Re: [bitcoin-dev] bitcoin-dev Digest, Vol 29, Issue 21

2017-10-13 Thread Scott Roberts via bitcoin-dev
> ZmnSCPxj wrote >> Mining infrastructure follows price. Ilansky wrote: > In the case of bitcoin, it is the price that follows mining infrastructures. I generally agree with ZmnSCPxj that good ideas => good devs => hodlers => price => mining Except that each step is not an absolute, and can be

Re: [bitcoin-dev] bitcoin-dev Digest, Vol 29, Issue 21

2017-10-13 Thread Ilan Oh via bitcoin-dev
s a counterparty > risk involved. The coin works, and in general there is usually very little > need to fix it, especially using dangerous hardforks. > > >Devs need to strive for an expansion of the coin > >quantity to keep value constant which is the foundation of the 5 >

Re: [bitcoin-dev] New difficulty algorithm part 2

2017-10-13 Thread Scott Roberts via bitcoin-dev
Yes, the current price ratio indicates there is no need for a new difficulty algorithm. I do not desire to fork before a disaster, or to otherwise employ a new difficulty before a fork is otherwise needed. A 2-week delay in difficulty response is a 2 week error in measurement. Slow response

Re: [bitcoin-dev] New difficulty algorithm part 2

2017-10-13 Thread ZmnSCPxj via bitcoin-dev
Good morning, >ZmnSCPxj wrote: >> Thus even if the unwanted chain provides 2 tokens as fee per block, >> whereas the wanted chain provides 1 token as fee per block, if the >> unwanted chain tokens are valued at 1/4 the wanted chain tokens, miners >> will still prefer the wanted chain regardless.