Bitcoin’s Internal War: Hard Fork or End?

The latest upheaval stems from a proposal to tweak the OP_RETURN opcode, which permits data to be embedded in Bitcoin transactions. Bitcoin Core v30, a network software update released earlier this year, expanded the OP_RETURN limit from 80 bytes to 100,000 bytes. This change ignited backlash among developers and community members, who fear it could transform the network into a storage hub for arbitrary data, including illegal or harmful content such as Child Sexually Abusive Material (CSAM). 🚨








