Have you read the LN roadmap or cores roadmap with flexcap?
Yes. I think so. Maybe. Seems every 'roadmap' I read is later disavowed. Links?
There is multiple citations , but the ones that are in context that indicate that Core needs and wants much larger blocks for capacity are -
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-December/011865.htmlhttps://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-core/capacity-increasesNotice how Lightning payment channels and flex caps or
incentive-aligned dynamic block size controls are mentioned to dramatically increase capacity.
and page 52 of
https://lightning.network/lightning-network.pdf reflects we need to
eventually get up to 133MB block sizes to have unlimited tx capacity.*
There is a false narrative being spread that core is deliberately trying to stunt bitcoin so they can sell future products or that we are "small blockers"**. This is just false.
* The Lightning slides make a very strong case where even under best assumptions and insanely large 24,000MB block sizes, on the chain scaling cannot handle the tx capacity we need. (Yes , this assumes tweaks like IBLT and best case for on the chain)
** Perhaps we are "small blockers" if you prefer greater than 24,000 MB block sizes that cannot handle the tx capacity of the LN with 133MB