Re: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Core versus XT observations

2015-08-19 Thread Felipe Micaroni Lalli via bitcoin-dev
On 19/08/2015 09:24, Ken Friece via bitcoin-dev wrote: > 5.) Not-BitcoinXT is a really terrible idea. Mike has proven time and time > again that he will not blink or back down. The chances of Not-BitcoinXT > gaining 25% of the hashrate are pretty much nil, so in effect, all > Not-BitcoinXT will do

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Core versus XT observations

2015-08-19 Thread Milly Bitcoin via bitcoin-dev
4.) Investors hate uncertainty, and the blocksize issue is adding a lot of uncertainty right now, ... That is true VC investors and people starting companies. People who invest directly in Bitcoin love all this stuff. A few weeks back a bunch of stories quoting nonsense spouted by Bitcoin c

[bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Core versus XT observations

2015-08-19 Thread Ken Friece via bitcoin-dev
1.) Most people are running XT as a vote for bigger blocks and not because they specifically support BIP101. If Core supported bigger blocks, most XT users would switch back to Core and XT would die. 2.) In this high stakes game of poker, XT just went all in, but Core still has the far better hand