“It doesn’t make economic sense to use OP_Return for large amounts of data,” Peter Todd said in a reply, adding, “Witness space is cheaper. And we already consider transactions up to 100KvB/400KB to be standard.”
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Peter Todd emphasized that the OP_RETURN limit increase in Bitcoin Core 30 reflects current usage patterns and will support applications like sidechains and cross-chain bridges
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Developer Peter Todd, who initiated the proposal, argued that bypassing the previous limit aligns with existing transaction practices
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