1 2017-06-08 03:46:11 <lvella> I need help/input on an idea for a BIP I have been maturing for some time.
2 2017-06-08 03:47:49 <lvella> Was it ever suggested a way for opt-in into concensus rules changes, but on an individual basis?
3 2017-06-08 03:48:08 <lvella> I would call it a "sidechain", but I am pretty sure it means something else.
4 2017-06-08 03:50:32 <lvella> The idea would be, if I want to migrate to a different consensus rule (say, with linear verification time and a fix to transaction malleability, like segwit), I send my bitcoins to a unspendable transaction
5 2017-06-08 03:52:12 <lvella> those bitcoins are effectively removed from current consensus rules, but the -- lets call Bitcoin 2 -- monitors original chain, sees the special crafted transaction, and includes it as spends on an alternative blockchain, with the new consensus rules
6 2017-06-08 03:53:29 <lvella> if the new chain is just an add-on on the original chain, like, a miner may emit it for free if successfully mined the block
7 2017-06-08 03:54:54 <lvella> if it is better than the original chain in every sense, it will inherit economic value of original chain, which will survive with new transactions as long as there is useful spends there
8 2017-06-08 03:55:01 <lvella> got it?