Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP-352 Silent Payments addresses should have an expiration time

From: Peter Todd <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2023 14:15:35 +0000

On Fri, Aug 04, 2023 at 11:41:39AM -0700, Samson Mow wrote:
> Why the 180 year limit? imho should plan for longer.

You know, it was only 137 years ago that the first practical electric motor was
invented; 143 years ago that the first practical light bulb was invented.

180 years is a long time.

But if that seems too short, as I said, 3 bytes is sufficient for 45,934 years.
The invention of agriculture is only 12,000 years old. Although I guess as a
toxic bitcoin carnivore you care more about the invention of the bow and arrow,
70,000 years ago.

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