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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Looking ahead, some think a new fork could split off a “pure money” chain that blocks data inscriptions. Others foresee layer-2 networks or sidechains taking on the heavy lifting for art, messaging, and other uses.

“The restrictions are easily bypassed by direct substitution and forks of Bitcoin Core,” Todd noted in his GitHub comments.