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The issue is that all of that data still winds up in Bitcoin. Op return isn’t even the cheapest place to put it, it’s just historically the least harmful place to put it (that’s why it exists). All of this fork discussion is basically a debate about which bucket to put spam into, since there isn’t

@lynaldencontact·Jul 18, 2026·7 sources·neutral
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The article discusses the Bitcoin OP_RETURN debate, arguing that all fork proposals are about where to place spam data rather than reducing it.

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The issue is that all of that data still winds up in Bitcoin. Op return isn’t even the cheapest place to put it, it’s just historically the least harmful place to put it (that’s why it exists). All of this fork discussion is basically a debate about which bucket to put spam into, since there isn’t

@lynaldencontact
Jul 18, 2026

The issue is that all of that data still winds up in Bitcoin. Op return isn’t even the cheapest place to put it, it’s just historically the least harmful place to put it (that’s why it exists). All of this fork discussion is basically a debate about which bucket to put spam into, since there isn’t

@dylanleclair
Jul 18, 2026

RT @LynAldenContact: @ScarcityMan The issue is that all of that data still winds up in Bitcoin. Op return isn’t even the cheapest place to…

@dylanleclair
Jul 18, 2026

I have no firm view on what size op return should be. And my level of concern for its size is low because all that content can still go into bitcoin anyway. People that are hardcore about this distinction tend to fall into one of two camps in my observation: 1) they care more about intention than o

@lynaldencontact
Jul 18, 2026

RT @LynAldenContact: @ScarcityMan The issue is that all of that data still winds up in Bitcoin. Op return isn’t even the cheapest place to…

@bitmex_jon
Jul 18, 2026

The issue is that all of that data still winds up in Bitcoin. Op return isn’t even the cheapest place to put it, it’s just historically the least harmful place to put it (that’s why it exists). All of this fork discussion is basically a debate about which bucket to put spam into, since there isn’t

@caitlinlong_
Jul 18, 2026

RT @LynAldenContact: @ScarcityMan The issue is that all of that data still winds up in Bitcoin. Op return isn’t even the cheapest place to…

@caitlinlong_
Jul 18, 2026