Bitcoin incorporated Compact Blocks which similar improves average case behavior. https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0152.mediawiki https://github

Bitcoin incorporated Compact Blocks which similar improves average case behavior. https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0152.mediawiki https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0152.mediawi... Things like thinblocks or compact blocks only help on average. Bitcoin must be robust for worst case.