Fees and the block-finding process



Summary:

In an email exchange on the bitcoin-dev mailing list, Angel Leon expressed concern about the competitive nature of Bitcoin mining being a dealbreaker for people who are not interested in decentralization. Pieter Wuille responded by questioning whether such individuals would even need their transactions to be on the blockchain. The conversation highlights the tension between the desire for decentralization and the practical considerations of everyday users, particularly those in poor or first world countries.


Updated on: 2023-05-19T21:23:43.255099+00:00