18/01/16
In 2016, Bitcoin community will finally put an end to the dispute about the size of the blockchain unit, says Shapeshift founder Erik Voorhees. According to his forecasts, the unit size will increase up to 2-4 MB.
"In my opinion, the unit is expected to grow in 2016," Voorhees said in his interview to Bitcoin Report. "Most likely, it will be a slight expansion to 2-4 megabytes."
Who has suggested increasing a unit?
Gavin Andresen suggested increasing the unit up to 8 MB, and a number of Bitcoin developers supported his proposal. However, only Bitcoin XT has started the realization of this idea.
Jeff Garzik, Andreessen’s colleague from Bitcoin Core, offered a more modest option. In his opinion, the unit must be doubled from 1 to 2 MB.
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