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| author | ฿tcDrak <btcdrak@users.noreply.github.com> | 2015-09-02 01:15:35 +0100 |
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| committer | ฿tcDrak <btcdrak@users.noreply.github.com> | 2015-09-02 01:15:35 +0100 |
| commit | ff3d0a98b0637b6116aaba137257c304b850270e (patch) | |
| tree | 9e100a4d0d8c651d4d50ec9db6f6b89250ba374d | |
| parent | 314a488b382b92e93b78d61d509fdcf58fa8f62c (diff) | |
| download | bips-ff3d0a98b0637b6116aaba137257c304b850270e.tar.xz | |
Add bounded limits to blocksize
Choosing 8MB because currently the consensus among miners
is 8MB is the largest tolerable size.
| -rw-r--r-- | bip-0105.mediawiki | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bip-0105.mediawiki b/bip-0105.mediawiki index 201ab72..7aaef04 100644 --- a/bip-0105.mediawiki +++ b/bip-0105.mediawiki @@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ downvoted at no cost by the objecting hash power. Using difficulty as a penalty is better than a fixed cost in bitcoins because it is less predictable. +In order to prevent miners having complete control over blocksize, an upper +limit is required at protocol level. This feature ensures full nodes retain +control over consensus, remembering full nodes are the mechanism to keep miners +honest. + ==Specification== @@ -81,7 +86,7 @@ the next 2016 blocks. Blocks that are larger than the calculated base block size limit are invalid and will be rejected. -The base block size limit may not reduce below 1MB. +The base block size limit may not reduce below 1MB or increase above 8MB. ==Acknowledgements== |