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Bitcoin => Press => Topic started by: ukeden on February 05, 2016, 05:55:39 PM



Title: [2016-02-05]In Defense of Bitcoin Transaction Fees
Post by: ukeden on February 05, 2016, 05:55:39 PM
Bitcoin does not need to scale. While Satoshi Nakamoto might have arbitrarily designed a 1MB  block size into the Bitcoin protocol with little explanation, many industry people forget that, just because that amount was arbitrary, does not mean the protocol must scale now or ever. The people who feel this way – in what essentially represents a conservative approach to the debate – have been shunned completely in the discussion known as the Bitcoin block size debate. Not scaling is not an option.

This is a great error as it obfuscates the real debate at hand. The reality is many Bitcoiners believe a conservative approach, even if that means no block size increase, is not preposterous. I am not saying it must be the answer. I am saying it is one possible answer for the multiple choice question regarding block size.

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/in-defense-of-bitcoin-transaction-fees/ (https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/in-defense-of-bitcoin-transaction-fees/)


Title: Re: [2016-02-05]In Defense of Bitcoin Transaction Fees
Post by: BellaBitBit on February 05, 2016, 06:02:19 PM
I agree.  I am not concerned about transaction fees, and usually expect to pay service fees for a good service.