RE: An overview of Monero, the privacy-focused Bitcoin alternative that is up 100% in the past 24 hrs

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An overview of Monero, the privacy-focused Bitcoin alternative that is up 100% in the past 24 hrs

in protocols •  8 years ago 

Don't nodes need to know which address has how much in order to validate transactions? If not, why not?

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They don't. Instead they validate some mathematical properties that ensure integrity of the chain without knowing specific amounts. Specifically that each output is only spent at most once and that each transaction has inputs = outputs + fee.