In early 2016, the Dash network voted, which was almost unanimously decided to increase the size of blocks to 2 MB.
Many analysts at that time regarded this as a way to attract attention, since then the developers focused completely on other tasks. However, after the release of Dash version 12. 2, the developers may well do this task already.
Update version 12. 2 - this is another step towards the so-called Dash Evolution. A plan that makes using crypto currency so simple that even our grandparents can use them.
The most notable changes that this update contains are the following:.
Of course, there is no need for a larger block in the Dash network yet. Nevertheless, this is part of the plan to improve the network scaling, which earlier this year was voiced by Evan Duffield. He announced that by using special equipment, Dash will create a network that can scale to a large number of transactions using large blocks.
Many leading projects believe that scaling in the network is impossible. This is simply because they did not study alternative P2P architectures to improve performance. We intend to show that such a powerful second-level architecture as masterware can make for such a project as Dash.
The Way of Bitcoin and Ethereum After it became finally known that the SegWit2x hardware will not take place, it became clear that the main hopes are placed on solutions that will solve this problem outside the network, for example, the Lightning Network. This project creates payment channels between two network members, through which they can exchange payments directly.
For example, if Bob lists Alice 1 BTC, and later lists two more, and then another 1.5 BTC, now it looks like 3 transactions, and in case of using Lightning Network, only one transaction for a total of 4.5 BTC , sent from Bob to Alice.
Critics believe that this system may be completely unclaimed and, in addition, this decision does not fit very well into the nature of the Bitcoin network, which is decentralized in its essence.
Crypto currency number two, Ethereum is also going to use a similar solution known as Raiden Network.
Forks While in the Bitcoin community try to avoid all possible forks as much as possible, Dash on the contrary works well with them.
The key to the Dash upgrade strategy is "spork" - a mechanism that allows you to disable update parts if a problem occurs on the network.
What is better?.
While it is not known which of the networks will cope with the scalability problem better than the others: Bitcoin, Ethereum or Dash? Both methods, "payment channels" and "larger blocks," have their supporters and opponents. However, for sure no one can tell what decision will win, it is possible that there will be some third one at all, which we do not even suspect of now.