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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Block Size Increase Requirements
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> Why 20 MB? Do you anticipate 20x transaction count growth in 2016?


Do you anticipate linear growth?

> On May 30, 2015, at 6:05 PM, Alex Mizrahi <alex.mizrahi@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> =20
>> Why 2 MB ?
>=20
> Why 20 MB? Do you anticipate 20x transaction count growth in 2016?
>=20
> Why not grow it by 1 MB per year?
> This is a safer option, I don't think that anybody claims that 2 MB blocks=
 will be a problem.
> And in 10 years when we get to 10 MB we'll get more evidence as to whether=
 network can handle 10 MB blocks.
>=20
> So this might be a solution which would satisfy both sides:
>   *  people who are concerned about block size growth will have an opportu=
nity to stop it before it grows too much (e.g. with a soft fork),
>   *  while people who want bigger blocks will get an equivalent of 25% per=
 year growth within the first 10 years, which isn't bad, is it?
>=20
> So far I haven't heard any valid arguments against linear growth.
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ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><font color=3D"#0=
00000"><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why 20 MB? D=
o you anticipate 20x transaction count growth in 2016?</span></font></div></=
div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>Do you anticipate linear gr=
owth?</div><div><br>On May 30, 2015, at 6:05 PM, Alex Mizrahi &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:alex.mizrahi@gmail.com">alex.mizrahi@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br=
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span class=3D""><div></div></span><div>Why 2 MB ?</div></div></div></div></b=
lockquote><div><br></div><div>Why 20 MB? Do you anticipate 20x transaction c=
ount growth in 2016?</div><div><br></div><div>Why not grow it by 1 MB per ye=
ar?</div><div>This is a safer option, I don't think that anybody claims that=
 2 MB blocks will be a problem.</div><div>And in 10 years when we get to 10 M=
B we'll get more evidence as to whether network can handle 10 MB blocks.</di=
v><div><br></div><div>So this might be a solution which would satisfy both s=
ides:</div><div>&nbsp; * &nbsp;people who are concerned about block size gro=
wth will have an opportunity to stop it before it grows too much (e.g. with a=
 soft fork),</div><div>&nbsp; * &nbsp;while people who want bigger blocks wi=
ll get an equivalent of 25% per year growth within the first 10 years, which=
 isn't bad, is it?</div><div><br></div><div>So far I haven't heard any valid=
 arguments against linear growth.</div></div></div></div>
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