[bitcoin-dev] Yet another blocklimit proposal / compromise

Jorge Timón jtimon at jtimon.cc
Fri Sep 11 16:22:26 UTC 2015


Unfortunately the relation between block maximum size and mining
centralization is much more complex than that.
On Sep 9, 2015 3:00 PM, "Marcel Jamin" <marcel at jamin.net> wrote:

> I think the overlap of people who want to run a serious mining operation
> and people who are unable to afford a slightly above average internet
> connection is infinitesimally small.
>
> 2015-09-09 20:51 GMT+02:00 Jorge Timón <jtimon at jtimon.cc>:
>
>>
>> On Sep 9, 2015 8:36 PM, "Marcel Jamin via bitcoin-dev" <
>> bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > I propose to:
>> >
>> > a) assess what blocklimit is currently technically possible without
>> driving up costs of running a node up too much. Most systems currently
>> running a fullnode probably have some capacity left.
>>
>> What about the risk of further increasing mining centralization?
>>
>
>
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