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Hi all,

Utreexod, a full node implementation with Utreexo accumulator support, is=
=20
now
available for general testing by the public. Notable features are:

- Implementation of efficient Utreexo accumulators with an improved deletio=
n
  algorithm from the Utreexo paper.
- Efficient P2P transaction relay with support for caching utreexo proofs=
=20
for
  mempool transactions.
- Quick sync to the tip of the blockchain with AssumeUtreexo.
- Built in wallet support (with BDK wallet).
- Electrum personal server support for usage with other wallets.
It=E2=80=99s important to note that the code and protocol is not peer revie=
wed.=20
Using
the node for production usage or for non-negligible amounts of Bitcoin is=
=20
not
recommended. There will also be breaking changes requiring frequent updates=
=20
as
well. Utreexod is also based off of btcd=20
(https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd), a
bitcoin node implementation in Go. Because of this, there may be consensus
incompatibilities either as a result of a btcd bug or a Bitcoin Core bug.

Also note that there are not many Utreexo nodes on the network. It may take=
=20
a
while for the node to find a Utreexo node it can sync off of. To help=20
bootstrap
the network, consider running an archival node or a bridge node. Refer to=
=20
the
readme on the github (https://github.com/utreexo/utreexod) page for=20
instructions
on how to run a bridge node or an archival utreexo node.

Prebuilt static binaries for Linux, MacOS, and Windows are available at
(https://github.com/utreexo/utreexod/releases/)

Huge thanks to HRF for funding my work for this release. Without the=20
support I
wouldn=E2=80=99t have been able to focus on Utreexo.

Also thanks to all the folks that directly contributed to the release:

Aaron Chew
Aarush Bhat
Dan Cline
Davidson Souza
devrandom
Dipto Chakrabarty
Evan Lin
Janus Troelsen
Jo=C3=A3o Dias
Matt Drollette
Neha Narula
Niklas Go=C3=ABgge
Rueben DeLeon
Sebastian Falbesoner
Tadge Dryja
Thebora Kompanioni
tnakagawa
yyforyongyu

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<div>Hi all,</div><div><br /></div>Utreexod, a full node implementation wit=
h Utreexo accumulator support, is now<br />available for general testing by=
 the public. Notable features are:<br /><br />- Implementation of efficient=
 Utreexo accumulators with an improved deletion<br />=C2=A0 algorithm from =
the Utreexo paper.<br />- Efficient P2P transaction relay with support for =
caching utreexo proofs for<br />=C2=A0 mempool transactions.<br />- Quick s=
ync to the tip of the blockchain with AssumeUtreexo.<br />- Built in wallet=
 support (with BDK wallet).<br />- Electrum personal server support for usa=
ge with other wallets.<br />It=E2=80=99s important to note that the code an=
d protocol is not peer reviewed. Using<br />the node for production usage o=
r for non-negligible amounts of Bitcoin is not<br />recommended. There will=
 also be breaking changes requiring frequent updates as<br />well. Utreexod=
 is also based off of btcd (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd), a<br />bitco=
in node implementation in Go. Because of this, there may be consensus<br />=
incompatibilities either as a result of a btcd bug or a Bitcoin Core bug.<b=
r /><br />Also note that there are not many Utreexo nodes on the network. I=
t may take a<br />while for the node to find a Utreexo node it can sync off=
 of. To help bootstrap<br />the network, consider running an archival node =
or a bridge node. Refer to the<br />readme on the github (https://github.co=
m/utreexo/utreexod) page for instructions<br />on how to run a bridge node =
or an archival utreexo node.<br /><br />Prebuilt static binaries for Linux,=
 MacOS, and Windows are available at<br />(https://github.com/utreexo/utree=
xod/releases/)<br /><br />Huge thanks to HRF for funding my work for this r=
elease. Without the support I<br />wouldn=E2=80=99t have been able to focus=
 on Utreexo.<br /><br />Also thanks to all the folks that directly contribu=
ted to the release:<br /><br />Aaron Chew<br />Aarush Bhat<br />Dan Cline<b=
r />Davidson Souza<br />devrandom<br />Dipto Chakrabarty<br />Evan Lin<br /=
>Janus Troelsen<br />Jo=C3=A3o Dias<br />Matt Drollette<br />Neha Narula<br=
 />Niklas Go=C3=ABgge<br />Rueben DeLeon<br />Sebastian Falbesoner<br />Tad=
ge Dryja<br />Thebora Kompanioni<br />tnakagawa<br />yyforyongyu

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