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Bitcoin With Heterogeneous Block Sizes: A Scaling Proposal

Cryptography and Security 2018-05-15 v1

Abstract

We propose a bitcoin generalization as a solution to the problem of scalability. The block is redefined as a sequence of sub-blocks of increasing sizes that coexist as different levels of compromise between decentralization and transactions throughput. Miners and users can decide individually the sizes they use without affecting others in the network.

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@article{arxiv.1805.04654,
  title  = {Bitcoin With Heterogeneous Block Sizes: A Scaling Proposal},
  author = {Santi J. Vives},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.04654},
  year   = {2018}
}

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10 pages

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