Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP Proposal: UTWFOTIB - Use Transaction Weight For Ordering Transactions In Blocks

2017-12-06 Thread Jim Renkel via bitcoin-dev
As i understand it, the transactions to be included in a block are entirely up to the miner of that block. What prevents a miner from implementing the proposal on their own? If this is adopted as some kind of "policy", what forces a miner to follow it? Jim Renkel On 12/2/2017 10:07 PM, Da

Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP Proposal: UTWFOTIB - Use Transaction Weight For Ordering Transactions In Blocks

2017-12-06 Thread Damian Williamson via bitcoin-dev
Good afternoon ZmnSCPxj, I have posted some discussion on the need for this proposal and, some refinements to the proposal explanation (not changes to the intended operation) to the bitcoin-discuss list. I didn't exactly mean to double post but thought it could use the discussion and, not to p

Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP Proposal: UTWFOTIB - Use Transaction Weight For Ordering Transactions In Blocks

2017-12-06 Thread ZmnSCPxj via bitcoin-dev
Good morning Damian, The primary problem in your proposal, as I understand it, is that the "transaction pool" is never committed to and is not part of consensus currently. It is unlikely that the transaction pool will ever be part of consensus, as putting the transaction pool into consensus is

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Two Drivechain BIPs

2017-12-06 Thread ZmnSCPxj via bitcoin-dev
Good morning Paul and Chris, >3. Collective Action Problem > >There actually is a collective action problem inherent to fraudulent >withdrawals. > >If miners wish to fraudulently withdraw from the sidechain, they need to >choose the destination addresses (on mainchain Bitcoin Core) months in >a