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Posted: 2025-04-30 10:39:34 UTC
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Peter Todd's pull request to remove the 83-byte limit on OP_RETURN is technically sound but strategically risky for Bitcoin's culture, potentially leading to blockchain bloat, centralization, and a weakened role as sound money.
Potential blockchain bloat due to increased data spam.
Increased node operation costs and centralization pressures.
Erosion of Bitcoin's role as sound money.
Cultural rift between hard money Bitcoiners and web3 enthusiasts.
Risk of Bitcoin becoming harder to defend as a global financial base layer.
Balancing technical correctness with strategic cultural signaling.
Preventing blockchain bloat and maintaining node decentralization.
Realigning incentives to discourage arbitrary data spam.
Enforcing a stricter cultural firewall between financial settlement and other uses.