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by keymone 3031 days ago
> Having a two-tier system is still a valid way of scaling

you've basically described the motivation behind LN.

> Bitcoin Cash usually has fewer transactions than Bitcoin Core, though, which alleviates scaling pressure.

very nice spin ;)

> https://i.redd.it/wbpq99paw74z.png

correlation does not imply causation.

numbers are clear: 15 times more data, 10 times more transactions, 50 times more USD transferred. no altcoin is even close to that level of economic activity, even those with inflated tps numbers.