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Advancing node syncing time with Mithril

Mithril is a light, fast, and efficient solution for secure bootstrapping of Cardano nodes

11 January 2023 Olga Hryniuk 4 mins read

Advancing node syncing time with Mithril

Mithril is a solution that enables users to obtain the current state of the Cardano blockchain without retrieving its full history. Previous posts discussed how the Mithril protocol works and updated the community on the release of the proof of concept.

At IO ScotFest at Edinburgh, Jean-Philippe Raynaud, technical lead at PaloIT, and Iñigo Querejeta Azurmendi, Cardano lead cryptography engineer at IOG, presented Mithril revealing more…