📅 Original date posted:2017-08-16
📝 Original message:To have a BIP, you need to explain not only *why* you want to do something,
but also *what specifically* to do, and *how* to do it. This concept
(historically known as "flip the chain" and/or "UTXO commitments") is not new,
merely complicated to design and implement.
Luke
On Wednesday 16 August 2017 4:20:45 PM Алексей Мутовкин via bitcoin-dev wrote:
> Let me describe the possible improvement of the bitcoin blockchain database
> (BBD) size in general terms.
>
> We can implement new routine : annual split of the BBD. Reason is that
> 140gb full wallet unconvinience.
>
> BBD splits in two parts :
> 1) old blocks before the date of split and
> 2) new blocks, starting from first technical block with all rolled totals
> on the date of split.
> (also possible transfer of tiny totals due to their unprofitability to
> the miners, so we cut long tail of tiny holders)
> 3) old blocks packs into annual megablocks and stores in the side archive
> chain for some needs for FBI investigations or other goals.
>
>
> Thanks for your attention,
>
> Alexey Mutovkin
