Bitcoin’s Blocksize Debate Continues
As Bitcoin’s (BTC) popularity continues to grow, its network built on 1MB blocks struggles to keep up with the growing number of transactions. Two groups within the Bitcoin community, the “Big Blockers” and “Decentralists,” disagree on how to address the blocksize issue. Big Blockers are focused on realizing Bitcoin’s potential to serve as a cash alternative and compete with traditional payment systems; but Decentralists fear that increasing the blocksize will compromise Bitcoin’s security by placing…