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This Year I Will Back Up My Seed
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An orange snowflake over SNOWED IN. and NODE SYNCING., with a small Bitcoin symbol: a winter tee for people who run their own full node.
- Unisex tailored fit, sizes XS–3XL
- Free US shipping over $75, $4.99 below
- 30-day size exchanges on unworn tees
About this design
A single orange outline snowflake with six arms and small side branches sits above SNOWED IN. and NODE SYNCING. in two lines of bold white capitals. A small tilted orange Bitcoin symbol sits centered below the words.
Fabric, fit & print
| Material | Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton |
|---|---|
| Fit | Unisex tailored crew neck |
| Printed to order | |
| Sizes | XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL |
| SKU | BC-SNOWEDIN |
Shipping & exchanges
Ships in 3–4 business days, tracked. See the shipping policy and returns & exchanges.
The story
Behind the Snowed In, Node Syncing tee
A winter storm is a fine excuse to stay put, and a brand-new full node needs the same excuse while it catches up. This tee pairs one orange snowflake with a two-line status message that every node runner will recognize.
A new full node downloads and checks the whole block chain before it is fully caught up. This first pass is called the initial block download, and it can take hours or days, depending on your hardware and connection. The shirt treats that wait like a snowed-in afternoon. It is a joke about patience, and it makes no promise about how long your own sync will take.
On a cold weekend, at a home-lab meetup or at the office the morning after a snowstorm, this shirt gets the joke across. Node runners will spot the status line and start swapping sync stories. Everyone else just sees a snowflake and a cozy message, which is a fine look for February.
Questions
About this design
How long does a new node take to sync?
It depends. The first sync has to download and verify the whole chain, so the time changes with your hardware, your storage speed and your internet connection. Some people finish in hours and others wait days. We cannot promise a time, and the shirt is a joke, not a benchmark.
Is this a holiday shirt or a winter shirt?
A winter shirt. The snowflake is a cold-weather symbol rather than a holiday one, so the design works from late autumn into February without seeming out of season. It sits alongside our holiday tees without repeating them, and it is still a fine pick for a node runner who likes the cold.
Do I need to run a node to enjoy this shirt?
No. The joke makes sense to anyone who has watched a progress bar crawl. If you do run a node, the status line will feel like a message you have already read. Our guide on what a bitcoin node is covers the basics before you decide to set one up.
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