Quote from: bitcoirnplaza on June 22, 2015, 02:31:57 PM

What is the point of this stress test? They are just dossing it for fun?

It's to do with the block size argument that's been dragging on. They are hoping that by spamming the network they can demonstrate we need bigger blocks. The OP of the stress test thread explains their rationale.

Quote from: KingAfurah on June 20, 2015, 03:04:41 PM

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Bitcoin is at a breaking point, yet the core developers are too wound up in petty arguments to create the required modifications for long term sustainability. If nothing is done, Bitcoin will never be anything more than a costly science project. By stress testing the system, we hope to make a clear case for the increased block size by demonstrating the simplicity of a large scale spam attack on the network.
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