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Title: [2016-02-17] Research: Increasing block size won’t save bitcoin
Post by: saracon on February 17, 2016, 02:15:54 PM
Research: Increasing block size won’t save bitcoin
According to a large group of university experts, without a major redesign of the whole system, bitcoin would be unable to handle more than 27 transactions per second and remain decentralised.
http://www.coinfox.info/news/4840-scholars-increasing-block-size-won-t-help-bitcoin-in-the-long-run


Title: Re: [2016-02-17] Research: Increasing block size won’t save bitcoin
Post by: indiemax on February 17, 2016, 06:28:51 PM
Well, hopefully the Devs will start planning the next increase as soon as the outstanding issue is solved
instead of leaving it to the last minute which has created chaos


Title: Re: [2016-02-17] Research: Increasing block size won’t save bitcoin
Post by: btcbug on February 17, 2016, 08:57:07 PM
Isn't the solution called the Lightning Network?