The Bitcoin community is split over Bitcoin Core v30’s plan to drop the 80-byte OP_RETURN limit, a dispute started by Nakamoto’s arbitrary data restrictions.
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Bitcoin Core proponents defend OP_RETURN changes as neutral, while critics warn of spam and capture.
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Song accused BTC Core developers of defecting and failing to address widespread community concerns about non-monetary data on the ledger.
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Bitcoin Core 29.1 cut the default minimum relay fee from 1 sat/vB to 0.1 sat/vB, making Bitcoin transactions significantly cheaper while keeping DoS protection.
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Bitcoin Ordinals leader Leonidas said his community would fork Bitcoin Core if developers reversed the upcoming update that allows for more Ordinals and Runes transactions.
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A massive surge in Bitcoin Knots nodes hints at a brewing civil war in Bitcoin. If tensions escalate, the price could be the first casualty.
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Quantum computing-focused Project Eleven raised $6 million to develop tools like Yellowpages that aim to secure Bitcoin against quantum attacks.
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Bitcoin Core dev Gloria Zhao says the data limit for OP_RETURN will be raised in October, infuriating several Bitcoin users who prefer images, text and audio to stay off the blockchain.
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After buying 32,000 BlackBerry patents, Malikie Innovations sued Bitcoin miners Marathon Digital and Core Scientific over alleged use of its intellectual property.
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PlanB reignited his criticism of Ethereum, calling it centralized and premined, while highlighting its rollback history and diminished decentralization.
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Bitcoin can experience significant drawdowns on weekends during market turmoil as the only major global asset available for de-risking 24/7.
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The growing BTCFi sector and potential interest rate cuts on the horizon may create more demand for Bitcoin as a productive, yield-bearing asset.
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The post-quantum era is still “several decades away,” but it could be a net positive for the Bitcoin network’s security.
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It will be among the first tokens to launch on Hyperliquid, a layer-1 network specializing in trading.
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Total value locked on decentralized finance protocols is up nearly 150% so far this year.
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