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From: Erik Aronesty <erik@q32.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2024 08:05:42 -0500
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To: Brad Morrison <bradmorrison@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Ordinal Inscription Size Limits
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Onchain capacity is a red herring.  There are so many problems with it and
we don't need to go into it here if it's already been beaten to death.


 What we need are the op codes necessary to create a trustless,
disconnected graph of layer two solution.

We all know that some form of covenant technology is the right way to do
this

Some way of revokably sharing UTXOs, such that the incentives keep
coordinators in line

That can get us to global scale on a layer two that isn't custodial


On Wed, Jan 3, 2024, 4:12 AM Brad Morrison <bradmorrison@sonic.net> wrote:

> Erik/all,
>
> Are you saying that node capacity is the primary technical limiting factor
> to increasing adoption of bitcoin payments?
>
> UBER & Lyft payments are actually poor examples because they are not
> regular/monthly and I should not have used them (unless refilling existing
> accounts, like gift cards). But utility bills would be a much better
> example of an opportunity for bitcoin payments to compete with existing
> credit card payment systems because processing timing has the potential to
> be less urgent.
>
> Sharing UTXOs seems pretty minor compared to lowering transaction costs.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> On 2024-01-01 08:08, Erik Aronesty wrote:
>
> .
>>
>> In the USA, where I am, large businesses like UBER, Lyft, and many major
>> telecom, cable, & electric utilities process huge volumes of regular and
>> irregular credit card payments on a monthly basis. Almost none oft hose
>> transactions are completed in bitcoin.
>>
>
>
> Unfortunately block size is not the limiting factor
>
> Main chain transactions have to be broadcast and stored on every node in
> the network which, as you know, cannot scale to the level of Uber payments
>
> Lighting and possibly ark are solutions to this problem
>
> Both require covenant tech of some kind to scale properly (nonrecursive is
> fine)
>
> Covenant tech (any will do, arguing about which is bike shedding at this
> point) allows people to share utxos and yet still maintain sovereignty over
> their assets
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>>

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<div dir=3D"auto">Onchain capacity is a red herring.=C2=A0 There are so man=
y problems with it and we don&#39;t need to go into it here if it&#39;s alr=
eady been beaten to death.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br=
></div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0What we need are the op codes necessary to c=
reate a trustless, disconnected graph of layer two solution.<div dir=3D"aut=
o"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">We all know that some form of covenant techn=
ology is the right way to do this</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto">Some way of revokably sharing UTXOs, such that the incentives kee=
p coordinators in line</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">T=
hat can get us to global scale on a layer two that isn&#39;t custodial</div=
><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">=
<br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"=
ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 3, 2024, 4:12 AM Brad Morrison &lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:bradmorrison@sonic.net">bradmorrison@sonic.net</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"font-size:10pt">
<p>Erik/all, </p>
<p>Are you saying that node capacity is the primary technical limiting fact=
or to increasing adoption of bitcoin payments?</p>
<p>UBER &amp; Lyft payments are actually poor examples because they are not=
 regular/monthly and I should not have used them (unless refilling existing=
 accounts, like gift cards). But utility bills would be a much better examp=
le of an opportunity for bitcoin payments to compete with existing credit c=
ard payment systems because processing timing has the potential to be less =
urgent.</p>
<p>Sharing UTXOs seems pretty minor compared to lowering transaction costs.=
</p>
<p>Brad</p>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<p><br></p>
<p>On 2024-01-01 08:08, Erik Aronesty wrote:</p>
<blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding:0 0.4em;border-left:#1010ff 2px =
solid;margin:0">
<div dir=3D"auto">
<div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"font-size:10pt">
<p>.</p>
<p>In the USA, where I am, large businesses like UBER, Lyft, and many major=
 telecom, cable, &amp; electric utilities process huge volumes of regular a=
nd irregular credit card payments on a monthly basis. Almost none oft hose =
transactions are completed in bitcoin.</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">Unfortunately block size is not the limiting factor</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">Main chain transactions have to be broadcast and stored o=
n every node in the network which, as you know, cannot scale to the level o=
f Uber payments</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">Lighting and possibly ark are solutions to this problem</=
div>
<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">Both require covenant tech of some kind to scale properly=
 (nonrecursive is fine)</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">Covenant tech (any will do, arguing about which is bike s=
hedding at this point) allows people to share utxos and yet still maintain =
sovereignty over their assets</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"font-size:10pt">
<p><br></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote></div>

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