* [bitcoin-dev] [BIP-able idea] Regular testnet reset
@ 2019-09-13 23:57 Emil Engler
2019-09-15 13:49 ` Bryan Bishop
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From: Emil Engler @ 2019-09-13 23:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: bitcoin-dev
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Hello, I'm thinking about writing a BIP about resetting the testnet on
regular/scheduled basis
The idea works like this:
* Every 210000 block is being used as the genesis of a completely new chain.
* The old one gets forgotten
* No chain can be longer than 210000 blocks
The problems are:
* How to get this working with testnet3? Only a hardfork probably.
* Is it that easy to change the chain while Bitcoin Core is running?
Probably the blocks need to be appended to the cureent one. After a
restart it would get patched
* Could the the chain derive into multiple once at every reset? (Planned
attacks)
What do you think about the idea?
Greetings,
Emil Engler
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* Re: [bitcoin-dev] [BIP-able idea] Regular testnet reset
2019-09-13 23:57 [bitcoin-dev] [BIP-able idea] Regular testnet reset Emil Engler
@ 2019-09-15 13:49 ` Bryan Bishop
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From: Bryan Bishop @ 2019-09-15 13:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Emil Engler, Bitcoin Protocol Discussion, Bryan Bishop
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On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 8:49 AM Emil Engler via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists•linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> Hello, I'm thinking about writing a BIP about resetting the testnet on
> regular/scheduled basis
>
As a reminder, here is where you last brought up the idea, and the feedback:
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-June/017014.html
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-June/017031.html
Since then, here is some new material on signet:
https://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/tel-aviv-2019/edgedevplusplus/signet/
- Bryan
http://heybryan.org/
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