{"id":23550,"date":"2025-04-30T18:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/the-op_return-war-intensifies-within-the-bitcoin-community\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T18:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:02:07","slug":"the-op_return-war-intensifies-within-the-bitcoin-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/the-op_return-war-intensifies-within-the-bitcoin-community\/","title":{"rendered":"The “OP_RETURN War” Intensifies Within the Bitcoin Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin developer Peter Todd<\/a> has submitted a proposal<\/a> to amend the Bitcoin Core code, aiming to lift restrictions on storing arbitrary data on the blockchain. The initiative has divided the community.<\/p>\n

The proposal seeks to remove the 83-byte limit in the technical parameters of the OP_RETURN script. If the restrictions are lifted, node operators could publish larger volumes of data, such as media files, in transactions.<\/p>\n

Todd’s proposal formalizes an initiative by Antoine Poinsot from Chaincode Labs. Both developers consider it “foolish” to cling to ineffective parameters, as users easily bypass the limit by broadcasting operations through private mempools like MARA Slipstream or alternative Bitcoin Core nodes such as Libre Relay.<\/p>\n

Some commentators supported the removal of what they see as essentially redundant code.<\/p>\n

Others, while acknowledging the inefficiency of the OP_RETURN limit, opposed its removal. They argue that lifting the restrictions would encourage spam on the network and threaten Bitcoin’s position as a financial asset.<\/p>\n

Critics Concerned About Cryptocurrency’s Future<\/h2>\n

Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr, known as a staunch opponent of Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens, called Todd’s proposal “utter madness.”<\/p>\n

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“We need to fix bugs, not approve abuses,” he stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The programmer noted that the “attack” from “arbitrary data spammers” has been ongoing for over two years.<\/p>\n

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Bitcoin Core developers are about to merge a change that turns Bitcoin into a worthless altcoin, and no one seems to care to do anything about it.<\/p>\n

I’ve voiced objections, lost sleep over this, and despite clear community rejection of the PR it’s moving.https:\/\/t.co\/dMcQ4g8RjV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jason Hughes (@wk057) April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n