One thing that I don't understand is why does Bitcoin XT have the other features, such as auto-dropping of TOR nodes? And can the Bitcoin XT node be forced into the 'quiet' node format? From what I have found out, it looks like it leaks the node's IP address while it's supposed to be hidden.
- The code that put Tor exit ips on low priority activate it self only during DoS connections attack on the node it self
- The code is disabled if the node is set to use a proxy
- The code is disabled if the node runs with this flag -disableipprio
As for the big block mod. I guess I just don't see the value in it. jumping to 8megs on start, then auto-adjusting for transaction volumes would undermine the transaction fee market that is supposed to develop to priortize transactions.
Miners can't make block of bigger size because they will get them orphaned.
https://tradeblock.com/blog/bitcoin-network-capacity-analysis-part-6-data-propagationNext, we examine the size of confirmed blocks that were involved in an orphan race relative to period averages. The chart below suggests that blocks in an orphan race are, on average, ~100kb / 20% larger than regular blocks that are not part of such races. This is likely the result of larger blocks taking longer to relay.
So if blocks are bigger than the the average connection of the nodes, they will be orphans.
This is the natural size limit, that if it is reached, will open the possibility for a market of fee.
An XT FAQ <- But I suggest you to read this.
https://medium.com/@octskyward/an-xt-faq-38e78aa32ff0