🔥 NotATether's [CHALLENGE] Run A Bitcoin Node: 14 Days To 14 Merits

[RockBell]

Day 2

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 272002,
  "headers": 912757,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000011bb8aadd445e2e77010075d4c66d3c5be040e0ccd2757f8d",
  "difficulty": 609482679.8883545,
  "time": 1385670115,
  "mediantime": 1385666583,
  "verificationprogress": 0.02192350532916545,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004f260230986d1539b92",
  "size_on_disk": 1968774320,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 261062,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Ndabagi01]

DAY 7

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 610521,
  "headers": 912648,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000034da05392b8a42b006ab82d22e793d67e341280c58aad",
  "difficulty": 12948593420946.38,
  "time": 1577735934,
  "mediantime": 1577730747,
  "verificationprogress": 0.3812184438410413,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000b49aa8d3c80fee915819814",
  "size_on_disk": 1481916133,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 609890,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[stwenhao]

Code:

$ bitcoin-cli getblockchaininfo
{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 764597,
  "headers": 912830,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000004ab61f7486dc28dde960dc801790a99a05b377340e84c",
  "bits": "17079e15",
  "target": "000000000000000000079e150000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "difficulty": 36950494067222.41,
  "time": 1669334295,
  "mediantime": 1669331002,
  "verificationprogress": 0.6341222752842696,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000003a258569b002e31ddfde2946",
  "size_on_disk": 637960434,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 764274,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1073741824,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

Synchronization in progress. My node can be located on https://bitnodes.io/ if you know the IP, or the hostname. All I did, was just executing ckpool default installation script from here: https://bitbucket.org/ckolivas/ckpool/raw/master/scripts/install-ckpool-solo.sh

Run Bitcoin Core on your computer for 14 days

It is now running since 2025-08-30, so it is not yet 14 days. And it is not my computer, but some VPS, rented by me (well, when I am online, the control can be switched to my PC, and I can use my server as a proxy, but to keep it running 24/7, I use external servers, instead of running everything from home). So, I don't know, if it meets the rules, but I decided to post it anyway, no matter if it will be merited or not.

[SuperBitMan]

Day:14

Code:
{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 880147,
  "headers": 876351,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000066d70a57d805712e562b5af4b4e538e75ffa71efe8e5",
  "difficulty": 59643683715381546.44,
  "time": 1711846812,
  "mediantime": 1711845152,
  "verificationprogress": 0.999987761564116352,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000005645e652bab651830d75b543",
  "size_on_disk": 1677581643,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 754821,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

CHALLENGE COMPLETED

[Cipherpz]

Day 13

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 912556,
  "headers": 912871,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000062070e7ed02b184a9b05bcee9ba1ff3e0121e422e3e8",
  "difficulty": 129699156960680.9,
  "time": 1756644381,
  "mediantime": 1756642901,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9990729221307596,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000deae5d665dcbafec02817086",
  "size_on_disk": 1933631617,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 911511,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Lolipo]

Day 13

Code:
{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 820765,
  "headers": 835831,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000066d64a70d8781617e540b5af4b4e524e57ffa61efe6e6",
  "difficulty": 57853645161548165.55,
  "time": 1573615143,
  "mediantime": 1573617383,
  "verificationprogress": 0.999867517416381642,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000542e521bab716157d69b529",
  "size_on_disk": 1675156274,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 712185,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[DaNNy001]

Day 3

Code:
{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 291640,
  "headers": 285171,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000064bdffc363816cc235c4be3cbf2f30ed21fac335",
  "difficulty": 2786135835143739.77,
  "time": 1360173864,
  "mediantime": 1360175631,
  "verificationprogress": 0.278561528165517328,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000b0d34726b21b5b3458a8c",
  "size_on_disk": 1362745642,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 308514,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Cookdata]

Day 14

Code:

{
"chain": "main",
"blocks": 902999,
"headers": 912885,
"bestblockhash": "00000000000000000001aab078a41c533a4638b3c719b8da6fa0c5a375e21800",
"difficulty": 126411437451912.2,
"time": 1751070576,
"mediantime": 1751066497,
"verificationprogress": 0.9689612252051261,
"initialblockdownload": true,
"chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000ce01225e3f1b04c4e6e230e0",
"size_on_disk": 1501096919,
"pruned": true,
"pruneheight": 902325,
"automatic_pruning": true,
"prune_target_size": 2999975936,
"warnings": [
]
}

[Anayochukwu]

Day 10

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 671816,
  "headers": 665307,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000066d54a63d67485621e475b5af4b3e427e47ffa56efe5e5",
  "difficulty": 48581675147236369.31,
  "time": 1556807526,
  "mediantime": 1556801643,
  "verificationprogress": 0.898776155467843560,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000523e456ba55814d58b428",
  "size_on_disk": 1675157422,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 591670,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Showlove01]

Day 13

Code:
{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 816241,
  "headers": 805763,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000066d60a65d80855147e526b5af4b4e536e81ffa77efe8e8",
  "difficulty": 54611785131637317.56,
  "time": 1628036143,
  "mediantime": 1628037531,
  "verificationprogress": 0.999171256851641847,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000570e638bab6561157d73b540",
  "size_on_disk": 1671485426,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 776183,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Loyang]

Day 1

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 283541,
  "headers": 912914,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000b9e10f0c480bc34f4a863fc537e0cd37382271e68cb7046a",
  "difficulty": 2193847870.174279,
  "time": 1391245858,
  "mediantime": 1391244205,
  "verificationprogress": 0.02499553636463858,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000012a44b4495439628f5fe",
  "size_on_disk": 588560145,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 280827,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[HajiBagi]

Day 8

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 634401,
  "headers": 912917,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000c029fab35c23d78e3ad67a70b57dc6be82a530a577b99",
  "difficulty": 13732352106018.34,
  "time": 1591980668,
  "mediantime": 1591976674,
  "verificationprogress": 0.4198326295187386,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000104b48c0d752e452fcfe86e6",
  "size_on_disk": 1796317441,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 633552,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Stable090]

Day;13

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 833539,
  "headers": 912923,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000036d361d81cbf110f6ffeecc338d20a5682bd3c9c3ddfc",
  "difficulty": 79351228131136.77,
  "time": 1709798113,
  "mediantime": 1709796172,
  "verificationprogress": 0.7592377253283771,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000006dc0cc21df84187ac893c470",
  "size_on_disk": 1561215817,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 833081,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[RockBell]

Day 3

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 346773,
  "headers": 912925,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000820f95769a3db2267eb7a18c8cc4f6c2c67be44b5300557",
  "difficulty": 47427554950.6483,
  "time": 1425851198,
  "mediantime": 1425849067,
  "verificationprogress": 0.04818878112397363,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000053d9643f780bb69e2e82e",
  "size_on_disk": 1199838904,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 344388,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Adams0001]

Day 9

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 512693,
  "headers": 912925,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000503954d0f71ce85cf7f3804f26f4eca31f9ac0e1908f9d",
  "difficulty": 3290605988755.001,
  "time": 1520568724,
  "mediantime": 1520567074,
  "verificationprogress": 0.2368058999679185,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000013cc4ccf12fd0a1f08b01ec",
  "size_on_disk": 1298016426,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 511788,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Ndabagi01]

DAY 8

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 617172,
  "headers": 912930,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000086fc30232d796d3228cc4669d348bb781829d2a03fa92",
  "difficulty": 15546745765529.37,
  "time": 1581576092,
  "mediantime": 1581572819,
  "verificationprogress": 0.3919118841234309,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000ca3673e48a3ca19de37ddd8",
  "size_on_disk": 878000662,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 616773,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Ronsbit]

Day 24

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 625796,
  "headers": 912932,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000eef9ad48d3a3614418da7695ea3533e6f368fab837cdb",
  "bits": "171320bc",
  "target": "0000000000000000001320bc0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "difficulty": 14715214060656.53,
  "time": 1586798597,
  "mediantime": 1586795775,
  "verificationprogress": 0.4214125017114461,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000e7857735a9edbea7763aa3f",
  "size_on_disk": 1464610420,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 624610,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[stwenhao]

Day 2:

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 811436,
  "headers": 912952,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000002ccc2cb5617e799fa14f5aee6868d2a3d73a6fa37b5c7",
  "bits": "1704e90f",
  "target": "00000000000000000004e90f0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "difficulty": 57321508229258.04,
  "time": 1696890681,
  "mediantime": 1696889405,
  "verificationprogress": 0.7322739070522901,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000005871a1bda94f3b6b074ab0b0",
  "size_on_disk": 1781658945,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 811094,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1073741824,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

[Showlove01]

Day: 14

Code:
{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 880615,
  "headers": 878814,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000066d65a71d86451240e543b5af4b4e543e86ffa82efe9e6",
  "difficulty": 57686518163626409.88,
  "time": 1657105681,
  "mediantime": 1657108257,
  "verificationprogress": 0.999987761801527361,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000578e668bab7160446d75b546",
  "size_on_disk": 1678174321,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 790514,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}

CHALLENGE COMPLETED

[Anayochukwu]

Day 11

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 737641,
  "headers": 728612,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000066d61a66d73714384e502b5af4b3e434e50ffa58efe5e3",
  "difficulty": 50877056482516372.40,
  "time": 1558755267,
  "mediantime": 1558751687,
  "verificationprogress": 0.983780173638152849,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000527e467bab520d62b454",
  "size_on_disk": 16811758162,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 637185,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": [
  ]
}