11 sats \ 0 replies \ @sime 28 Feb 2023 \ parent \ on: Electrum Servers: what are they? bitcoin
Yeah, you are basically right.
Two ways to look at it.
  • It's a fancy Bitcoin node. But the rest of the network doesn't really care
  • Bitcoin core is not that great at looking up the balance of random addresses. Which is why Electrum exists.
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