Subchains: A Technique to Scale Bitcoin and Improve the User Experience

Orphan risk for large blocks limits Bitcoin’s transactional capacity while the lack of secure instant transactions restricts its usability. Progress on either front would help spur adoption. This paper considers a technique for using fractional-difficulty blocks (weak blocks) to build subchains brid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peter R. Rizun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2016-12-01
Series:Ledger
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Online Access:https://ledgerjournal.org/ojs/index.php/ledger/article/view/40