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March 29, 2017, 04:06:09 AM |
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Smaller blocks (e.g. 250 kB every 2,5 minutes) can lead to a more efficient and faster block propagation and less CPU/RAM usage. So it's a possible component of a scalability solution.
But the risk of orphan blocks is higher, so I consider it improbable that this kind of change will be implemented because of Bitcoin's "Security first" policy. Experimental cryptocurrencies like Ethereum obviously don't have to follow such a conservative policy. And you must also consider that the block reward schedule must be changed, so it's not that trivial.
A proposal that is been discussed are Extension Blocks, that are a kind of additional blocks that must not be downloaded by all clients.
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