bitcoin blockchain

[Sinohe88]

hello guys
where can i download entire bitcoin blockchane till today in compressed file ?
thanks in advance  

[Parazyd]

I don't think it's compressed anywhere. You can download Bitcoin Core and get the entire blockchain.

[Parham6]

I also have the same question, if would be awesome if someone provided a .torrent for the date.

[hilariousandco]

Be careful downloading torrents as there could be malware in them. If you don't want to download the blockchain to use a wallet, download a lightweight client like Mycelium or Electrum.

[Sinohe88]

I don't think it's compressed anywhere. You can download Bitcoin Core and get the entire blockchain.

thanks mate, and where is this bitcoin core please?

[Parazyd]

https://bitcoin.org/bin/0.9.1/

[Smack That Ace]

Hey,

Just a small correction. It is Bitcoin blockCHAIN not block chane.

Regards

Duke

[Sinohe88]

Be careful downloading torrents as there could be malware in them. If you don't want to download the blockchain to use a wallet, download a lightweight client like Mycelium or Electrum.

thanks for suggest
are these wallets safe to use?

https://bitcoin.org/bin/0.9.1/

thank you

Hey,

Just a small correction. It is Bitcoin blockCHAIN not block chane.

Regards

Duke

oh, really
Ok will use it from now on
thank you

[cagrund]

You can download a bootstrap.dat from https://bitcoin.org/en/download

Bitcoin Core initial sync can take a very long time to complete. You should make sure that you have enough bandwidth and storage for the full block chain size. If you know how to download a torrent file, you can speed up this process by putting bootstrap.dat (a previous copy of the block chain) in the Bitcoin Core data directory before starting the software.

[Wusolini]

Be careful downloading torrents as there could be malware in them. If you don't want to download the blockchain to use a wallet, download a lightweight client like Mycelium or Electrum.

thanks for suggest
are these wallets safe to use?
...

I'm using multibit (sync. takes few minutes) and so far with no issues.

P.S. you should correct post subject to 'blockchain'

[shorena]

I also have the same question, if would be awesome if someone provided a .torrent for the date.

There is a torrent its called bootstrap.dat and can be found here:

https://bitcoin.org/bin/blockchain/

This will however not be the full blockchain, but only a big part of it.

See also here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=145386.0

Be careful downloading torrents as there could be malware in them. If you don't want to download the blockchain to use a wallet, download a lightweight client like Mycelium or Electrum.

The torrent file includes no executable so malware not really a problem. What good is a virus that cant be executed? Be carefull about the source however.

thanks for suggest
are these wallets safe to use?

https://bitcoin.org/bin/0.9.1/

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Bitcoin core 0.9.1 is considered safe. It is however only one possible client, you might want to check this: https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet
Before you get into downloading ~ 17 Gigs of data.


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You can download a bootstrap.dat from https://bitcoin.org/en/download

Bitcoin Core initial sync can take a very long time to complete. You should make sure that you have enough bandwidth and storage for the full block chain size. If you know how to download a torrent file, you can speed up this process by putting bootstrap.dat (a previous copy of the block chain) in the Bitcoin Core data directory before starting the software.

That only links to the torrent.

[hilariousandco]

Be careful downloading torrents as there could be malware in them. If you don't want to download the blockchain to use a wallet, download a lightweight client like Mycelium or Electrum.

thanks for suggest
are these wallets safe to use?

Yes, they're perfectly fine, but remember, any wallet is only as safe as you are ultimately.

[Sinohe88]

thanks very much guys
i think the mod has corrected the title BTW, so thank to him too
i think i will stick to the lightweight client as i do not like to download more than 20GB of blockchane

edit:
sorry guys
i have a question about measuring the power consumption of a rig
how can i measure it?
is here the right place to ask this question or i need to open a new thread about it?

actually i've searched the bitcointalk forum about it and couldn't find a direct answer
it just has been suggested to use a special hardware for this
is there any other way to do it?
thank you

[hilariousandco]

It's blockchain  , but the thread title still seems to be the same. Have you looked at using an online wallet? I recommend blockchain.info which doesn't need to download the blockchain. Check out their website and you can try a demo account.

[Wusolini]

thanks very much guys
i think the mod has corrected the title BTW, so thank to him too
i think i will stick to the lightweight client as i do not like to download more than 20GB of blockchane

great choice sir.
Title is not corrected yet, you should do this  

It's blockchain  , but the thread title still seems to be the same. Have you looked at using an online wallet? I recommend blockchain.info which doesn't need to download the blockchain. Check out their website and you can try a demo account.

I recommend you multibit. because you have wallet on your harddrive and you can make easy backup.

[Sinohe88]

thanks very much guys
i think the mod has corrected the title BTW, so thank to him too
i think i will stick to the lightweight client as i do not like to download more than 20GB of blockchane

great choice sir.
Title is not corrected yet, you should do this 

It's blockchain  , but the thread title still seems to be the same. Have you looked at using an online wallet? I recommend blockchain.info which doesn't need to download the blockchain. Check out their website and you can try a demo account.

I recommend you multibit. because you have wallet on your harddrive and you can make easy backup.

oh
it is corrected now
sorry
would you mind to answer my second question in my pre post?
thank you, i will check them and i think im gonna use both of em, blockchain.info and multibit

[shorena]

-snip-
i have a question about measuring the power consumption of a rig
how can i measure it?
-snip-
it just has been suggested to use a special hardware for this
is there any other way to do it?
thank you

If you are talking about your computer it is hard to calculate it. Your local electricity company should lend you a multimeter for free. Make sure you test the power consumption for at least 1 hour while the rig is running under normal circumstances.

The special hardware (ASICs) usually the information somewhere online.

E.g. CoinTerra TerraMiner IV eats 1200 Watt

[Wusolini]

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would you mind to answer my second question in my pre post?
....

of course, you edit while I was writing reply.

post above is correct, you have to get multimeter for precise value otherwise you have to count it from consumption stated by manufacturer.

but overclocked devices consume much more.

what devices we actually talking about?

[Sinohe88]

If you are talking about your computer it is hard to calculate it. Your local electricity company should lend you a multimeter for free. Make sure you test the power consumption for at least 1 hour while the rig is running under normal circumstances.

The special hardware (ASICs) usually the information somewhere online.

E.g. CoinTerra TerraMiner IV eats 1200 Watt

of course, you edit while I was writing reply.

post above is correct, you have to get multimeter for precise value otherwise you have to count it from consumption stated by manufacturer.

but overclocked devices consume much more.

what devices we actually talking about?

thank you guys,

sorry for mess
i was editing my post because i am limited for post every 6 min, so...

and about the devise, im talking about a rig with :
3 X asus hd 7950 DCII
MB msi gd80
CPU amd 8520
RAM 8GB
PS green 1350w

i have plan to mine X11 and scrypt, but most likely X11, as i heard it has les heat and of cource it is kinda power saver

[Wusolini]

If you are talking about your computer it is hard to calculate it. Your local electricity company should lend you a multimeter for free. Make sure you test the power consumption for at least 1 hour while the rig is running under normal circumstances.

The special hardware (ASICs) usually the information somewhere online.

E.g. CoinTerra TerraMiner IV eats 1200 Watt

of course, you edit while I was writing reply.

post above is correct, you have to get multimeter for precise value otherwise you have to count it from consumption stated by manufacturer.

but overclocked devices consume much more.

what devices we actually talking about?

thank you guys,

sorry for mess
i was editing my post because i am limited for post every 6 min, so...

and about the devise, im talking about a rig with :
3 X asus hd 7950 DCII
MB msi gd80
CPU amd 8520
RAM 8GB
PS green 1350w

i have plan to mine X11 and scrypt, but most likely X11, as i heard it has les heat and of cource it is kinda power saver

nice rig 

roughly you can check GPU consumption on https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison or https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

but to be precise you really need multimeter, e.g. kill-a-watt