Bitcoin Trends: The Wild "Labitbu" Transaction Pushes Blockchain Art and Tech Limits
A new Bitcoin transaction is making waves across the community for its sheer scale and creative flair—truly a “man-made horror beyond comprehension” as the meme goes! Here’s what’s making this oversized op_return transaction an instant trend on the Bitcoin blockchain:
mononaut on X mention:
“✅ op_return ASCII art
✅ 10,000+ other op_returns
✅ 42,069 sats change output
✅ Taproot annex says "labitbu"
✅ Control block encodes animated labitbu webp
✅ Oversized transaction (268.69kB!)”
This massive, experimental transaction leverages nearly every advanced feature available in Bitcoin’s modern scripting and data storage toolkit:
- op_return: A well-known way to embed data (like ASCII art, jokes, or references) directly into the blockchain.
- Taproot annex: A rarely used, optional witness field in Taproot transactions. While it was originally designed for future extensibility and has no set function, this transaction creatively stores the message “labitbu” in the annex.
- Control block with animated .webp: Encodes digital art (an animated “labitbu” webp) via the latest Taproot scripting tricks, showing that not only static messages but also web-optimized images can be embedded.
- Oversized and novelty values: With a transaction topping 268.69kB, 42,069 satoshis in change (a meme-friendly number), and more than 10,000 op_returns, this transaction breaks norms for both size and playfulness.
