Trying to find the signal in all the noise about op_return...
What are the arguments from both sides that are incorrect or irrelevant, and which parts of the discussion actually hold water in both the for and against positions?
below I've added a thread of much of the content I collected that I felt added some valuable points or perspective. If you want a deep dive, I think this would be a great place to start 👇 👇
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Dev discussions around changing the limit and the overall thinking behind it...
https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/d6ZO7gXGYbQ
Article on the complexities of transaction broadcasting and mempool policy...


Bitcoin Optech
Waiting for confirmation: a series about mempool and relay policy
Copies of all published parts of our weekly series on transaction relay, mempool inclusion, and mining transaction selection—including why Bitcoi...
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Olaoluwa Osuntokun (@roasbeef) on X
@robin_linus whole thing just feels like an unforced error:
* no one asked for the change in the first place
* was a preemptive change based on...

Debate Over OP_RETURN Filters in Bitcoin Core
This is a philosophical issue, not a technical one.
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Seth For Privacy (@sethforprivacy) on X
All of the OP_RETURN drama just reinforces for me how few people actually understand how Bitcoin works at a fundamental level.
Anyone telling you ...

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Udi Wertheimer (@udiWertheimer) on X
some surprising thoughts on the op_return drama:
🧙♂️ on principle, i agree with the technical claims made by core devs who want to remov...
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Matthew R. Kratter (@mattkratter) on X
Satoshi's Secret Cure For Spam?

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Giacomo Distributed-Authoritarian Plebslop Zucco (@giacomozucco) on X
@r0ckstardev @soloyopee @theonevortex @MrHodl @NicolasDorier But that's just the end of the story. Even before that level of intervention by the br...
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jamesob (@jamesob) on X
You can both
(i) be critical of Core and
(ii) support the removal of ineffective OP_RETURN mempool policy
But this particular issue is misdirecti...

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Risk-Averse Ghost of Unhosted Marcellus 👻 (@oomahq) on X
There's a lot of FUD and misconceptions flying around @LukeDashjr's @BitcoinKnots node software, so it's the perfect subject for a thread! 🧵
If...

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StopAndDecrypt (@StopAndDecrypt) on X
a lot of this Bitcoin Core / spam debate comes down to fees and coffees and i don’t know why im suprised this is all so lost of a lot of people
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This is an excellent panel at Bitcoin++ conf covering a lot of the main ideas from popular (and sane) voices on either side of the aisle...
https://www.youtube.com/live/EKQvDfmQkt8?t=19767s
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And lastly, possibly the most important piece of content created regarding this issue...
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Can you give us the TLDW of what side you’re on?
Are you pro Spam or not?
Then at least I can watch this with the appropriate bias filter on.
doing gods work, thank you!
great work bro! 🫡
core are looking at code security and efficiency over ~10 years.
ocean are judging content of tx information.
bitcoin core have maintained the open source network and it works well today.
users choose to opt into the bitcoin network.
If we don’t like it, there’s always fiat right lol!