Complaints from Bitcoin Users

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

Core is playing a dangerous game with the finances of the entire Cryptocurrency Community. They are gambling.

"And we can all yell, scream, bitch, moan, whine, beg etc. They don't care about us users. They don't care about large entities like Coinbase or Circle, not about the little startups or mid size startups.

I'm done trading till this shit gets resolved. I'm just tired of it." - keepdoing2

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

I've sold all my coins at the start of this year.

"If this issue is resolved I'll buy back in as quick as I can." - retrend

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

I probably would have bought a few more but more importantly,

"I had three software projects related to Bitcoin that I have back-burnered because without increased adoption, they are pointless. I'm sure many others are in the same boat." - Richy_T

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

I believe in crypto, and used to believe in Bitcoin.

" I thought it would take over. Now I'm waiting for a better solution. Maybe it's Ethereum, we'll see." - xmantipper

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

The block size limit and the current stranglehold by BlockStream/Core are the only reasons

"bitcoin isn't $2000+ right now." - Doris2k

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

in May 2013, the only time I ever met with Gavin, I tried to talk to him about some of my crypto-agility concerns, but he insisted that the only serious concern on the horizon was block size.

"At the time I was like "WTF R U SRS" because it's such a simple fix, but you could tell even then that he was terrified about it. I still think it's insane that it's gotten this far." - px403

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

It's insane

"indeed." - LovelyDay

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

I've stopped purchasing bitcoin for my own use over a year ago.

"Luckily I have a few coins purchased a few years ago that I still use sparingly." - PilgramDouglas

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

I have held back from buying more bitcoin for about 6 months now.

"And instead I've bought alts. Purely be chase of the block size issue." - BiggerBlocksPlease

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

I haven't sold,

"but I have held back from buying more bitcoin for my own use over a year ago." - icygrillz1

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

What's effecting me is I'm not willing to invest in mining equipment

"if the block limited isn't increased." - Adrian-X

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

I've held off purchasing.

"The block size issue is a fatal issue for bitcoin and I'm not sure it can get past it." - chalbersma

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

I didn't sold,

"but I'm not buying as much I was doing a year ago." - HostFat

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

To me personally the blocksize issue shows that bitcoin has a centralization issue and that bitcoins consensus mechanism is probably not working as intended.

"So i lost a bit of faith into the system.

I would not buy right now chart technical reasons. I still believe in bitcoin and am bullish and do not sell my stash. I do however diversify into other projects." - knircky

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

It's not single issue. It's leadership related.

"Having a core developer circle that are prioritizing their own private interests and agendas over the community is toxic and will lead to failure if continues unchecked." - _-Wintermute-_

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

Me too. Moved some in to alt coins.

"Still keeping a fair number of bitcoins, but have no plans to buy more till I see where this goes." - rubber_pebble

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

I'm a lowly bitcoin user and I wont' be buying more because of this unending debate.

" I'm also a little perturbed by the new fees and the new chargeback feature(or whatever it's called)." - skarphace

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

When I started out with bitcoin I did a monthly investment.

" But when BIP101 was plainly ignored and shit was thrown towards Gavin and Mike from core, I just stopped investing more. Since then I have sold most of my BTC, or used it but not renewing my stash." - nikize

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

Usually I am checking first how congested the mempool is before I trigger a transaction.

"This feels very inconvenient so I am mostly holding back on transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain because it is always uncertain if and when the transaction gets through.

In the past half year it happened to me that I had to wait hours for a confirmation so the process of a transaction turned out slowly becoming unreliable.

So at this point, buying Bitcoin is sort of a gamble even though the price seems cheap.

Also, I am not willing to pay unnatural fees initiated by Blockstream Core minions purposefully crippling the block size." - dappsWL

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

I've migrated more into further cryptocurrencies.

"Eth and DASH mainly. My faith in BTC has dropped." - BitcoinOdyssey

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

The number of transactions must increase before the price can keep going higher.

"Metcalfs law." - cdn_int_citizen

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

Avg mempool fee 89 sat/byte

"I never saw such high average mempool fee: http://imgur.com/FuSPaNt" - bitdoggy

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

It's impossible to predict fee precisely when blocks are near full, because it's not sufficient to pay minimal fee that miners charge, you must compete with other users, and you don't know what fee other user may use.

"Kore's full-block-fee-market does not work." - finway

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion

"while the engine driver smiles the Samsung way." - Egon_1

[AngelaEscobar]

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[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

Complaints from users, Day 23, 24, 25 & 26 (11/07/2016):

If you are transacting offchain, even using "Layer 2" services,

"then you do not exclusively control your Bitcoin." - tsontar

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

There will be a market for scammers robbing people on the second layer

"just like there is rampant credit card fraud." - thestringpuller

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

The block reward is nothing more than a bootstrapping subsidy designed to grow the network until there are enough users to support it with fees.

"The network is nowhere near big enough to force a fee market now... Core are fucking with the very mechanism that encourages Bitcoin to grow, it's like watching someone drown a puppy in the river." - ForkiusAurelius

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

Decentralization of development is a more urgent need right now

"than decentralization of nodes." - Mengerian

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

Core is on a blatant attempt to control the entire network.

"The ONLY solution is to have multiple clients, multiple teams and healthy competition where only the best features make the cut." - randy-lawnmole