<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>npub1a3zpmn53lhv8jv7vjg3daletu2e6e9ce88737ga2r7dkr7yc7dss7r6s85</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub1a3zpmn53lhv8jv7vjg3daletu2e6e9ce88737ga2r7dkr7yc7dss7r6s85</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>📅 Original date posted:2015-08-07&#xA;📝 Original message:That&#39;s a good question.&#xA;&#xA;An argument has been put forward that a larger block size would reduce&#xA;the security of the network, so does the converse hold?&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;On 08/07/2015 11:17 AM, jl2012 via bitcoin-dev wrote:&#xA;&#xA;&gt; What if we reduce the block size to 0.125MB? That will allow 0.375tx/s.&#xA;&gt; If 3-&gt;24 sounds &#34;almost the same&#34;, 3-&gt;0.375 also sounds almost the same.&#xA;&gt; We will have 50000 full nodes, instead of 5000, since it is so&#xA;&gt; affordable to run a full node.&#xA;&gt; &#xA;&gt; If 0.125MB sounds too extreme, what about 0.5/0.7/0.9MB? Are we going to&#xA;&gt; have more full nodes?&#xA;&gt; &#xA;&gt; No, I&#39;m not trolling. I really want someone to tell me why we&#xA;&gt; should/shouldn&#39;t reduce the block size. Are we going to have more or&#xA;&gt; less full nodes if we reduce the block size?&#xA;&gt; _______________________________________________&#xA;&gt; bitcoin-dev mailing list&#xA;&gt; bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org&#xA;&gt; https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev</html></oembed>