From ff3d0a98b0637b6116aaba137257c304b850270e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=E0=B8=BFtcDrak?= Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 01:15:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add bounded limits to blocksize Choosing 8MB because currently the consensus among miners is 8MB is the largest tolerable size. --- bip-0105.mediawiki | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/bip-0105.mediawiki b/bip-0105.mediawiki index 201ab72a..7aaef044 100644 --- a/bip-0105.mediawiki +++ b/bip-0105.mediawiki @@ -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==