<p>Yes, it supports SPV out of the box. Bcoin actually started out as an SPV project according to Buck Perley. </p>

<p>Here is an example on how to start up a bcoin node in spv</p>

<p><a href="https://github.com/bcoin-org/bcoin/blob/master/docs/Examples/spv-sync-wallet.js" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/bcoin-org/bcoin/blob/master/docs/Examples/spv-sync-wallet.js</a></p>

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<p>Does bcoin support simplified payment verification (SPV)? I can't seem to find anything about it online</p>

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does bcoin support simplified payment verification (SPV)?
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# does bcoin support simplified payment verification (SPV)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-18)

Does bcoin support simplified payment verification (SPV)? I can't seem to find anything about it online

**Tags:** spv, bcoin


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2018-05-18. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Yes, it supports SPV out of the box. Bcoin actually started out as an SPV project according to Buck Perley.

Here is an example on how to start up a bcoin node in spv

<https://github.com/bcoin-org/bcoin/blob/master/docs/Examples/spv-sync-wallet.js>


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