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Compact Blocks vs Compact Filters

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Operational differences between block propagation optimization and lightweight-client block filtering protocols.

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Curated resources (3)

• Bitcoin Optech: Compact Block Relay (article) Background on BIP152 relay for full-node block propagation.
• Bitcoin Optech: Compact Block Filters (article) BIP157/158 client-side filtering model and use cases.
• Bitcoin Core Academy: Block Relay (article) Operational relay behavior and networking tradeoffs.

Direct prerequisites (2)

• Compact Block Filters
• Compact Block Relay

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