To The Moon

Season 1, Episode 7: The blocksize wars

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In this episode of TO THE MOON, Max and Stacy take on the year 2016 when the blocksize wars burst onto the scene in January, when a bitcoin core developer, Mike Hearn, rage quits in spectacular fashion. Trace Mayer explains that the blocksize is a security parameter that constrains some of the throughput of the network but it has to do with the consensus rules.

All Episodes - Season 1

the Genesis
Episode 1
the Genesis
 The OG Years
Episode 2
The OG Years
 Permissionless
Episode 3
Permissionless
 Unconfiscatable store of value
Episode 4
Unconfiscatable store of value
 Honey badger don't care
Episode 5
Honey badger don't care
 Blockchain, not bitcoin
Episode 6
Blockchain, not bitcoin
 The blocksize wars
Episode 7
The blocksize wars
 UASF
Episode 8
UASF
 When Lambo
Episode 9
When Lambo
 Bitcoin, not blockchain
Episode 10
Bitcoin, not blockchain
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