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Real quick (I've received some off-list replies and do plan to respond =
to those), want to be clear: this thread is not meant to be interpreted =
as a proposal to modify Bitcoin (it is not a BIP), it is just, exactly =
as the subject says, some thoughts I had that I hadn't seen expressed =
elsewhere, that I felt like sharing, in case they are at all =
useful/interesting to anyone.
Cheers,
Greg
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> On Feb 19, 2018, at 12:10 AM, Ryan J Martin <rjmarti2@millersville.edu =
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> To be frank, this kind of thing would be better off attempted as a =
fork to a new coin. Changing the max number of coins, the block reward, =
the difficulty algo, mining policy and protocol is going to be a =
non-starter. Also, what are the proposed quantifiavle benefits from =
removing timestamps? How would this be done at the protocol level? Are =
these other changes related to removing timestamps/rationale for other =
supply changes?
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> Regards,
> Ryan J. Martin
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class=3D"">Real quick (I've received some off-list replies and do plan =
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to be a non-starter. Also, what are the proposed quantifiavle
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