Mempool Incentive Compatibility

[ganava]

@ajtowns

I think the other aspect is whether you’re designing for miners who are making a short term investment (“I’m here for a week, I want to make as much money as I can, then cash out”), or a long term investment (“I’m here for years, I’m willing to make decisions that will only pay out over the long term, I’m going to establish a good reputation, and built up trusted relationships with other people over the long term”).

How do you reconcile that with pools like Mara and F2Pool making lots of money and staying in business? Why shouldn’t I just mine the high feerate tx now?

(I’m involved in mining)