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<p>What is a functional infrastructure required to run a Bitcoin blockchain?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>To run the whole Bitcoin blockchain:</p>
<ul>
<li>A bunch of participants, each with
<ul>
<li>A computer device</li>
<li>Internet access</li>
<li>Bitcoin application software (e.g. Bitcoin Core)</li>
<li>Sufficient storage</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Several participants with mining hardware and software.</li>
</ul>
<p>To Participate</p>
<ul>
<li>Any device for which there exists a Bitcoin wallet application</li>
</ul>

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<p>I need to understand what type of functional infrastructure required to run a Bitcoin. I found following article on the topic but I'm still not clear what is a &quot;functional infrastructure&quot; for bitcoin. I would appreciate an easy to understand explanation.</p>
<p><a href="https://imiblockchain.com/blockchain-infrastructure-requirements/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://imiblockchain.com/blockchain-infrastructure-requirements/</a></p>

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What is a functional infrastructure required to run a Bitcoin blockchain?
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# What is a functional infrastructure required to run a Bitcoin blockchain?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-08-11)

I need to understand what type of functional infrastructure required to run a Bitcoin. I found following article on the topic but I'm still not clear what is a "functional infrastructure" for bitcoin. I would appreciate an easy to understand explanation.

<https://imiblockchain.com/blockchain-infrastructure-requirements/>

**Tags:** bitcoin-core-development


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-08-11. Score: 0

> What is a functional infrastructure required to run a Bitcoin blockchain?

To run the whole Bitcoin blockchain:

* A bunch of participants, each with
  + A computer device
  + Internet access
  + Bitcoin application software (e.g. Bitcoin Core)
  + Sufficient storage
* Several participants with mining hardware and software.

To Participate

* Any device for which there exists a Bitcoin wallet application


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