A Primer on the Bitcoin Block Size Debate
The cryptocurrency community is still divided on the bitcoin block size debate, as many have argued that it's about time to increase the limit from the current 1MB in order to allow the network to process more transactions at a time. Leading bitcoin developers Gavin Andressen and Mike Hearn have already created a new version of the bitcoin software called Bitcoin XT in order to force the network to come up with a consensus-based decision by next year, although some say that this isn't the right approach. What's the problem about the current block size? Simply put, the 1MB cap on the block....
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Bitcoin is divided. Some are calling it the currency's "constitutional crisis", a debate that has split its community right down the middle. The crux of the issue comes down to a single technical detail: the size of bitcoin's blocks. The question of scale in bitcoin is not a new one. But as transaction volumes are expected to increase in the years ahead, questions about the cryptocurrency's future composition must, in the eyes of those who favor change, be answered sooner rather than later: who does it serve? How should it look? What makes it unique? As the block size debate rages on,....
As much as most people would like to think otherwise, the Bitcoin block size debate is far from over. Various new proposals have been suggested in the past, and another interesting concept was posted on Reddit earlier today. According to this user, a small block size increase should be done first, followed by the integration of Segregated Witness. Addressing the key issue as soon as possible should be the top priority for all Bitcoin developers. Based on the findings of the Reddit in question, Segregated Witness should not be the first and foremost solution to settling the Bitcoin block....
There seems to be no end in sight for the block size debate as the Bitcoin community continues to go around in circles trying to drive the same set of points home... The Bitcoin block size debate rages on. It has been almost a year since we started hearing the Bitcoin community fiercely contesting about whether to increase the bitcoin block size from the existing 1 MB or not. Both the sides have so far come up with some valid arguments, of which few are very convincing towards both the causes. Recently the “Jesus of Bitcoin”, Roger Ver wrote an article about why the Bitcoin block size....
This week, bitcoin Jesus Roger Ver weighed in on the block size debate stating that the block size limit should be increased if it is technologically achievable. Specifically, Ver tweeted: The block size debate has been underway for some time now and a lot of developers including Bitcoin Core Developers and the Bitcoin community are getting exasperated with the current impasse. In addition, many developers are now spending a lot of time and money seeking alternative solutions. If every 1MB block were always full, it would take over 55 years to fill my new HD. Let's raise the block size....
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but sometimes people say things that just don't make sense. Jon Matonis had such a moment this morning on Twitter. Here he goes, before much more is written here: This might be how we know that the block size debate is getting out of control when people have the opportunity to make such presumptuous statements as that. At no time has any prominent proponent of increasing the block size spoken of increasing the block reward or removing the 21 million coin limit. Bitcoin Core development is not a central bank, and, as at least one person told Matonis on....