Re: Finally, Bitcoin Core = REKT

Quote from: TKeenan on January 29, 2016, 02:56:16 PM

Looks like those assholes at Blockstream are losing finally. Looks like their 1MB block limit crippling of the blockchain so we all need to buy their Lightning Network isn't working out. I knew people would finally jump over their very dumb arguments that 2MB would lead to centralization.

I am not in favor of a private entity owning a group of core programmers who take a position to make valuable the offerings of that private entity. That just reeks of improper. Good riddance Blockstream. Looks like the new kid on the block is Bitcoin Classic!!!

http://paymentweek.com/2016-1-20-bitfury-now-supports-bitcoin-classic-and-2-megabyte-block-size-seems-to-be-winning-the-battle-9421/?utm_content=bufferf2145&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

I'm not sure that increasing it to 2MB would cause re-centralisation of the bitcoin network.
I am also not sure that increasing it to 2MB would do very much! We could probably do wih increasing it to 10MB to make it more viable and a faster network (also offering greater difficulty and with greater difficulty can come a faster speed of hardware).