soon. Although it is challenging and time-consuming, I will run this note soon.

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 899804,
  "headers": 899804,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000001e94573cd7b11719f8311b07ea4f2f0856cf7cd4230b8",
  "difficulty": 126982285146989.3,
  "time": 1749062863,
  "mediantime": 1749061037,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9945067526379503,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000c8637e8fae5a3c7d3abcadac",
  "size_on_disk": 4562494000,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 897257,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 4999610368,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[pewboy]

day #12

day #14

sorry i miss 1 day because i go out

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 901487,
  "headers": 901487,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000000e85b59878b15233d92f2244b3d50fabeb64822a21213",
  "difficulty": 126411437451912.2,
  "time": 1750065886,
  "mediantime": 1750064096,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999990223600917,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000cb5a144531cec2d588737900",
  "size_on_disk": 487209165,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 901118,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 576716800,
  "warnings": ""
}

need to put another day?

[NotATether]

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

Code:

Day 2:
Solodoski
greek_hephaestus

Day 3:
letteredhub
BitHodlers

Day 5:
Jaycoinz

Day 7:
Kelward
Ammar M. A.

Day 10:
Grace333

Day 11:
Yablee0

Day 12:
Hardyrobust
mcdouglasx

Day 13:
Pablo-wood

Day 14:
pewboy
pinhead666

Day 15+:
Bluedrem (awaiting 99% synced)

Links to last entries:


Links to last entries:

Jaycoinz: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65485249#msg65485249

pinhead666: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65487874#msg65487874

mcdouglasx: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65485939#msg65485939

Kelward: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65486097#msg65486097

BitHodlers: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65485609#msg65485609

pewboy: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65488465#msg65488465

Solodoski: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65484493#msg65484493


If your name is not here, you have not written a report during the last period.

No duplicate entries have been detected in the data.


Legend:

†Indicates a bitcoin node failure or some other reason which I have been made aware of. Members who are absent for too long will be removed without notice and will have to start over if they want to rejoin.

*Indicates a person who has not submitted a report for a long time. Please do so immediately to avoid getting removed without notice.

#Indicates a person whose report was not processed because it is incorrect. Usually this is because you misnumbered your days. Please fix your report as soon as possible.

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 pewboy and pinhead666 for completing the challenge!

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


Disclaimer: Please don't try to enroll your alt accounts or participate more than once. There will severe penalties if I catch anyone doing that.

I was about sharing my day 2 progress here but my name was not included in the list, is anything wrong?

I think it's a bug. I added you to day 2.

My parser is not perfect and it cannot handle all variations of user input.

need to put another day?

Nope, it's considered done. Great job!

[Kelward]

Day 8

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  "headers": 561785,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000065d18a47d65735317e431b3af5b4e413e28ffa18efe5e3",
  "difficulty": 398674156134278.63,
  "time": 1661557146,
  "mediantime": 1661534678,
  "verificationprogress": 0.8172016541728019,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000563e423bab31201541d34b435",
  "size_on_disk": 168713271,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 615370,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Jaycoinz]

Day: 6

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 467617,
  "headers": 471543,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000003d43a26d84123642e321b4af3b2e432e15ffa19efe4e3",
  "difficulty": 43817346037231654.56,
  "time": 1561351724,
  "mediantime": 1561341247,
  "verificationprogress": 0.4171513641763723,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000453e321bab2113633d55b615",
  "size_on_disk": 1551634183,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 571642,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[mcdouglasx]

Day 13

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 901524,
  "headers": 901524,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000113cb7a7a11627d882461ae02f65a4e29836257b7a085",
  "bits": "17023a04",
  "target": "000000000000000000023a040000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "difficulty": 126411437451912.2,
  "time": 1750084917,
  "mediantime": 1750082156,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999970575277373,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000cb6ab23eb24d6904df3fa9dc",
  "size_on_disk": 875553182,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 900924,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 999292928,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

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[pewboy]

Congratulations to pewboy and pinhead666 for completing the challenge!

ty
running bitcoin node is pretty easy
i leave it and try to add LN node, but i think is hard