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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Block Size Increase
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Instead of raising the block size to another static number like 20MB, can
we raise it dynamically?

Make the max block size something like:
pow(2, nHeight/100000) * 1MB;  //double every ~2 years

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Instead of raising the block size to anothe=
r static number like 20MB, can we raise it dynamically?<br><br></div>Make t=
he max block size something like:<br></div></div>pow(2, nHeight/100000) * 1=
MB;=C2=A0 //double every ~2 years<br><br></div>

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