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On 14 August 2015 at 11:59, Jakob R=C3=B6nnb=C3=A4ck <
bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> What if one were to adjust the difficulty (for individual blocks)
> depending on the relative size to the average block size of the previous
> difficulty period? (I apologize if i=E2=80=99m not using the correct term=
s, I=E2=80=99m not
> a real programmer, and I=E2=80=99ve only recently started to subscribe to=
the
> mailing list)
>
=E2=80=8BThat would mean that as usage grew, blocksize could increase, but
confirmation times would also increase (though presumably less than
linearly). That seems like a loss?
If you also let the increase in confirmation time (due to miners finding
harder blocks rather than a reduction in hashpower) then get reflected back
as decreased difficulty, it'd probably be simpler to just dynamically
adjust the max blocksize wouldn't it?
Cheers,
aj=E2=80=8B
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospac=
e"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif">On 14 August 2015 at 11:59,=
Jakob R=C3=B6nnb=C3=A4ck </span><span dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family:ari=
al,sans-serif"><<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org"=
target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>></span><spa=
n style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"> wrote:</span><br></div><div class=
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e" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">=
What if one were to adjust the difficulty (for individual blocks) depending=
on the relative size to the average block size of the previous difficulty =
period? (I apologize if i=E2=80=99m not using the correct terms, I=E2=80=99=
m not a real programmer, and I=E2=80=99ve only recently started to subscrib=
e to the mailing list)<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class=3D"gm=
ail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=E2=80=8BThat would mean that =
as usage grew, blocksize could increase, but confirmation times would also =
increase (though presumably less than linearly). That seems like a loss?</d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace"><br></div><=
div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">If you also let=
the increase in confirmation time (due to miners finding harder blocks rat=
her than a reduction in hashpower) then get reflected back as decreased dif=
ficulty, it'd probably be simpler to just dynamically adjust the max bl=
ocksize wouldn't it?</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fa=
mily:monospace"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family=
:monospace">Cheers,</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:=
monospace">aj=E2=80=8B</div></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=3D=
"gmail_signature">Anthony Towns <<a href=3D"mailto:aj@erisian.com.au" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">aj@erisian.com.au</a>></div>
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