In an X post, Dashjr noted: “The goals of transaction relay listed are basically all wrong. Predicting what will be mined is a centralizing goal. Expecting spam to be mined is defeatism. Helping spam propagate is harmful.”
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Bitcoin community is divided over Core devs’ statement on transaction relay
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Bitcoin Core also faced backlash for its transaction relay policy, accused by critics such as Luke Dashjr of facilitating spam and undermining Bitcoin's decentralization
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Critics, including Samson Mow and Luke Dashjr, argue that the decision to remove the 80-byte OP_RETURN limit in Bitcoin Core 30 lacks broad community consensus and could lead to centralization in mining
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Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, and Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr publicly criticized Bitcoin Core’s transaction relay policy changes, claiming they enable blockchain spam and compromise Bitcoin’s intended role as a monetary system
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