throwawayh878·há 4 anos·discussNo, I wouldn't need to trust any other nodes. Each Bitcoin node checks all blocks for validity from scratch.If majority of the nodes or the miners suddenly conspire to change the rules, my node will simply ignore those blocks as invalid.
throwawayh878·há 4 anos·discussI don't think I have to trust anyone when I run my own Bitcoin node and sign transactions. What entities do you mean?
If majority of the nodes or the miners suddenly conspire to change the rules, my node will simply ignore those blocks as invalid.