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On Wednesday, Btc.top founder Jiang Zhuoer disclosed that five mining operations had plans to donate roughly $6 million in coinbase rewards (depending on market prices) to developers building Bitcoin Cash infrastructure. The news was met with mixed reviews as some of the specifics of the deal were scrutinized and the miner funding subject has been the topic of debate across the entire cryptosphere. On Jan. 23, Zhuoer discussed the developer fund idea in an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) appearance on Reddit.
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Bitcoin Cash Proponents Have Mixed Feelings About the Proposed Infrastructure Funding Plan
In the world of cryptocurrency funding developers has always been a controversial subject no matter where the money comes from. There have been many attempts to fund blockchain infrastructure development using a variety of schemes like founders funds, pre-mines, corporate and community donations, and miners contributing a fraction of their block rewards. On Wednesday, Btc.topâs Jiang Zhuoer published a post that discussed miner contributions to development teams working on Bitcoin Cash and he noted that â12.5% of [the] BCH coinbase rewards to a fund that will support Bitcoin Cash infrastructure.â However, the post also noted that the miners participating would use a tactic called âorphaning.â
If you havenât read the post âInfrastructure Funding Plan for Bitcoin Cash,â you can check it out here.
âTo ensure participation and include subsidization from the whole pool of SHA-256 mining, miners will orphan BCH blocks that do not follow the plan,â Zhuoer said. âThis is needed to avoid a tragedy of the commons,â he added. Additionally, another aspect of the plan that a few individuals took issue with was the aspect of a âHong Kong corporationâ being initiated to legally accept and disperse the developersâ funds.
Jiang Zhuoer appeared in an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) post on Reddit in order to answer some of the questions about the proposed developer funding arrangement.
Btc.top Founder Jiang Zhuoer Answers Questions
On Thursday, Zhuoer appeared in an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) post on Reddit in order to answer some of the questions about the proposed arrangement. There are hundreds of questions and comments littered throughout the thread and Zhuoer managed to answer a few questions about the plan. When asked whether small pools would be exempt from donating, Zhuoer said that âall mined blocks need to be donated, [or] otherwise this will lead to the tragedy of the commons.â âSome form of opinion organization is necessary,â the Btc.top founder emphasized. The pool operator continued:
Just like I said in the article, it is necessary âTo cross the river by touching the stones.â Miners donate to dev is necessary, but how to do it need to discuss and try.
A few individuals believe this section of the Bitcoin white paper clearly defines miners organizing, voting and refusing to work with certain entities.
Another Redditor on the r/btc post asked how the plan will succeed by orphaning blocks when currently thereâs an unknown group of miners with a large portion of hashrate. The individual also asked if Zhuoer spoke with the development teams about the plan. âWe have a lot of hashrate on BTC to make sure we can do it,â Zhuoer responded and added that the funds âwould be used to pay for development contributions to full node implementations as well as other critical infrastructure.â A statement he previously made in the initial infrastructure funding plan announcement.
I donât understand the arguments against the BCH developer fund.
â Itâs not a tax. Youâre free to mine on another chain.â It cannot be a power grab because carrels are unstable (and this one is even time-limited).â The Hong Kong company has all incentives in the world to be
â Tobias Ruck (@TobiasRuck) January 23, 2020
Zhuoer stressed that models like corporate donations are âneither fair nor decentralized.â âCompanies that donate money may interfere with [developers] in the long-term (eg: Blockstream & Core),â the miner underscored. âItâs the best way for [developers] to get donations from coins. Itâs actually from [the] coin, not from [the] miner, we need all miners to donate fairly,â he added.
My intuition is that not only will this cartel initiative go as planned, but that it will result in solid price gains for BCH and go down as one of the most important innovations in Bitcoin.
Voluntary, time-constrained, free market solution to one of Bitcoin's greatest problems. https://t.co/RBhFbPYPCk
â âin â¶rmani (@vinarmani) January 23, 2020
The Btc.top operator also said that as of right now there are no definite management rules, but that the fund would be âmanaged by [the] main pools and miners of BCH.â Zhuoer was also asked if the group had contemplated proposing these changes as a hard fork rather than a soft fork. âThis is under consideration,â the BCH miner responded. Zhuoer was also asked about the Hong Kong corporation that plans to manage the funds and he said the miners will ensure transparency and the effective use of all funds.
The proposed Infrastructure Funding Plan for BCH has the entire crypto community talking and sharing their opinions about the subject on Twitter and cryptocurrency forums.
The pool operator also responded to people who said a âminer cartelâ could form and lead to a hash war. â[A] miner wonât start a hash war to only get 12.5% more coins,â Zhuoer told the individual. During the end of Zhuoerâs commentary, he was asked if the plan was âset in stoneâ or if it was âstill being discussed.â Zhuoer noted that âminers will donate [to developer] and this will not change â But [the] details may change.â
Amaury SĂ©chet Speaks on the Infrastructure Funding Plan
On the same day as Jiangâs AMA on Reddit, Bitcoin Cash developer Amaury SĂ©chet published a post about the funding subject on the read.cash platform. SĂ©chetâs post notes that the funding idea is âgreat newsâ and the proposal was âa long time coming.â The software engineer stressed that the plan is âvery interesting from a game theory perspective.â
Bitcoin ABC developer Amaury SĂ©chet.
âAs the system grows, economic specialization took place and this is forcing us to think about the incentives that these specialized groups have to cooperate with each other,â SĂ©chet wrote. He also replied to the accusations that the infrastructure plan was a âtaxâ when in his opinion he would argue that it is not a compulsory contribution. The BCH developer continued:
They are not forcing anyone to do anything. Other miners can mine another chain such as BTC, or even decide to mine a chain that will not fund the commons. What they cannot do is force Jiang to accept their block if they do so, or to force the market to value these blocks at a certain price, if at all. Jiang does not have this power either.
In SĂ©chetâs blog post he concludes that he is âenthusiasticâ about the funding plan and hopes the proposal can âyield very beneficial results to Bitcoin Cash.â The engineer did stress however that the details of the funding arrangement must be done right. âI think the proposed setup would inspire more trust from the community than a faceless corporation, which seems to be the major concern,â SĂ©chet conceded. âI predict that if this is done right, the impact on Bitcoin Cash can be fantastic and will result in benefits for all ecosystem participants.â
If you are interested in reading Btc.topâs Jiang Zhuoerâs blog post about the funding in its entirety, you can find it here. And if youâd like to read Bitcoin ABC developer Amaury SĂ©chetâs post about the subject, you can find it here. News.Bitcoin.com will surely be covering this story as it develops going forward.
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