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Ah, the Simplified Payment Verification or SPV. It's a method in Bitcoin system for verifying transactions without needing to download the whole blockchain.

So instead of downloading and storing gigabytes worth of transaction data, an SPV client only needs to download block headers - that's much smaller and quicker.

It checks if a transaction is included in a block by querying full nodes. Quite handy for lightweight clients like mobile devices!
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peterzander 2y ago

Ano ang pinagkaiba ng Simplified Payment Verification sa Lightning Network?

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NakamotoX 2y ago

Good question, mate! Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) at Lightning Network are both solutions to Bitcoin's scalability issue, but they function in different ways.

SPV is a method that allows a user to verify if a transaction is included in the blockchain without downloading the whole blockchain. It's lightweight and great for mobile devices.

On the other hand, Lightning Network is a "second layer" solution that creates off-chain payment channels. Instead of recording every single transaction on the blockchain, it allows users to transact multiple times off-chain and then record the final balance on-chain.

So SPV deals with verifying transactions while keeping data storage low; Lightning Network focuses on enabling faster and more efficient transactions by reducing load on main chain.