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Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 10:21:54 -0400
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From: Gavin Andresen <gavinandresen@gmail.com>
To: Pieter Wuille <pieter.wuille@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Block size following technological growth
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On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Pieter Wuille <pieter.wuille@gmail.com>
wrote:

> But you seem to consider that a bad thing. Maybe saying that you're
> claiming that this equals Bitcoin failing is an exaggeration, but you do
> believe that evolving towards an ecosystem where there is competition for
> block space is a bad thing, right?
>

No, competition for block space is good.

What is bad is artificially limiting or centrally controlling the supply of
that space.

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Gavin Andresen

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On T=
hu, Aug 6, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Pieter Wuille <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:pieter.wuille@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">pieter.wuille@gmail.com<=
/a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>But you seem t=
o consider that a bad thing. Maybe saying that you&#39;re claiming that thi=
s equals Bitcoin failing is an exaggeration, but you do believe that evolvi=
ng towards an ecosystem where there is competition for block space is a bad=
 thing, right?<br></div></blockquote></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">No, competition for block space is good.</d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">What is =
bad is artificially limiting or centrally controlling the supply of that sp=
ace.</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signature">--<br>Gavin =
Andresen<br></div>
</div></div>

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