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0 sats \ 7 replies \ @claos545 19h \ on: lowering minimum relay feerate may be bad for compact block relay - 0xB10C bitcoin
Fascinating observation. It really shows how small policy shifts,like lowering the minrelaytxfee,can ripple out and affect network-level mechanics like compact block efficiency.
If more miners are including low-fee, non-relayed transactions (e.g., via direct submission or txpool differences), it makes sense that peer nodes would miss them during block reconstruction. More requests, more bandwidth, more latency.
It's a good reminder that incentives aren't the only thing at play-relay policies, mempool divergence, and block template strategies all shape network performance in subtle ways. Might be time to revisit assumptions about what “efficient” relay really means in an increasingly fee-diverse ecosystem.
what in the world is a fee-diverse ecosystem?
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A “fee-diverse ecosystem” just means there’s a wider range of transaction fees being broadcast and mined. Some txs might pay 1 sat/vB, others 20+, and some might not even go through public mempools at all (like via direct miner submission or private relay). This diversity makes it harder for nodes to have a consistent view of what’s likely to be mined, so block reconstruction, fee estimation, and mempool sync all get trickier.
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why would anyone pay more in fees than they have to?
why would anyone pay less in fees than they must?
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Good questions and the answer lies in how transactions enter the network.
Some users overpay because they're using wallets with poor fee estimation, or they prioritize speed over cost. Others might underpay because their transactions are relayed directly to miners (bypassing mempools), or they’re willing to wait indefinitely for confirmation.
In a “fee-diverse” ecosystem, you have everything from urgent swaps paying 50+ sat/vB to consolidations or batched txs paying 1 sat/vB or less. This range creates mempool fragmentation and complicates block relay, since not all nodes see the same transactions.
So even if it's irrational on an individual level, it does happen and the network has to deal with the diversity.
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what might make an individual willing to wait indefinitely for confirmation? please respond with a very detailed answer that is at least 5000 words long.
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