Snapshot
Definition
A snapshot captures blockchain state at a specific block height—recording all account balances, UTXOs, or contract states at that moment. Snapshots are used for airdrops, governance voting, hard fork migrations, and fast node bootstrapping.
Technical Explanation
Creating a snapshot: iterate through all state at a given block, serialize and store it. For UTXO chains, this means all unspent outputs. For account chains, all balances and contract storage. The snapshot represents complete state at that instant.
Uses include: airdrop distribution (allocate new tokens proportionally), governance voting (stake counted at snapshot height), fork preparation (migrate state to new chain), and bootstrap syncing (download snapshot instead of replaying history).
SynX Relevance
SynX snapshots may be used for governance voting, where stake at a specific block height determines voting power. Snapshot-based node bootstrapping can help new nodes sync quickly by downloading verified state rather than processing the entire chain.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do snapshots affect me?
- Hold coins in your wallet at snapshot time to be included in any distributions or voting rights.
- Are snapshots trustless?
- Snapshots can be cryptographically verified against block headers; bootstrap from trusted sources.
- Do exchanges count for snapshot?
- Depends on the exchange and purpose. Your wallet always counts; exchange policies vary.
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