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Note: Versions below 31800 are no longer supported.( https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commit/5b52aa68584f6c5ea2f942db8f3a7c1feef2cf43 ) |
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 27 August 2018
On connect, version and verack messages are exchanged, in order to ensure compatibility between peers.
Version Handshake
When the local peer (L) connects to a remote peer (R), the remote peer will not send any data until it receives a version message.
L -> R: Send version message with the local peer's version R -> L: Send version message back R -> L: Send verack message R: Sets version to the minimum of the 2 versions L -> R: Send verack message after receiving version message from R L: Sets version to the minimum of the 2 versions
Note: Versions below 31800 are no longer supported.