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the block time determines how often a new block is added to the chain, the block size determines the amount of data that can be added with every block. Bitcoin has a block time of 10 minutes and a block size of 1 MB. Various increases to this limit, and proposals to remove it completely, have been proposed over bitcoin's history.
The first hard fork splitting bitcoin happened on 1 August 2017, resulting in the creation of Bitcoin Cash. The following is a list of notable hard forks splitting bitcoin by date and/or block: Bitcoin Cash: Forked at block 478558, 1 August 2017, for each bitcoin (BTC), an owner got 1 Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
Nakamoto limited the block size to one megabyte. [98] The limited block size and frequency can lead to delayed processing of transactions, increased fees and a bitcoin scalability problem. [99] The Lightning Network, second-layer routing network, is a potential scaling solution. [7]: ch. 8
The block time is the average time it takes for the network to generate one extra block in the blockchain. By the time of block completion, the included data becomes verifiable. In cryptocurrency, this is practically when the transaction takes place, so a shorter block time means faster transactions.
Because blockchains are typically public, anyone can view the contents of transactions by querying a node or block explorer site (such as Etherscan.io or BitRef.com). By using common-spend clustering algorithms, it is possible to map the transactions of certain entities on the blockchain. [7]
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A UK judge ruled against a man who was hoping to retrieve a Bitcoin-laden hard drive from a city dump. That wallet today, the owner says, is worth nearly $750 million and could be worth $1 billion ...