I wasn't trying to put a hard number on it; I said about half because that's the number I keep hearing repeated when discussions occur. https://blockchain.info

I wasn't trying to put a hard number on it; I said about half because that's the number I keep hearing repeated when discussions occur. https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions-per-block https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions-per-block Lots of other interesting charts there. In any case, it doesn't really matter as to the main point that exchanges don't do on block trading, the volume would be far too great for what the network can handle.