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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @02d769cb73 20 Jan \ on: Transaction Size vs Weight bitcoin
why is base size multiplied by 4 in the transaction weight measurement ?
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @nout 20 Jan
"It seems that the factor of 4 was chosen empirically (based on experience) so that segWit gets a sufficient discount, without damaging the network (which would be the case if the factor were higher)." https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/119620/why-is-the-discount-on-segwit-data-exactly-a-factor-of-4-and-not-5-6-or-somethi
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