Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9F3B6AAC for ; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 08:33:25 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-yk0-f174.google.com (mail-yk0-f174.google.com [209.85.160.174]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 871C2E5 for ; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 08:33:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ykdt186 with SMTP id t186so108608797ykd.0 for ; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 01:33:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=subject:from:content-type:message-id:date:to :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; bh=pzjEDR6H/yt1ZI3tengim+R9rOocvkYdnmUfLvNaBTI=; b=ilNEkk9LAhySqhir4aJZGNt+ux+yH6eogSf/clq4XXX+Y5cUQXK5+9kf9S/NyC7P6B 8BKhgqz5pbkz3VkpIfo8O5zMhFKAggXhpgj0LV6wWEKR0+WSJ69VzpUv0qMLt2WXzNVA rsqf6M4gK+QUWy2Tln/LfTXi6c1QVjq2izXsk8i0pIyVaFxOWj2H8zyxqkHTATIQwSU6 vEZ7SPNv+VHrZMaOqeedUZ+vwF5LFicsqxXJhjGJ7+lUVVQj/ure+Bt5+h5+3u0EkkLg SAwG+ZrYjVvqCG5oyLP7Qaxgi++d7TYxx+dHA7tlxBgM7Wng6UsU4u7kgSbis8NW/OEY ZlNA== X-Received: by 10.13.232.144 with SMTP id r138mr16056585ywe.16.1435566803668; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 01:33:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.4] (pool-173-79-191-9.washdc.fios.verizon.net. [173.79.191.9]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id a128sm36587907ywf.48.2015.06.29.01.33.22 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 29 Jun 2015 01:33:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Naber Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-570A13BC-23E5-491E-BC55-F0936FFEB57B X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (12B435) Message-Id: Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 04:33:21 -0400 To: "bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, MIME_QP_LONG_LINE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Core: The globally aware global consensus network X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 08:33:25 -0000 --Apple-Mail-570A13BC-23E5-491E-BC55-F0936FFEB57B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bitcoin is globally aware global consensus. It means every node both knows about and agrees on every transaction. Do we need global awareness of every transaction to run a worldwide payment n= etwork? Of course not! In fact the limits of today's technology probably wou= ld not even allow it. Global awareness is a finite resource. That's okay; hub and spoke, or other c= lever designs are going to ensure we can run worldwide transactions without r= equiring global awareness. That's great! But even if we have hub and spoke, we still need a "hub" at the center. Bitc= oin Core needs to focus on being that hub. It needs to be the best globally a= ware global consensus network that we can build. Let's put aside our differe= nces and focus on this goal.=20 Part of building the best network means ensuring that network can operate at= the highest capacity technology can allow.=20 If we run the test-net to show that hardware exists today to safely increase= block size to a static 8 MB, then we will have broad developer support to m= ake this happen. Let's get that done. We can continue to adjust the block size upward in the f= uture as technology permits. Thoughts?= --Apple-Mail-570A13BC-23E5-491E-BC55-F0936FFEB57B Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bitcoin is globally aware global consensus.
It means every node both knows about and agrees on every transaction.

Global awareness is a finite resource. That's o= kay; hub and spoke, or other clever designs are going to ensure we can run w= orldwide transactions without requiring global awareness. That's great!

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But even if we have hub and spoke, we still need a "hub" at the center. Bit= coin Core needs to focus on being that hub. It needs to be the best globally= aware global consensus network that we can build. Let's put aside our differences and fo= cus on this goal. 

Part of building the best network means e= nsuring that network can operate at the highest capacity technology can allo= w. 

If we run the test-net to show that hardware exists today to s= afely increase block size to a static 8 MB, then we will have broad develope= r support to make this happen.

Let's get that done. We can continue to a= djust the block size upward in the future as technology permits.

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