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The code behind the network, with room to understand it.
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251strengthen the Bitcoin network, as nodes in this configuration (i.e. bridge nodes) increase252the cost and complexity of launching eclipse and partition attacks. However, under certain253conditions, an adversary that can connect to your node on multiple networks may be254able to correlate those identities by observing shared runtime characteristics. It255is not recommended to expose your node over multiple networks if you require256unlinkability across those identities.
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