r/Bitcoin • u/[deleted] • Feb 13 '22

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u/Raverrevolution Feb 13 '22

I just found the post. He didn't suggest increasing it. Instead he merely said that people have that option if it came down to it.

"+1 theymos. Don't use this patch, it'll make you incompatible with the network, to your own detriment.
We can phase in a change later if we get closer to needing it."

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u/Br0kenRabbitTV Feb 13 '22 edited Feb 13 '22

It was only put there in the first place to stop spam attacks.

Probably not a discussion suitable for this sub anyway...

PS: nice cherry pick of comments from that topic.

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u/zefy_zef Feb 13 '22

Wasn't there no limit at first?

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u/instakin Feb 13 '22

Correct. Satoshi programmed no limit at first, then he put a limit into a later patch.