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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by yonatano on Saturday December 09, 2017 @03:07PM (#15887797)
Could you point me to some sources that discuss simulation of the blockchain network? I would be interested to learn more.
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by etr-strike on Saturday December 09, 2017 @04:51PM (#15888379)
Sure, here you go: http://www.tik.ee.ethz.ch/file/49318d3f56c1d525aabf7fda78b23...

Tl,dr: each additional kB in blocksize adds approximately 80ms of delay until the majority learns about a block.

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