Quote from: blacksmithtm on January 07, 2017, 06:47:18 PM

Quote from: clgrissom3 on January 07, 2017, 06:21:51 PM

Quote from: blacksmithtm on January 07, 2017, 06:05:22 PM

Hello, what is the status for SegWit? Brian Armstrong from Coinbase recently endorsed it https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/817258015619321857

I don't think you will see it here anytime soon...

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=789369.msg16868494#msg16868494

Thank you. Do the pros outweigh the cons?

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In ckpool/ckdb we have a structure called the workinfo, that's the break down of the common data required for all stratum work sent to miners.
One part of that is what we call coinbase2 - it's got a limit of 256 hex bytes.
Since 1-Mar this year, in all work, coinbase2 has been 196 hex bytes.
segwit has put coinbase2 over 256 hex bytes - more than 30% bigger ...

How big of an issue is that?

And i think the sidechain part is irrelevant. Who cares what people do with bitcoin? As long as they pay the fees to miners and dont ddos (In fact SegWit improves verification times afaik) etc. There are many benefits of SegWit and the cost and risks seem neglicible. Anyway im out. Peace.

Slush just pull 3 in-a-row I did not think this was still possible at the current worldwide hashing rate and difficulty. Question: When a block is found on the network, obliviously the pool that mined it is the first to know and first to mine a new block!. How long does it take for the other pool to be notified ? and is this a real factor