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The official Monero Desktop GUI requires downloading and syncing the entire blockchain, which can be time-consuming and resource-intensive
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Hanshan 7mo ago

no.

from

https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/

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𝕞𝕪𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕥𝕠𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖 7mo ago

Yes. You need to download the Blockchain and sync with it

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Hanshan 7mo ago

nodes send and receive transactions and add blocks to the chain.

wallets connect to nodes to sync their balance.

wallets dont download the blockchain.

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Hanshan 7mo ago

what I'm saying is

you dont have to run a full local node if you dont want to.

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falsefaucet 7mo ago

Just like bitcoin

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Hanshan 7mo ago

looks like a really bad onboarding flow