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Disclaimer: I don't know anything about Bitcoin.
> =E2=80=8B2) Proof-of-idle supported (I wish Tadge Dryja would publish his
proof-of-idle idea....)
> 3) Fees purely as transaction-spam-prevention measure, chain security via
alternative consensus algorithm (in this scenario there is very little
mining).
I don't understand why you would casually mention moving away from Proof of
Work, I thought that was the big breakthrough that made Bitcoin possible at
all?
Thanks,
Pedro
2015-05-13 4:10 GMT+12:00 Gavin Andresen <gavinandresen@gmail.com>:
> Added back the list, I didn't mean to reply privately:
>
> Fair enough, I'll try to find time in the next month or three to write up
> four plausible future scenarios for how mining incentives might work:
>
> 1) Fee-supported with very large blocks containing lots of tiny-fee
> transactions
> =E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B
> 2) Proof-of-idle supported (I wish Tadge Dryja would publish his
> proof-of-idle idea....)
> 3) Fees purely as transaction-spam-prevention measure, chain security via
> alternative consensus algorithm (in this scenario there is very little
> mining).
> 4) Fee supported with small blocks containing high-fee transactions movin=
g
> coins to/from sidechains.
>
> Would that be helpful, or do you have some reason for thinking that we
> should pick just one and focus all of our efforts on making that one
> scenario happen?
>
> I always think it is better, when possible, not to "bet on one horse."
>
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Thomas Voegtlin <thomasv@electrum.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Le 12/05/2015 15:44, Gavin Andresen a =C3=A9crit :
>> > Ok, here's my scenario:
>> >
>> > https://blog.bitcoinfoundation.org/a-scalability-roadmap/
>> >
>> > It might be wrong. I welcome other people to present their road maps.
>> >
>>
>> [answering to you only because you answered to me and not to the list;
>> feel free to repost this to the list though]
>>
>> Yes, that's exactly the kind of roadmap I am asking for. But your blog
>> post does not say anything about long term mining incentives, it only
>> talks about scalability. My point is that we need the same kind of thing
>> for miners incentives.
>>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,=
sans-serif">Disclaimer: I don't know anything about Bitcoin.<br><br>>=
; =E2=80=8B2) Proof-of-idle supported (I wish Tadge Dryja would publish his=
proof-of-idle idea....)<div>> 3)
Fees purely as transaction-spam-prevention measure, chain security via=20
alternative consensus algorithm (in this scenario there is very little=20
mining).</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verda=
na,sans-serif"><br>I don't understand why you would casually mention mo=
ving away from Proof of Work, I thought that was the big breakthrough that =
made Bitcoin possible at all?<br><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty=
le=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Thanks,<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_=
default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Pedro<br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2015-05-13 4:10 GMT+12:00 G=
avin Andresen <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:gavinandresen@gmail.c=
om" target=3D"_blank">gavinandresen@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px s=
olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Added back th=
e list, I didn't mean to reply privately:</div><div><br></div>Fair enou=
gh, I'll try to find time in the next month or three to write up four p=
lausible future scenarios for how mining incentives might work:<div><br></d=
iv><div>1) Fee-supported with very large blocks containing lots of tiny-fee=
transactions</div><div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:v=
erdana,sans-serif;display:inline">=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B</div>2) Proof-of-idle =
supported (I wish Tadge Dryja would publish his proof-of-idle idea....)</di=
v><div>3) Fees purely as transaction-spam-prevention measure, chain securit=
y via alternative consensus algorithm (in this scenario there is very littl=
e mining).</div><div>4) Fee supported with small blocks containing high-fee=
transactions moving coins to/from sidechains.</div><div><br></div><div>Wou=
ld that be helpful, or do you have some reason for thinking that we should =
pick just one and focus all of our efforts on making that one scenario happ=
en?</div><div><br></div><div>I always think it is better, when possible, no=
t to "bet on one horse."</div><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_=
extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Tho=
mas Voegtlin <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:thomasv@electrum.org" =
target=3D"_blank">thomasv@electrum.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote=
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span>Le 12/05/2015 15:44, Gavin And=
resen a =C3=A9crit :<br>
> Ok, here's my scenario:<br>
><br>
> <a href=3D"https://blog.bitcoinfoundation.org/a-scalability-roadmap/" =
target=3D"_blank">https://blog.bitcoinfoundation.org/a-scalability-roadmap/=
</a><br>
><br>
> It might be wrong. I welcome other people to present their road maps.<=
br>
><br>
<br>
</span>[answering to you only because you answered to me and not to the lis=
t;<br>
feel free to repost this to the list though]<br>
<br>
Yes, that's exactly the kind of roadmap I am asking for. But your blog<=
br>
post does not say anything about long term mining incentives, it only<br>
talks about scalability. My point is that we need the same kind of thing<br=
>
for miners incentives.<span><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><span><font color=3D"#888888"><br><br clea=
r=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div>--<br>Gavin Andresen<br></div>
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