Griffin Mcshane

Griffin McShane is a New York transplant currently living in Brooklyn, NY. He is a graduate of Providence College, where he studied both computer science and business, and the University of Maine School of Law, where he earned his JD. Beyond his work writing for CoinDesk, Griffin has written the Inside Crypto newsletter for Jason Calacanis' Inside.com and is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He does not hold a material amount of any cryptocurrency.

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Ethereum Nodes and Clients: A Complete Guide

The terms “Ethereum client” and “Ethereum node” are often used interchangeably but there is a difference.

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