Replying to BOL

Nodes run the network... I appreciated bitcoin mechanics recent video where he laments that it is getting more to difficult to run a node (from the recent spam and utxo bloat)
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techfeudalist 1y ago

Yes, the blocksize was deliberately kept “small” to allow the greatest number of nodes to download and verify the full chain. The goal was increased decentralization.

Since the original 1 MB block size, it had been increased to ~4 MB. This is definitely making it more difficult to run a node.

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BOL 1y ago

Yep, I remember the 300kb blocksize proposal from long ago (in bitcoin terms)... It's a correct framing/rebuttal to most other change proposals?! Especially those other change proposals that are not patiently attempting to gain a broad consensus before implementation