Only if you ' re going to use checkpoints which are thought antiBitcoin . Each block is hashed with the previous , which is also hashed with the previous , such that validating new blocks requires first validating every prior block back to the genesis block . So even you are running a limited node , the first stage involves actually downloading the entire blockchain every transaction ever confirmed . <| sep |> And still way better than that abortion <| sep |> I don ' t think what they did was bullying . at all . <| sep |> There is another client I was speaking with whom we are in a similar situation with , but he specifically told me that he was not intending to use me to get his current provider to price match . <| sep |> Hm okay I think I got those hopefully .