From: Thomas Zander <thomas@thomaszander.se>
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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:09:14 +0200
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Fees and the block-finding process
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On Monday 10. August 2015 16.55.40 Jorge Tim=F3n via bitcoin-dev wrote:=

> I'm not trying to be obstinate but I seriously can't see how they are=

> different.
> When you say unreliable I think you mean "unreliable for cheap fee
> transactions". Transactions with the highest fees will always confirm=

> reliably. For example, a 1 btc fee tx will probably always confirm ve=
ry
> reliably even if capacity never increases and demands increases a lot=
.

The actual fee is irrelevant, the amount of transactions is relevant.

Have you ever been to a concert that was far away from public transport=
? They=20
typically set up bus shuttles, or taxis to get people back into town=20=

afterwards.
The result there is always you end up waiting forever and it actually m=
ay be=20
easier to just walk instead of wait.
The amount you pay is irrelevant if everyone is paying it. There still =
is more=20
demand than there is capacity.

At the concert the amount of people will stop after some time, and you'=
d get=20
your bus. But in the scenarios created here the queues will never stop.=


So, no, its not unreliable for cheap free transactions.
Its unreliable for all types of transactions.

--=20
Thomas Zander