# Counterparty protocol and Bitcoin blockchain pruning **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [August 4, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/counterparty-protocol-and-bitcoin-blockchain-pruning/1379 "2015-08-04T00:25:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![something](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/something/32/240_2.png) [@something](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/something)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/counterparty-protocol-and-bitcoin-blockchain-pruning/1379/2 "2015-08-04T03:14:55Z")
Hi! As I posted below in Bitcoin Core 0.11 blockchain pruning is automatically disabled if `txindex` is on (and it must be on for Counterparty server to be able to use Bitcoin Core), so it’s not a dumb question, but Counterparty Server won’t be able to take advantage of that. But you can use a Web wallet or [client app](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/counterparty-mobile-wallet-is-here/1133) which does not need a local instance of Counterparty server or Bitcoin Core. > [@Bitcoin Core version 0.11.0 released](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/bitcoin-core-version-0-11-0-released/1332): > > Major changes Protection from transaction flooding is easier Block file pruning Big endian support Memory usage optimization Fee estimation changes Privacy: Disable wallet transaction broadcast Privacy: Stream isolation for Tor More: [https://bitcoin.org/en/release/v0.11.0](https://bitcoin.org/en/release/v0.11.0) NOTE: Counterparty requires access to an address index, and for Bitcoin Core that is included in btcdrak’s release here: [https://github.com/btcdrak/bitcoin/releases/](https://github.com/btcdrak/bitcoin/releases/) (we may need to wait couple of days until btcdrak relea… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/counterparty-protocol-and-bitcoin-blockchain-pruning/1379)._