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Subject: [Bitcoin-development] 32 vs 64-bit timestamp fields
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Hi list,

Can someone explain why do we have 32-bit and 64-bit timestamp fields
instead of all being 64-bit?

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_specification

Cheers,
Addy