Back to collectionA Per-Transaction Limit Before the Key Sale
The final round of questions before the sale had begun. Officials said not to put more than 70 keys in a single transaction, which could run into the parent chain's gas limit; for caution, they advised staying within 50. The answer gave people considering multiple keys a basis for splitting transactions, while showing how easily a rule could be distorted in retelling.
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The final round of questions before the sale had begun. Prospective Sentry key buyers needed to understand whether transactions on the parent chain would execute as well as what the keys would cost. The Night Watchman noticed that some people were confusing how many keys they might buy with how many belonged in one transaction.
Officials said not to put more than 70 keys in a single transaction, which could run into the parent chain's gas limit; for caution, they advised staying within 50. The Night Watchman used the distinction to answer the group: this was a technical boundary for one transaction, not a decision about how many keys anyone ought to purchase.
The answer gave people considering multiple keys a basis for splitting transactions, while showing how easily a rule could be distorted in retelling. The Night Watchman planned to keep 'per transaction' beside the cautious recommendation in any reminder he shared. Actual purchases still depended on the sale process and on-chain execution.