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P2P API

marpme edited this page Oct 1, 2019 · 2 revisions

Peer-to-Peer API

General Explanation

This section describes the Verge P2P network protocol (but it is not a specification, just Verge's specifics). It does not describe the discontinued direct IP-to-IP payment protocol, the deprecated BIP70 payment protocol, the GetBlockTemplate mining protocol, or any network protocol never implemented in an official version of Verge Core.

Protocol Versions

Version Initial Release Major Changes
90007 Verge Core v5.0.0
(Jan 2019)
Based of the latest bitcoin core release (0.18.0)
90001 Verge Core v4.0.3
(Jan 2018)
Implementation of dual-key-stealth addressing, tor based communication, GetHeaders
60000 Verge Core < v4.0.0
(unknown)
Initial Release Base

Data Communication base

Data Communication Protocol