Why Gossiping to All Peers Might Be the Smartest Move for Small Networks

This article breaks down three smart optimizations for improving node synchronization in blockchain and distributed systems. First, gossiping to all peers accelerates sync when networks are small and latency predictable. Second, reducing timestamp index size works when no duplicate timestamps exist, cutting storage overhead. Third, replacing public keys with compact bitmap encoding minimizes replication traffic, as nodes share identical key sets. Together, these techniques streamline bandwidth usage, reduce latency, and make replication faster and more efficient.