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Gossip Protocol

Network & Protocol 3 references

A message dissemination method where nodes repeatedly share data with peers, causing information to spread like an epidemic. Many blockchain networks use gossip-style propagation for transactions and blocks.

Appears in 3 whitepaper sections

$SOL Solana
Network Design
... to build its block. There is no need to wait for mempool synchronization or to gossip unconfirmed transactions across the network. This design reduces confirmation l...
$DOGE Dogecoin
Network Architecture
...g to the protocol's consensus rules. Like Bitcoin and Litecoin, Dogecoin uses a gossip-based peer-to-peer protocol for disseminating transactions and blocks across th...
$BCH Bitcoin Cash
Network Architecture
...undamental peer-to-peer architecture as Bitcoin, with nodes communicating via a gossip protocol to propagate transactions and blocks. Full nodes maintain a complete copy of th...