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From: Luke Dashjr <luke@dashjr.org>
To: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org,
	"Алексей Мутовкин" <alex.mutovkin@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Fwd: Proposal of a new BIP : annual splitting blockchain database to reduce its size.
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:33:47 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201708161833.48897.luke@dashjr.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAEadUT+oty3vU0LOMMoOdy7yNF92q+rgGbtV-AgjO8PGknZ+gg@mail.gmail.com>

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


      parent reply	other threads:[~2017-08-16 18:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <CAEadUTKo12vscHQUpjA16kQkrKBp34iw-JTRf0TdwUc9rqzznQ@mail.gmail.com>
2017-08-16 16:20 ` [bitcoin-dev] Fwd: Proposal of a new BIP : annual splitting blockchain database to reduce its size Алексей Мутовкин
2017-08-16 16:52   ` Nick ODell
2017-08-16 17:37     ` Алексей Мутовкин
2017-08-16 18:33   ` Luke Dashjr [this message]

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