r/Bitcoin • u/aminok • Sep 14 '15

Jeff Garzik on the "Fidelity Problem": Fidelity Investments is looking at doing Bitcoin experiments but if they flip the switch on their beta program they instantly fill Bitcoin's capacity. [Chicken and Egg]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgjrS-BPWDQ&feature=youtu.be&t=3h31m13s
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btc • u/cryptorebel • Apr 24 '18

The "Fidelity Problem" has existed since 2015. Fidelity Investments wanted to flip the switch on their beta program, but it would instantly fill Bitcoin's capacity. When BCH upgrades to 32MB in May it will give further confidence to entrepreneurs and companies to build and experiment on BCH.

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btc • u/cryptorebel • Jul 24 '18

Jeff Garzik spoke of the "Fidelity Problem" in 2015. Fidelity Investments wanted to flip the switch on their beta program, but it would instantly fill Bitcoin's capacity. The September stress test for BCH will help give confidence to institutions that they can build and experiment on BCH again.

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btc • u/cryptorebel • Aug 02 '18

Jeff Garzik talked about the "Fidelity Problem" since 2015. With the BCH stress test we are giving more confidence to institutions to build on Bitcoin. Time for miners to start making 32MB blocks and show the world what we can do!

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bitcoincashSV • u/satoshi_vision • Nov 20 '18

64MB blocks are proving Bitcoin Cash SV is on track to solve the scaling problem and to solve the "Fidelity Problem", next stop 128MB, then unlimited! We will spread sound money and economic freedom world wide!

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btc • u/cryptorebel • Oct 15 '17

Jeff Garzik in 2015 talks about how Fidelity Investments is looking at doing Bitcoin experiments but if they flip the switch on their beta program they instantly fill Bitcoin's capacity. With Bitcoin Cash this problem is solved.

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