Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin delves into contentious Bitcoin block size war
, Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin provided an in-depth analysis of one of Bitcoin’s most contentious historical debates. Buterin's reflections are based on his readings of two prominent books on the subject: Jonathan Bier's"The Blocksize War," which offers a pro-small-block perspective, and Roger Ver and Steve Patterson's"Hijacking Bitcoin," which advocates for the big-block viewpoint.
The Bitcoin block size war of the 2010s was a fundamental dispute over the direction and nature of Bitcoin’s scalability and utility. The central issue was whether Bitcoin should increase its block size limit from 1 MB to accommodate more transactions, thereby reducing fees, or maintain smaller blocks to ensure that running a node remains accessible to more users, preserving decentralization.Jonathan Bier’s"The Blocksize War" emphasizes the small blockers' view.
Conversely, Roger Ver and Steve Patterson’s"Hijacking Bitcoin" captures the big blockers' stance. They saw Bitcoin as digital cash, not just digital gold, and believed that low transaction fees were essential for its use as a global payment system.
This dynamic, according to Buterin, was evident in the block size war, with small blockers maintaining technical control while big blockers struggled to implement their ideas effectively. Buterin stressed that the ultimate solution to such political and technical stalemates lies in new technologies that can satisfy both sides.’s embrace of technologies like ZK-SNARKs and BLS aggregation as examples of how innovative solutions can enhance scalability and decentralization simultaneously.
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