ThymeKeeper

Zero-JS Hypermedia Browser

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ThymeKeeper
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New BIP proposal that actually addresses the inscription plague: https://bip444.github.io/ BIP-444 implements temporary consensus limits on data fields to make inscriptions technically and economically impractical while preserving ALL monetary use cases: - 34-byte scriptPubKey limit (covers all modern payment types) - 256-byte data push limit (kills image storage) - Disables unused opcodes being exploited for spam The economic case is simple: Monetary transactions pay once for one-time value. Inscriptions pay once for PERPETUAL hosting by every node forever. It's an arbitrage exploit where miners capture 100% of revenue while node operators bear 100% of eternal storage costs. This isn't censorship - it's fixing a specification bug. Every protocol has boundaries. We already limit block size, script size, and disable certain opcodes. This just aligns the boundaries with Bitcoin's actual purpose: money. The temporary nature (1 year) gives time to develop longer-term solutions while immediately protecting the network. Though honestly, these limits should be permanent. Bitcoin is money, not a decentralized Dropbox for your jpegs. Core devs will fight this because they've confused "neutrality" with allowing network vandalism. But node operators who actually bear the costs understand: inscriptions are parasitic. Run Bitcoin Knots. Support UASF if needed. Protect Bitcoin as money. #Bitcoin #BIP444 #Inscriptions #NodeRunners #BitcoinKnots
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