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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Block Size Increase
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On 5/7/2015 12:54 PM, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> In the short term, blocks are bursty, with some on 1 minute intervals, 
> some with 60 minute intervals.  This does not change with larger blocks.
>

I'm pretty sure Alan meant that blocks are already filling up after long 
inter-block intervals.


>
> 2) Where do you want to go?  Should bitcoin scale up to handle all the 
> world's coffees?

Alan was very clear.  Right now, he wants to go exactly where Gavin's 
concrete proposal suggests.