๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐
๐๏ธ A new joint statement from Bitcoin Core developers is causing division in the community over non-monetary use of the Bitcoin blockchain.
๐ What the Devs Said
The core team urged a hands-off approach to how Bitcoin is used:
โBitcoin can and will be used for use cases not everyone agrees on.โ
๐น Devs emphasized:
โข Bitcoin is censorship-resistant
โข Users are free to run any software
โข Core devs donโt control the network
โข The system should relay whatโs likely to be mined
But not everyone agreesโฆ
โ๏ธ Community Split in Two
๐ฅ Criticism
๐ค Samson Mow (JAN3 CEO):
โFeels like a NYA from Core devsโฆ They're enabling spam while pretending otherwise.โ
๐น Mow cited the May 8 update, which removed the 80-byte OP_RETURN limit, as a gateway for data-heavy inscriptions.
๐ค Luke Dashjr (Bitcoin Core Dev):
โExpecting spam to be mined is defeatism. Helping spam propagate is harmful.โ
๐ฉ Support
๐ค Jameson Lopp (Casa):
โTheyโre not forcing anyone to run anything. Now that they speak as a group, people complain again.โ
๐ Whatโs This Really About?
โ๏ธ This is part of the ongoing debate on:
๐ฆ Ordinals & inscriptions (non-financial Bitcoin data)
๐ซ Spam vs. freedom
๐ Censorship-resistance vs. network health
Some see openness as Bitcoinโs strength. Others see a slippery slope toward blockchain bloat.
๐ Final Take
The devs want to protect Bitcoinโs neutrality.
But critics fear too much freedom could be used against the network.
โก๏ธ Is Bitcoin just money, or can it be more?
The answer may shape its future.