Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 62C73978 for ; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:14:26 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-wm0-f52.google.com (mail-wm0-f52.google.com [74.125.82.52]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 23C74438 for ; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:14:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wm0-f52.google.com with SMTP id u26so14659249wma.0 for ; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:14:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:sender:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=aneb0PXk+9dgD5PVCw1UVXFfC8AtpIRx2qMPQ0+5umQ=; b=S6vxFbClqPVwmRT8BZhw8C53zeFec8mJn2qqY9A/DLo41UVMYyv03NQqZ9IKeGo59N fYGUUi2atOFNizQKRiHR/m1+XAteKA7I8DS0rBMP4kF0tPMBJhpsdmnz6jzt2HjinsaN ZQflSdd0W+2MUcdZyxcMy/0CBVryTSVktNvcm8LzVfiDTc9uD6iB6EtxdTsNRPgTeVxj 43dTYwTvTuf9ROYR9aK0OegQJjr0Huw7g+MZ2bw0puDIYcAWbdnsJKVt2Ija3sfuJfQ5 JEcUeKL0+ywbXPaIm+7yhKZfQhp4x1oPx66sqR/wJVW/RYSS6y1POCnlOur5AW68ixAx yhRQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:from:date:message-id:subject :to; bh=aneb0PXk+9dgD5PVCw1UVXFfC8AtpIRx2qMPQ0+5umQ=; b=qMQuokduqtEkvAmvGjCjptBdMpolhqBl6LFHBq0VG/9tG3Wuyt0A/31oboed3SKwO0 xIVY98lLGtFw/MGD9aFzQ1YW+/ZK3vSDG7I7uWaJAQO/cTugh58e30y8+jjz2EXyrBZH xchKHEoyTr5XjwQcv0GeEITbOJ5DYLVe/rh6KjV1ZfSqtNjSlIEHYPH4uP3GhZRLaMPQ omxWvraXi3H0TdsZWpzyJCgOPWNHyoZ51+fewuLSIc76FOwqplWKABQLEp/ZFplKqhHJ RxpHO2lp7cTE/+YVEChSmXaRpf1xEpjbULK/iT7WX9pSjPdbS+mCfgUxE30tgpHOM0a6 p4+w== X-Gm-Message-State: AHYfb5iOWNM9i73C84BB6yRs9iW7n5uKCVSAMBD2UIo9bDknAWPgc6Vo QjCYfux9iydkOcFGsrC09bLDpOqBZRvruK4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ADKCNb5VcIleqnIgFleTN94fJQzQ0cDVe93avd4AqJ58ps9FJXFC9EeLc5xOS/Uu+CECY/txk3shuWqUpasSQ/n2yd4= X-Received: by 10.28.95.134 with SMTP id t128mr1582416wmb.67.1504113263486; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:14:23 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: earonesty@gmail.com Received: by 10.28.181.21 with HTTP; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:14:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Erik Aronesty Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:14:22 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: shAlUmBu7USNjr5LDhwgbsIlSLc Message-ID: To: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a1148e96ec5ad700557fba864" X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.5 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RCVD_IN_SORBS_SPAM autolearn=disabled version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:16:18 +0000 Subject: [bitcoin-dev] BIP103 to 30MB X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:14:26 -0000 --001a1148e96ec5ad700557fba864 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" If you use this formula, with a decaying percentage, it takes about 100 years to get to 30MB, but never goes past that. Since it never passes 32, we don't have to worry about going past that ever... unless another hard fork is done. A schedule like this could allow block size to scale with tech growth asymptotically. Might be nice to include with other things P=17%, Pn = P*0.95 X = 1, Xn = X * (1+P) --001a1148e96ec5ad700557fba864 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
If you use this formula, with a decaying percentage, it ta= kes about 100 years to get to 30MB, but never goes past that. =C2=A0
Since it never passes 32, we don't have to worry about going past that= ever... unless another hard fork is done. =C2=A0 A schedule like this coul= d allow block size to scale with tech growth asymptotically. =C2=A0 Might b= e nice to include with other things

P=3D17%, Pn =3D= P*0.95 X =3D 1, Xn =3D X * (1+P)

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