
OP_RETURN, Filters & Bitcoin’s Identity Crisis w/ Shinobi
What Bitcoin Did
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Navigating Bitcoin's Transaction Landscape
This chapter explores the ramifications of spam transactions on the Bitcoin network, highlighting the disparities between larger and smaller miners. It discusses historical debates around the OP_RETURN feature and its impact on how Bitcoin is perceived as either a monetary network or a data storage system. The dialogue also touches on the evolution of innovations within the ecosystem, weighing the balance between experimentation and the risks of centralization.
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