Marek Palatinus

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Event March 11, 2013 Added October 3, 2026 Updated October 14, 2026 Article

March 2013 chain fork — v0.8 accepted a block v0.7 could not, and two pools turned back

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Gavin Andresen, Pieter Wuille, Jeff Garzik, Gregory Maxwell, Luke Dashjr, Marek Palatinus

On March 11, 2013, one large block split Bitcoin: v0.8 nodes accepted it, older nodes rejected it. Developers chose the shorter chain every version accepted, and two pools downgraded to rejoin it.

Event November 3, 2008 Added October 3, 2026 Updated October 14, 2026 Analysis

Who runs Bitcoin's nodes, and why: Satoshi expected that in time only miners would need them

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

In 2008 Satoshi wrote that only coin creators would eventually need to run nodes. Mining did leave ordinary computers; nodes did not. Who runs the 25,489 reachable addresses, and why, with no reward.