R04 · JUNCTION · LAYER 3 OF 15 (DERIVED)Bitcoin’s Limit
Do layers fix it or just move the cost?
READY_UNSCORED
THE REGISTERED QUESTION
Do layers eliminate the constraint or move its cost?
LEVEL Intermediate · CONFIDENCE NOT_ASSESSED · DEFINITION DEFINED
FALSIFIABLE CLAIM
Non-custodial layered systems will not absorb all overflow reliably at consumer scale without introducing material liquidity, routing, online-availability, operational, permission, or counterparty costs.
STRENGTHENS IF
Overflow handling exhibits measurable failure, liquidity, complexity, settlement, or permission tradeoffs.
FRAMEWORK ANCHOR
Ch. 12, Second Layers Help but Do Not Eliminate the Constraint
REQUIRES: BTC-LIM-002 METHOD_REQUIRED
FEEDS: BTC-LIM-005 BLOCKED ↓ TRUNK
FEEDS: BTC-LIM-005 BLOCKED ↓ TRUNK
GATED BY 0 BLOCKED ANCESTORS
MECHANISM · FROM THE BOOK · NOT MEASURED — B
OBJ-BITCOIN-VALUE-PROPOSITION-MAP · THE BITCOIN VALUE PROPOSITION MAP
OBJ-THE-LIMIT · THE LIMIT
BOUND METRICS · 0
MISSING DATA IS NOT A ZERO
ANSWER NO IF
Non-custodial layers repeatedly absorb nearly all overflow with consumer-scale reliability and negligible reintroduced cost.