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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@bitpay.com>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 11:17:03 -0400
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To: Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net>
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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Block Size Increase
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On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net> wrote:

>
> That's why I conclude the opposite - if there is no fork, then people's
> confidence in Bitcoin will be seriously damaged.
>

Yes, that is a possibility.


> If it's impossible to do something as trivial as removing a temporary hack
> Satoshi put in place, then what about bigger challenges?
>

This is absolutely not a trivial change.

It is a trivial *code* change.  It is not a trivial change to the economics
of a $3.2B system.

-- 
Jeff Garzik
Bitcoin core developer and open source evangelist
BitPay, Inc.      https://bitpay.com/

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hu, May 7, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Mike Hearn <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"ma=
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hallenges?</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This is absolu=
tely not a trivial change.<br><br></div><div>It is a trivial <i>code</i> ch=
ange.=C2=A0 It is not a trivial change to the economics of a $3.2B system.<=
br clear=3D"all"></div></div><br>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signature">Jeff=
 Garzik<br>Bitcoin core developer and open source evangelist<br>BitPay, Inc=
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