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On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 07:26:00PM +0200, Benjamin wrote:
> "Thus we have a fixed capacity system where access is mediated by supply
> and demand transaction fees."
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> There is no supply and demand. That would mean users would be able to ada=
pt
> fees and get different quality of service depending on current capacity.
> For example if peak load is 10x average load, then at those times fees
> would be higher and users would delay transactions to smooth out demand.
That's exactly how Bitcoin works already. See my article on how
transaction fees work for more details:
https://gist.github.com/petertodd/8e87c782bdf342ef18fb
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