<p>You should have a look at the SPV (<a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Thin_Client_Security#Simplified_Payment_Verification_.28SPV.29_Clients" rel="nofollow">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Thin_Client_Security#Simplified_Payment_Verification_.28SPV.29_Clients</a>).</p>

<p>It was also mentioned by Satoshi in his paper at page 5 point 8:
<a href="https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf</a></p>

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2015-06-18T07:00:24.173Z
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Jonas Schnelli
<p>I understand how the Bitcoin core wallet communicates with the blockchain, but how do the lightweight wallets like Multibits, Electrum, etc, communicate with the blockchain?</p>

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Lightweight Wallets Communication with Blockchain
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# Lightweight Wallets Communication with Blockchain

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-18)

I understand how the Bitcoin core wallet communicates with the blockchain, but how do the lightweight wallets like Multibits, Electrum, etc, communicate with the blockchain?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-18. Score: 1

You should have a look at the SPV (<https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Thin_Client_Security#Simplified_Payment_Verification_.28SPV.29_Clients>).

It was also mentioned by Satoshi in his paper at page 5 point 8:
<https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf>


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