# Gavin Andresen # 2011-05-09 01:32:02 # https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7638.msg111996#msg111996 @s{quotedtext} @s{quotedtext} @p{brk} No and no, in my opinion. @p{par} I think being able to explain the block reward as "starts at 50 every 10 minutes and is cut in half every 4 years" is a big advantage. I like simple@p{--} "the simplest possible solution that will work" is a good engineering rule of thumb. @p{par}