Re: [bitcoin-dev] Block solving slowdown question/poll

2020-03-25 Thread Andrew Cann via bitcoin-dev
Hi, thanks for the replies. > Anyway, yes, your idea is fundamentally broken because a zero block reward > happens because creating even one more satoshi will push the amount of > bitcoin over 21,000,, breaking the meaning of "bitcoin," or, if you > like, creating a fundamental contradiction

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Block solving slowdown question/poll

2020-03-25 Thread Andrew Cann via bitcoin-dev
Hi, noob question here: Is there a long-term plan for if the block reward drops too low to ensure the security of the network? IIUC miners only make profit from block rewards and transaction fees, and once the block reward drop to zero we're merely hoping that transaction fees will keep mining

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Block solving slowdown question/poll

2020-03-27 Thread Andrew Cann via bitcoin-dev
> To change the supply is far too big a change. It would also be a big change if bitcoin became unusable due to mining profits dropping low enough for a state actor with a warehouse full of asics to mount a 51% attack and mine empty blocks all day. > What happens if I own a few million Bitcoin

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Block solving slowdown

2020-03-29 Thread Andrew Cann via bitcoin-dev
> Fortunately in our case, only the top 4,000,000 weight worth of transactions > gets in a block. Every bitcoin spender has an incentive to spend as little > as possible to get into this top 4,000,000 weight and no more, but they still > have to outbid every other user who wants the same security.