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Is it really so simple ?

Of course not. There are always tradeoffs. Small blocks = more blocks = more participation = greater decentralization. Larger blocks may also slow down settlement as generally smaller blocks means more frequent blocks.

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kidwarp 2y ago

Changing the block size has absolutely nothing to do with block time.

Smaller blocks doesn’t mean faster blocks times.

Bigger blocks doesn’t mean slower block times.

mattybs 2y ago

Right that's difficulty

kidwarp 2y ago

Yes that’s what makes the adjustments to keep ~10 min blocks as hash rate changes.

Sovereign Matt 2y ago

This makes sense. There is a trade off. It’s not so simple.

kidwarp 2y ago

You think that’s how things work?

Sovereign Matt 2y ago

I was more just trying to understand his point of view.