Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 19:21:29 -0700
From: Peter Todd <pete@petertodd.org>
To: Chris Priest <cp368202@ohiou.edu>,
	Bitcoin Protocol Discussion <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] *Changing* the blocksize limit
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On Sat, Aug 06, 2016 at 07:15:22AM -0700, Chris Priest via bitcoin-dev wrot=
e:
> If the blocksize limit is to be changed to a block output limit, the
> number the limit is set to should be roughly the amount of outputs
> that are found in 1MB blocks today. This way, the change should be

The largest output on testnet is a bit under 1MB, and encodes a certain
well-known love song...

In many circumstances(1) miners have an incentive to create larger blocks t=
hat
take their competitors longer to receive and validate, so protocol-level bl=
ock
limits need to take all these potential DoS vectors into account; serialized
size is one of the most fundemental things that needs to be limited.

> considered non-controversial. I think its silly that some people think
> its a good thing to keep usage restricted, but again, it is what it
> is.

As mentioned above, and explained in detail in my recent blog post(1),
restrictions are needed to keep a level playing field between all miners.

1) https://petertodd.org/2016/block-publication-incentives-for-miners

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