The article discusses the dynamics of the Bitcoin relay network, focusing on how different relay policies among nodes impact transaction propagation. While homogeneous policies allow transactions to propagate effectively, heterogeneous policies introduce friction, hindering the network's reliability in confirming transactions. The article also highlights the flood-fill architecture of the network, illustrating how transactions are forwarded across connected nodes, and proposes that introducing filters can degrade the network's efficiency, complicating the overall confirmation process during periods of high transaction volume.
The introduction of filters in a node's relay policy can restrict the relaying of valid transactions, adding friction to the network's transaction propagation.
When nodes in the Bitcoin relay network have diverse relay policies, it can hinder effective transaction propagation, complicating the confirmation process.
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