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Title: 0.6% of the nodes accept blocks > 1 MB **TODAY** No need to wait for BIP101 Post by: Peter R on December 26, 2015, 01:50:39 AM With the recent release of Bitcoin Unlimited, last time I checked, 0.6% of the network nodes (http://xtnodes.com) had switched. These nodes will accept blocks greater than 1 MB **TODAY**. That is, they do not need to wait until something like BIP101 activates.
Bitcoin Unlimited has now proven empirically that individual nodes can increase their own personal block size limits and stay perfectly in sync with consensus. On the other hand, no rational miner would dare to publish a block greater than 1 MB today because it would certainly be orphaned. But eventually when enough nodes have increased their own block size limits for what they will accept, a brave miner will produce a large block, it will be accepted into the Blockchain, and we'll look back at this debate and laugh. Title: Re: 0.6% of the nodes accept blocks > 1 MB **TODAY** No need to wait for BIP101 Post by: -ck on December 26, 2015, 04:05:08 AM Nodes without miners to mine the large blocks are useless.
Title: Re: 0.6% of the nodes accept blocks > 1 MB **TODAY** No need to wait for BIP101 Post by: Peter R on December 26, 2015, 08:39:47 PM Nodes without miners to mine the large blocks are useless. Agreed. And large blocks without nodes to accept them are equally useless. The Circle of Life, as it were. Title: Re: 0.6% of the nodes accept blocks > 1 MB **TODAY** No need to wait for BIP101 Post by: YarkoL on December 31, 2015, 10:59:30 AM With the recent release of Bitcoin Unlimited, last time I checked, 0.6% of the network nodes (http://xtnodes.com) had switched. These nodes will accept blocks greater than 1 MB **TODAY**. That is, they do not need to wait until something like BIP101 activates. 1,5% right now! Title: Re: 0.6% of the nodes accept blocks > 1 MB **TODAY** No need to wait for BIP101 Post by: calkob on December 31, 2015, 03:14:08 PM So to run this node i have to download another client then? so my bitcoin core will not allow larger blocks?
Title: Re: 0.6% of the nodes accept blocks > 1 MB **TODAY** No need to wait for BIP101 Post by: YarkoL on December 31, 2015, 04:12:45 PM So to run this node i have to download another client then? so my bitcoin core will not allow larger blocks? Here you go http://www.bitcoinunlimited.info/download.html Core won't allow bigger blocks, by running BU you're signaling your willingness to accept them (or any block size you prefer). Title: Re: 0.6% of the nodes accept blocks > 1 MB **TODAY** No need to wait for BIP101 Post by: Remember remember the 5th of November on December 31, 2015, 06:23:30 PM As always, be careful whose binaries you run.
Title: Re: 0.6% of the nodes accept blocks > 1 MB **TODAY** No need to wait for BIP101 Post by: YarkoL on December 31, 2015, 07:35:33 PM As always, be careful whose binaries you run. Absolutely! If you can, build from the source. If not, verify the file hashes (instructions at the bottom of the download page) Happy New Year 2016!! :-* Title: Re: 0.6% of the nodes accept blocks > 1 MB **TODAY** No need to wait for BIP101 Post by: tl121 on January 01, 2016, 09:03:59 PM If you are running a Bitcoin Unlimited node, be sure and check that it is open and being counted by the Bitnodes snapshot. https://bitnodes.21.co/nodes/?q=/BitcoinUnlimited:0.11.2/
You might check this page periodically to make sure that your node hasn't gone missing for some reason, particularly if you've had to restart it. |