From 79f4e229096e305effddeba149ccdbf6525ee604 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Garzik Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 02:51:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add BIP XX - 2MB block size limit increase --- bip-XX-2mb.mediawiki | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+) create mode 100644 bip-XX-2mb.mediawiki diff --git a/bip-XX-2mb.mediawiki b/bip-XX-2mb.mediawiki new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ad9a4239 --- /dev/null +++ b/bip-XX-2mb.mediawiki @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +
+  BIP: XX
+  Title: Block size increase to 2MB
+  Author: Jeff Garzik 
+  Status: Draft
+  Type: Standards Track
+  Created: 2015-06-23
+
+ +==Abstract== + +Increase total amount of transaction data permitted in a block from 1MB to 2MB on November 11, 2015. + +==Motivation== + +# Exercise network upgrade procedure. +# Continue current economic policy of low fee pressure on average. + +==Specification== + +# Maximum block size permitted to be valid is 1MB. +# Increase this maximum to 2MB on November 11, 2015 at 00:00:00 UTC. +# Increase maximum block sigops by similar factor, preserving SIZE/50 formula. + +==Backward compatibility== + +Older clients are not compatible with this change. The first block exceeding 1,000,000 bytes will partition older clients off the new network. + +==Discussion== + +In the short term, an increase is needed to continue to facilitate +network growth, and buy time for more comprehensive solutions to be +developed. This continues the current economic policies with regards to +fees, matching market expectations and preventing market disruption. + +In the long term, continued direct management of this limit is a moral hazard that clouds free market input and prevents a healthy fee market from developing. This area of code should be transitioned away from direct management. + +==Implementation== + +https://github.com/jgarzik/bitcoin/tree/2015_2mb_blocksize +