Bank transfers can take as long as 5 to 8 business days. Bitcoin is still infinitely faster than the orthodox banking institution.
It is wrong to compare Bitcoin with something like Credit Cards, as that is technically payment processing. It's up to BitPay and future Bitcoin payment processing to figure out a mechanism to rival or exceed the utility of the credit card.
The BitcoinFX, although it has support from prominent persons, may in fact be "Lipstick on a Pig". Don't try to turn the pig into a goat. Keep Bitcoin as it is.
Topic: Just read Mike Hearn's blog post about Bitcoin XT (Read 1310 times)
I was against increasing the block size for a while but I find Hearn's arguments convincing. But let me qualify that by stating that this is under the assumption that the facts he presented are correct - I haven't really dug into it because I've been out of bitcoin for a while now.
He's making a lot of sense.
Nonsense.
Mods need to create a section of the forum dedicated solely to XT. This is getting ridiculous now, there must be 20 threads a day regurgitating the same stuff. It's getting really, really boring now.
Theymos, Bad Bear what say you?
Theymos, Bad Bear what say you?
Good idea. A Sub-forum would be a good idea.
I think it's a little early for its own sub. Could die before it even gets off the ground and I think alt coin section is fine as is for now.
You guys will be guilty for destroying bitcoin...
Mods need to create a section of the forum dedicated solely to XT. This is getting ridiculous now, there must be 20 threads a day regurgitating the same stuff. It's getting really, really boring now.
Theymos, Bad Bear what say you?
Theymos, Bad Bear what say you?
Even though I do understand that Bitcoin discussion section is being filled with many XT and core threads, I also do think that this is the most important question at the moment for Bitcoin and all of its users. So are we on a Bitcoin forum ? I think we are, and I also think that such an important discussion and event that is taking place deserves as much place on this forum as it needs.
Cheers!
Where I can I find this blog post? I want to judge for myself.
https://medium.com/@octskyward/why-is-bitcoin-forking-d647312d22c1?1
One interesting line from that post as Im reading it:
"Would people decide to migrate to a radically different system, if given a free choice?"
The answer is obviously NO, or very slowly. Hell this whole Bitcoin experiment has proven that alone.
I'm guessing most people are just too lazy to migrate. I wonder if there's some kind of chart out there to see what version of bitcoin core most people are running. I'm guessing a lot of people still aren't even on 0.11.0 yet even.
Where I can I find this blog post? I want to judge for myself.
https://medium.com/@octskyward/why-is-bitcoin-forking-d647312d22c1?1
One interesting line from that post as Im reading it:
"Would people decide to migrate to a radically different system, if given a free choice?"
The answer is obviously NO, or very slowly. Hell this whole Bitcoin experiment has proven that alone.
Everyone should receive the opportunity to state their case on this subject... It's important enough to receive a spot in the sun, but it's starting to draw a shadow on the main topic
being discussed on this forum. Just start to delete duplicate threads on the same subject, if it becomes too much. I should say discussions on the clients should be moved to the
Development & Technical Discussion or the Alternative Clients sub-section. { https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=6.0 }
On Reddit this kind of behavior border on Brigading.
being discussed on this forum. Just start to delete duplicate threads on the same subject, if it becomes too much. I should say discussions on the clients should be moved to the
Development & Technical Discussion or the Alternative Clients sub-section. { https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=6.0 }
On Reddit this kind of behavior border on Brigading.
He's making a lot of sense.
Hey welcome back, its been a while
I think both parties are making sense. The fact they want to keep BTC as intended by satoshi is a valid one. AND the fact the gmaxwell crew of 1mbers is questioning if it's scalable without a sort of a off the chain solution is also making sense. Common ground my friends.
This split between Core and XT is possibly the most pressing issue about the future of bitcoin. There should be lots of people talking about this in multiple threads, expressing different views. This is going to be discussed and talked about more for months. I do not think XT discussions should be brushed aside into a subforum because this is about bitcoin. I have not picked a side yet, I am interested in reading more about it from both sides.
I think both parties are making sense. The fact they want to keep BTC as intended by satoshi is a valid one. AND the fact the gmaxwell crew of 1mbers is questioning if it's scalable without a sort of a off the chain solution is also making sense. Common ground my friends.
Including buggy, unapproved patches also makes sense? 
Put it in the Alternative Clients section, I understand the supporters are happiest with that classification already.
Well said Carlton buddy. Uncle Phil would be proud of you.
Put it in the Alternative Clients section, I understand the supporters are happiest with that classification already.
He's making a lot of sense.
Mods need to create a section of the forum dedicated solely to XT. This is getting ridiculous now, there must be 20 threads a day regurgitating the same stuff. It's getting really, really boring now.
Theymos, Bad Bear what say you?
Theymos, Bad Bear what say you?
Good idea. A Sub-forum would be a good idea.
Mods need to create a section of the forum dedicated solely to XT. This is getting ridiculous now, there must be 20 threads a day regurgitating the same stuff. It's getting really, really boring now.
Theymos, Bad Bear what say you?
Theymos, Bad Bear what say you?
Good idea. A Sub-forum would be a good idea.
Mods need to create a section of the forum dedicated solely to XT. This is getting ridiculous now, there must be 20 threads a day regurgitating the same stuff. It's getting really, really boring now.
Theymos, Bad Bear what say you?
Theymos, Bad Bear what say you?
Theymos might be busy with the mess he and some of his mods are doing in bitcion subreddit.
People there are pissed off by getting deleted their messages. Situation is really boiling there.
And here it won't be different if he keeps going with that kind of attidue.
But I agree that it doesn't have to be 20 threads about the same topic.
I second that, give Xt its own threat so things can be moved there.
When one opens bitcointalk it looks like a forum for a debate about XT and block sizes as that is almost all you see on the main board.
When one opens bitcointalk it looks like a forum for a debate about XT and block sizes as that is almost all you see on the main board.
Mods need to create a section of the forum dedicated solely to XT. This is getting ridiculous now, there must be 20 threads a day regurgitating the same stuff. It's getting really, really boring now.
Theymos, Bad Bear what say you?
Theymos, Bad Bear what say you?
Where I can I find this blog post? I want to judge for myself.
https://medium.com/@octskyward/why-is-bitcoin-forking-d647312d22c1?1
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