It could be that miners prefer an increase in the blocksize , and blocks the SW as a way to show protest . Miners would benefit from a small increase , e . g . 2 to 8 times bigger , so they have an incentive . They will profit from the use of SW , but why stop at that when you can get more ? If the demand grows the same as such a blockchain size change , a factor 8 would give approximately 8 x 0 . 7 5 . 6 bitcoin per block . That would correspond to 44 % increased profits . <| sep |> Yep . Any democrat that sides with the drug war should not be able to call themselves a democrat . There essentially is not a progressive party in American politics . <| sep |> Were you one of the privileged few to watch Cowboy Bebop Knockin ' On Heaven ' s Door on the big screen ?