What's up with all these people switching to BitcoinXT?

FlipperBTC

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Quote from: BitcoinEXpress on August 13, 2015, 03:32:56 AM

Have a lot of people switched?

~BCX~

1 in 8 node operators are currently running a BitcoinXT node, and that number has grown at an almost 8000% rate in the last week, so it's goin to keep rising.

It's also obviously necessary to support larger blocks eventually, so most people who are educated about BitcoinXT agree that it's a necessary change, and are either switching or showing support for larger blocks in general.

So yes, a lot of people have switched and a lot more people will. Whether people like it or not, larger blocks will be supported eventually, either buy XT or Core.

TrueAnon

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Chinese miners do not and will not support XT, thus it will not make it big. Simple as that.

TheCoinFinder

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XT *is* bitcoin as much as Bitcoin Core is. Until 75% of the miners decide that Bitcoin will have larger blocks After January 2016 - Bitcoin XT and Bitcoin Core are practically (for hard-fork purposes anyway) identical.

So don't see XT as an "alt-coin", see it as a way non-technically to actually have a choice over the large/small block debate. Because the only alternative otherwise is to manually alter the bitcoin core code yourself. Now that's not really a fair consensus forming decision as it doesn't allow non-technical people to decide that.

Bitcoin XT actually levels the playing field, giving people the choice.

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Quote from: iCEBREAKER on August 19, 2015, 04:53:14 AM

Quote from: Zarathustra on August 19, 2015, 04:44:04 AM

Quote from: iCEBREAKER on August 18, 2015, 07:35:25 PM

Quote from: TVRocky on August 12, 2015, 02:15:05 PM

I've been looking around in every Bitcoin community I'm a member of, and almost every day I can see someone saying they switched to BitcoinXT.

I think you meant to say NotXT. NotXT+XT node count really took off when it came out:

I don't think that you really believe in that BS, which seems to be your last hope.
Since 1 week there are (net) zero node upgrades to 1MB-0.11.0, while the XMB-0.11.0 version went to 800.

You can't tell how many of those 800 nodes are being spoofed by NotXT and Pseudonode.

Not that it matters. Nobody is going to want XT after this news gets out:

Bitcoin XTs Tor IP blacklist downloading system has significant privacy leaks.

The reality is:

1) It is open source and can/will be changed as soon as the 1MB'ers/sidechain usurpators are forked away and
2) 'Nobody is going to want to' upgrade to 1MB-0.11.0 since the XMB-0.11.0-Client is ready to download.

iCEBREAKER

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Quote from: Zarathustra on August 19, 2015, 04:44:04 AM

Quote from: iCEBREAKER on August 18, 2015, 07:35:25 PM

Quote from: TVRocky on August 12, 2015, 02:15:05 PM

I've been looking around in every Bitcoin community I'm a member of, and almost every day I can see someone saying they switched to BitcoinXT.

I think you meant to say NotXT. NotXT+XT node count really took off when it came out:

I don't think that you really believe in that BS, which seems to be your last hope.
Since 1 week there are (net) zero node upgrades to 1MB-0.11.0, while the XMB-0.11.0 version went to 800.

You can't tell how many of those 800 nodes are being spoofed by NotXT and Pseudonode.

Not that it matters. Nobody is going to want XT after this news gets out:

Bitcoin XTs Tor IP blacklist downloading system has significant privacy leaks.

jkminkov

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F*** people's nodes, pools and exchanges are important, that increased block size will bring more orphans and miners don't like those at all!

Zarathustra

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Quote from: iCEBREAKER on August 18, 2015, 07:35:25 PM

Quote from: TVRocky on August 12, 2015, 02:15:05 PM

I've been looking around in every Bitcoin community I'm a member of, and almost every day I can see someone saying they switched to BitcoinXT.

I think you meant to say NotXT. NotXT+XT node count really took off when it came out:

I don't think that you really believe in that BS, which seems to be your last hope.
Since 1 week there are (net) zero node upgrades to 1MB-0.11.0, while the XMB-0.11.0 version went to 800.

iCEBREAKER

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Quote from: favdesu on August 19, 2015, 01:07:16 AM

What's up with all this shilling on BitcoinXT? it's just an altcoin at this point

XT is just an altcoin, it's designed to help the NSA violate/blacklist you:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--1156489

favdesu

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What's up with all this shilling on BitcoinXT? it's just an altcoin at this point

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(Colorization mine.)

iCEBREAKER

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Quote from: TVRocky on August 12, 2015, 02:15:05 PM

I've been looking around in every Bitcoin community I'm a member of, and almost every day I can see someone saying they switched to BitcoinXT.

I think you meant to say NotXT. NotXT+XT node count really took off when it came out:

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All these hero and senior members reacting so childish here... jeesh

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I've taken to calling it a "hijack-coin" and people should be very careful supporting it. Those with large amounts of BTC will try to make it seem like BitcoinXT has a future, just so they can dump all their soon to be worthless hijack-coins to less knowledgeable users.

That's a good reason to stay away from it. Always assume the worst and hope for the best.

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Quote from: DecentralizeEconomics on August 13, 2015, 03:52:09 AM

Quote from: BitcoinEXpress on August 13, 2015, 03:32:56 AM

Can someone explain to me how Bitcoin XT is not Crypto-Paypal (Serious Question) PM Me

Would love to, but I'm not sure how it _would_ be crypto PayPal?

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Quote from: rnicoll on August 13, 2015, 02:36:35 AM

Quote from: BrianM on August 12, 2015, 04:15:59 PM

Quote from: TVRocky on August 12, 2015, 02:15:05 PM

I've been looking around in every Bitcoin community I'm a member of, and almost every day I can see someone saying they switched to BitcoinXT.

What's up with BitcoinXT? Does it have something to do with the recent block size discussion?

They are just looking for some quick dollars. Bitcoin XT is just another altcoin, it will never be anything more. It will die out like all the other shitty coins.

Please explain how Bitcoin XT could make its developers any money compared to Bitcoin?

For everyone else; it's Bitcoin Core modified to support larger blocks, so that it's not as badly crippled in terms of maximum transactions per second. This means it's a consensus fork; it will accept blocks the current main chain will not. It does not, however, magically hand coins to its developers, and I'm disappointed at people attacking it as some sort of get-rich-quick scheme.

XT is just a scam to have coins on both chains when it fork. The pro XT will to quickly sell the coins on both chain. Really shitty to call it bitcoin, when it has nothing to do with bitcoin. Bitcoin XT is a virus.

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Quote from: BitcoinEXpress on August 13, 2015, 03:32:56 AM

Have a lot of people switched?

~BCX~

not really , at least not the mush needed to make the change and make all people switch to Bitcoin XT
looking at this website http://xtnodes.com/ , it says that 190 only are running bitcoinXT nodes but maybe most of them are downloading the blockchain right now

DecentralizeEconomics

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Quote from: BitcoinEXpress on August 13, 2015, 03:32:56 AM

Can someone explain to me how Bitcoin XT is not Crypto-Paypal (Serious Question) PM Me

BitcoinEXpress

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Have a lot of people switched?

~BCX~

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Quote from: jwinterm on August 12, 2015, 11:15:15 PM

No, you're not right. If you use the Bitcoin-XT wallet to send BTC somewhere now, it will confirm on the blockchain and you won't have coins in either wallet. There will only be a fork if 75+% of the network starts running XT v0.11 I think, then after two weeks of 75+% of network running XT the fork allowing larger blocks will take effect. For now, Bitcoin-XT is just an alternate client to Bitcoin-core/Qt, like Armory, Mycelium, etc.

Well, that's disappointing

. So I have to wait until the fork happens to double spend. At this rate (~190 nodes out of something like 6000 in a month) that could take ages Sad

. BTW, are there any measures/preparation against such double spending attempts?

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Quote from: BrianM on August 12, 2015, 04:15:59 PM

Quote from: TVRocky on August 12, 2015, 02:15:05 PM

I've been looking around in every Bitcoin community I'm a member of, and almost every day I can see someone saying they switched to BitcoinXT.

What's up with BitcoinXT? Does it have something to do with the recent block size discussion?

They are just looking for some quick dollars. Bitcoin XT is just another altcoin, it will never be anything more. It will die out like all the other shitty coins.

Please explain how Bitcoin XT could make its developers any money compared to Bitcoin?

For everyone else; it's Bitcoin Core modified to support larger blocks, so that it's not as badly crippled in terms of maximum transactions per second. This means it's a consensus fork; it will accept blocks the current main chain will not. It does not, however, magically hand coins to its developers, and I'm disappointed at people attacking it as some sort of get-rich-quick scheme.

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