The Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast - Bitcoin News With a Canadian Spin BIP-444, OP_RETURN, Knots, Core Debate & Spam w/ Praveen Perera & HodlDee | The CBP
Nov 6, 2025
This week, Praveen Perera, a Bitcoin developer and Cove wallet maintainer, joins HodlDee to dive deep into Bitcoin's evolving landscape. They dissect the potential risks of Core v0.30's OP_RETURN expansion, debating its implications for legal exposure and spam. Praveen offers insights on the difference between OP_RETURN and inscriptions, while both reflect on the viability of a soft fork. The conversation touches on the dilemma of balancing innovation with safety, and whether current changes could stem from a looming chain split. Don't miss the lively discussions around the future of Bitcoin's protocol!
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OP_RETURN Create New Legal And Practical Risks
- Praveen argues Core v30's OP_RETURN increase to 100 KB creates a distinct, new risk because it makes large arbitrary data easy and standard to access.
- He warns this change raises legal, moral, and operational concerns that filters previously mitigated.
Contiguous Storage Raises Accessibility And Liability
- Praveen stresses contiguous OP_RETURN storage makes extraction trivial with a single Bitcoin CLI call, increasing accessibility compared to split/encoded inscriptions.
- He links easier access to potential legal precedent where easily retrievable content raised liability concerns.
Recoverability Affects Legal Outcomes
- Praveen and Len cite court precedent where recoverability influenced prosecutions and liability decisions.
- They argue easier retrieval of objectionable data could make node runners and miners more legally exposed.