Critics of the decision to remove the 80-byte OP_RETURN limit in Bitcoin Core 30 argue that Bitcoin should remain a minimalist financial protocol, warning that enabling extensive data storage dilutes its primary function as money

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Following the statement, reactions poured in. Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, called the developers’ tone hollow and said recent changes have “opened the floodgates” for spam. He argued that removing technical barriers encourages unwanted data.

“OP_RETURN outputs greater than 83 bytes will increase significantly, UTXO bloat will keep getting worse and there will be more garbage on the chain.” he said.