Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 91EC2D56 for ; Thu, 2 Nov 2017 23:37:31 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-vk0-f51.google.com (mail-vk0-f51.google.com [209.85.213.51]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 238AB1A0 for ; Thu, 2 Nov 2017 23:37:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vk0-f51.google.com with SMTP id g11so748755vkd.13 for ; Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:37:31 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to; bh=p4zf80DbfRmz6vhzJ1EQ1k3q1pDeGLjrOVBIo1f5/kk=; b=p5vRGc45k/FQi0p0NKe+LEnhJUfv8MRIYC/FKPHibCSgmx37y0nrKvEfFAGvixOwLH L9Lybih1LQCqg6HIfdTWiPRrM5/hKlZmXUm5QTAedcISSL3QbfmpaKSJCpYXdTEaGg5i tcnDPD9DavT5y3t3j7e8j2ViEQh9sthownGOFY3IIUaTQ1aMM+m1q361p4iTp8wT81Yw eAibCY1PMFR5PPXqmzJ5yDDLJ+r1JBcY7gTT/ZZEBd+C1FqJsheSX2/5r2hIkmjnzwzc KCr12JcU7mfyfyEV3/wqUzAtoLh1Z/hoYXZHmKFr5YCF3uImhxTYFvNGP50HtZrXwI9z J7gQ== 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:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to; bh=p4zf80DbfRmz6vhzJ1EQ1k3q1pDeGLjrOVBIo1f5/kk=; b=TUrzVuB4sda5BGsjhL3DoysWqpYed36whOTiRiqh9C2UjlTYMHFG0+Rs0IbSu0OOHi qMYwwL5ceG6crzGsI5Rj2jxoKgsBZHx6nTFgvBPb3wdaspawiO0ubBDTqDWYSDgt72xz RLQpvPqHKhuXi7qGbWkkRQAko2WgJ5JtS7D5NTIMDoPULH1Wvl2QpXsg561svsDkBao+ i7so6g7UAT/yevYq2zCcKh1x2Kcj6Z4zQeaJscVplvTL3gkZepi6egSAfdj2Ck8PPUYc 2pAjLMTHCvdmfs4KzPJXNR39lluuCEAn36Iz9LjbpOTCJBmr0J9JqFXPE4nFrWSrI6AU CMhg== X-Gm-Message-State: AMCzsaVKi/Lzai4GbBNJF1rYFEGPPfr2AjFe0sa09PUNbBGh80JPPlDd fauN5rc3c4i9t4m1J1VGyc+5FtCy+rOcDRny3OY= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABhQp+SLcejQa0SVC6cIkCj0zs1jjwQhIfyIxZJQwkoqBtXUgf/0cnXUgPgfEqbVTKQlwev0P+hz804nYaxsF59/WCA= X-Received: by 10.31.72.7 with SMTP id v7mr4149241vka.124.1509665850215; Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:37:30 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: gmaxwell@gmail.com Received: by 10.103.87.93 with HTTP; Thu, 2 Nov 2017 16:37:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Gregory Maxwell Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 23:37:29 +0000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: EWxnRhQoPXbdGg0C-tbAL4aPlgs Message-ID: To: Scott Roberts , Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.5 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, FREEMAIL_FROM, 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 Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Cash's new difficulty algorithm 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: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 23:37:31 -0000 On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 11:31 PM, Scott Roberts via bitcoin-dev wrote: > Bitcoin cash will hard fork on Nov 13 to implement a new difficulty > algorithm. Bitcoin itself might need to hard fork to employ a similar > algorithm. It's about as good as they come because it followed the This is the bitcoin development mailing list, not the "give free review to the obviously defective proposals of adversarial competing systems" mailing list. Your posting is off-topic.