I read a few pages of the forum posts about SD's transaction "spam". Could you clarify the notion in the thread that SD is generating more money for themselves by using these micro-transactions rather than internalized accounting?
I gathered most of that. My confusion was that people on the bitcoin forum were implying that performing loads of 1 Satoshi transactions was financially beneficial for SD somehow, as well as to miners.
I can't think of any way SatoshiDice benefits from the spam it creates. It's almost like a form of trolling. If this spam benefits no one a rule change shouldn't be a big deal.
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I read a few pages of the forum posts about SD's transaction "spam". Could you clarify the notion in the thread that SD is generating more money for themselves by using these micro-transactions rather than internalized accounting?
The spam is the 1 Satoshi (0.00000001 Bitcoin) sent to players to confirm a loss, whereas a win they send a healthy amount back (The winnings)
At the moment Bitcoin cannot handle lots of transactions made with its smallest unit. This is being called spamming the block chain.
I gathered most of that. My confusion was that people on the bitcoin forum were implying that performing loads of 1 Satoshi transactions was financially beneficial for SD somehow, as well as to miners.
I can't think of any way SatoshiDice benefits from the spam it creates. It's almost like a form of trolling. If this spam benefits no one a rule change shouldn't be a big deal.