Posts tagged blocksize

ByzCoin: Securely Scaling Blockchains

bitcoin byzcoin blocksize August 04, 2016 at 12:57 PM Philipp Jovanovic

We introduce a novel consensus mechanism that greatly improves security, throughput, and transaction confirmation latency of blockchain-based cryptocurrencies.

Time for Bitcoin Users to Reclaim Their Voice

bitcoin voting blocksize January 01, 2016 at 03:40 PM Emin Gün Sirer

I make the case that Bitcoin users have just as much of a say, or more, than all the miners combined. They wield this power through exchanges, and the exchanges need to live up to their responsibilities.

A Technique to Unite Bitcoin Factions

bitcoin blocksize December 30, 2015 at 09:30 AM Emin Gün Sirer and Ittay Eyal

In an effort to bring the fruitless Bitcoin block size debate to a close, this post outlines Bitcoin-Unified, an approach to accommodate both small and large blocks.

No Such Thing as Developing a Fee Market

bitcoin blocksize December 23, 2015 at 11:00 AM Emin Gün Sirer

The phrase "developing the fee market" gets used a lot in Bitcoin circles. This post makes the case that this is a thinly veiled euphemism for jacking up the fees.

A Bad Argument for High Bitcoin Fees

bitcoin blocksize December 16, 2015 at 03:30 PM Emin Gün Sirer

I try to lay to rest a bad way to account for Bitcoin network costs and a flawed argument for exorbitantly high fees.

How to Compress Bitcoin

bitcoin blocksize December 02, 2015 at 02:13 PM Emin Gün Sirer

Peter Tschipper has been looking into compressing the Bitcoin messages on the wire using generic compressors. In this post, I discuss why generic compressors will not work well with Bitcoin, make the case for a custom compressor, and suggest that we run a community challenge to develop the best compressor.