The move has stirred strong feelings across the community, with debates touching on freedom, fees, and the very purpose of Bitcoin.
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Spam Wars: Bitcoin Core Devs At Center Of Heated Debate
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The expansion of the OP_RETURN data limit in Bitcoin Core 30 has divided Bitcoin developers and users over whether the network should remain focused on censorship-resistant financial transactions or evolve into a platform supporting broader data-driven and privacy-enhancing applications
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The decision to raise the OP_RETURN data limit to nearly 4 MB has sparked an ideological conflict over Bitcoin's identity as either a financial tool or a privacy‑enhancing platform
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