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Blocksize War

The 2015–2017 conflict over Bitcoin scaling, activation power and the role of users, miners and businesses.

The 2015–2017 conflict over Bitcoin scaling, activation power and the role of users, miners and businesses.

Blocksize War is best understood as part of a system rather than as an isolated definition. Its related coordinates show the mechanisms, incentives and historical records that give the term practical meaning.

Blocksize War belongs to the documented history and social layer around Bitcoin. Primary records can establish what was published, built or decided; motives, influence and later interpretation should remain separate from those verifiable facts.

Understanding Blocksize War helps distinguish a verifiable Bitcoin mechanism or historical record from slogans, products and market narratives.

For the clearest picture, read this entry together with Segregated Witness, Soft fork, Hard fork, Full Node. The reverse links also lead from Hard fork, Block weight, Gavin Andresen, Roger Ver.

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Grounded in a source record

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Explains function and trade-offs

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Part of the open Bitcoin knowledge graph

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Reviewed 25 July 2026Source-first · No investment advice