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Add bounded limits to blocksize

Choosing 8MB because currently the consensus among miners
is 8MB is the largest tolerable size.
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฿tcDrak 9 years ago
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@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ downvoted at no cost by the objecting hash power.
Using difficulty as a penalty is better than a fixed cost in bitcoins because it
is less predictable.
In order to prevent miners having complete control over blocksize, an upper
limit is required at protocol level. This feature ensures full nodes retain
control over consensus, remembering full nodes are the mechanism to keep miners
honest.
==Specification==
@ -81,7 +86,7 @@ the next 2016 blocks.
Blocks that are larger than the calculated base block size limit are invalid and
will be rejected.
The base block size limit may not reduce below 1MB.
The base block size limit may not reduce below 1MB or increase above 8MB.
==Acknowledgements==

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