Watch: How To Setup Bitcoin Core

Activity TypeDiscussion

Description

Participants watch “How To Setup Bitcoin Core,” a video about setting up Bitcoin Core as a Bitcoin node, then discuss how a node validates newly arriving blocks and keeps a local copy of the blockchain. The activity introduces Bitcoin Core as one option for running a node without presenting it as the only option or a global recommendation.

Objectives

Participants understand how a Bitcoin node validates blocks and maintains a local copy of the blockchain.

Materials

Internet access and video playback.

Procedure

Step 1

Open “How To Setup Bitcoin Core.”

Step 2

Watch the video.

Step 3

Explain that Bitcoin Core is one option for running a node and that it downloads the blockchain before checking newly arriving blocks.

Notes

View and discuss; do not require installation

This activity teaches the role of a node. Do not require learners to install software, run infrastructure, use personal devices, or expose personal network information.

Additional Resources

“How To Setup Bitcoin Core” is the video used in this activity. It introduces Bitcoin Core as one way to run a node and supports discussion of block validation and maintaining a blockchain copy.