Did Satoshi Delay Bitcoin's Early Adoption on Purpose?

Heard that Satoshi had a line in Bitcoin's early code that rejected any block over 1 MB even before it was an issue. Pretty curious if that was a way to keep growth in check and avoid spam. Like he wanted Bitcoin to adopt slowly and steadily.

Uhhh no, that limit came in version 0.3 back in 2010. Before that, no coded limit existed, though that doesn't mean there weren't constraints. People think it was to avoid spam and keep things stable while Bitcoin was still finding its feet.

I kinda think Satoshi knew scalability would be a problem later. That’s why the difficulty adjustments were in there. The 1MB block limit might've been his way to keep everything manageable for the future.

Yeah but it's more about mining than adoption. He slowed it down because GPUs could churn out coins faster. CPU users needed a chance too. Just look at the earlier versions, it was about making it easier for them.

True, but this all revolves around miners, not the average user. You could see this sparking all kinds of debates among devs. Some other coins like BSV have huge block sizes, which just shows there’s no magic number that makes everyone happy.

Honestly, I don't think Satoshi wanted to slow adoption, but he definitely wanted Bitcoin to grow at a sustainable pace, and he disappeared right after that.

And if I remember correctly, he added that limit without consulting the community beforehand. The database was initially locked at 750KB or less without anyone realizing for a few years.

Honestly, he seemed to know too much about where Bitcoin was heading.

Another win for Bitcoin. Satoshi wasn’t just about making it work. He aimed for longevity. Other projects are rushing growth but that just makes them shaky. Bitcoin’s gradual approach is something many overlook.

In 2017, everyone was debating this during the blocksize war. The aftermath made it clear. If the limit was higher, we could have seen chaos like what happened with BSV.

Yeah and once BSV went beyond scalability, it fell into the hands of one monopolistic miner. They twisted the rules to suit themselves, which messed with autonomy for users.

True that. My earlier point was more that limits can keep spam at bay, not that spammers are bad. If block space is basically free, exploits are bound to happen.

Satoshi warned about too much attention early on. Remember when Wikileaks mentioned Bitcoin? He said it was too early for that type of spotlight. He left soon after, knowing people would resist raising the block size.