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Since Bitcoin Core announced its OP_RETURN changes, Bitcoin Knots' usage has reportedly risen from 2 % to 11 % of total nodes, indicating growing support for alternative implementations
Samson Mow proposed a new software fork funded by anonymous grants to developers as a way to uphold Bitcoin’s core monetary function
Samson Mow explicitly raised the possibility of a fork in response to Bitcoin Core’s policy change removing the 80-byte OP_RETURN data limit, suggesting economic incentives might support an alternative implementation
Some Bitcoin developers and users believe the expanded OP_RETURN limit could lead to a split between two chains, one focused on financial purity and another embracing data-heavy applications

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