Jack Dorsey has launched a full Bitcoin node.

Jack Dorsey, founder and chief executive of Twitter, has launched his own full node of the first cryptocurrency network. He posted a screenshot of a computer screen bearing the phrase \”Working Bitcoin\”.

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Running #bitcoin pic.twitter.com/W51ga3yrKb

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— jack (@jack) February 5, 2021

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The screenshot shows the node syncing with the blockchain, which is about 325 GB in size. The process can take several weeks, and progress is currently a little over 2%.

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When asked whether he had run the node on a dedicated Raspberry Pi single-board computer, the prominent Bitcoin advocate said he had chosen a new MacBook Pro M1.

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What is a node?

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As of writing, there are 7,533 full nodes of the leading cryptocurrency network worldwide, according to Bitnodes.

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The founder of Twitter described the best implementation of online currencies, and his network as a benchmark for the Internet. Dorsey reaffirmed his aim for the decentralised future of the social network he leads.

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Jack Dorsey’s payments company Square, via its cryptocurrency division awarded a grant to a designer of Bitcoin-wallets interfaces. Also the Twitter CEO, alongside Kraken, supported a new fund for developers of the first cryptocurrency.

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