Author: Gavin Andresen 2013-02-13 21:02:16
Published on: 2013-02-13T21:02:16+00:00
In an email exchange in 2013, Gregory Maxwell expressed his belief that Bitcoin cannot maintain its security and decentralization promises without blockspace scarcity and scaling limits. In response, Gavin Andresen disagreed with this viewpoint and stated his belief that Bitcoin can meet these promises without a hard limit on block size. He mentioned having a successful discussion about this topic with an economist friend and plans to write up his argument in the future. The context highlights differing opinions within the cryptocurrency community about the best approach to balancing security, decentralization, and scalability in Bitcoin.
Updated on: 2023-06-06T10:03:46.470952+00:00