Re: [bitcoin-dev] Inquiry: Transaction Tiering

2017-03-29 Thread Martin Stolze via bitcoin-dev
rom users. You whispering > your transactions to your miner-of-choice while I whisper to mine > contravenes a critical value-add of the peer-to-peer network in my opinion. > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:35 AM Martin Stolze via bitcoin-dev > <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Inquiry: Transaction Tiering

2017-03-29 Thread Martin Stolze via bitcoin-dev
based on "business incentive", presumably on-chain fees. I am afraid that this conception is a rickety crutch, unfit to navigate current reality. On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 10:04 AM, Tom Zander <t...@freedommail.ch> wrote: > On Monday, 20 March 2017 21:12:36 CEST Martin Stolze vi

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Inquiry: Transaction Tiering

2017-03-29 Thread Martin Stolze via bitcoin-dev
As I alluded to before, certain language lends itself to simple conclusions. You say that "miner" have simple profit motives and compete only in their respective domains. But what is "mining"? It is the process of acquiring a part of the block space. He who acquires that space can decide over

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Inquiry: Transaction Tiering

2017-03-28 Thread Martin Stolze via bitcoin-dev
llowing situation: >> >> A: Cost=95; Revenue=100; Profit=5 >> B: Cost=95; Revenue=100; Profit=5 >> C: Cost=95; Revenue=100; Profit=5 >> >> With transaction tiering, the outcome could be different! >> >> A: Cost=95; Revenue=90; Loss=5 // BSA that does not

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Inquiry: Transaction Tiering

2017-03-27 Thread Martin Stolze via bitcoin-dev
ts.linuxfoundation.org < > bitcoin-dev-boun...@lists.linuxfoundation.org> on behalf of Martin Stolze > via bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> > *Sent:* Saturday, March 25, 2017 1:15 PM > *To:* praxeology_guy > *Cc:* bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Inquiry: Transaction Tiering

2017-03-25 Thread Martin Stolze via bitcoin-dev
Regards, > Martin > >> From: Tim Ruffing <tim.ruff...@mmci.uni-saarland.de> >> To: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:18:26 +0100 >> Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Inquiry: Transaction Tiering >> (I'm not

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Inquiry: Transaction Tiering

2017-03-22 Thread Martin Stolze via bitcoin-dev
16:18:26 +0100 > Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Inquiry: Transaction Tiering > (I'm not a lawyer...) > > I'm not sure if I can make sense of your email. > > On Mon, 2017-03-20 at 20:12 +, Martin Stolze via bitcoin-dev wrote: >> As a participant in the economy in general and

[bitcoin-dev] Inquiry: Transaction Tiering

2017-03-20 Thread Martin Stolze via bitcoin-dev
Hi Team, I would like to find out what the current consensus on transaction tiering is. Background: The current protocol enables two parties to transact freely, however, transaction processors (block generators) have the authority to discriminate participants arbitrarily. This is well known and