Bitcoin Core removing limits on the OP_RETURN size will be remembered as the end of Bitcoin as we know it. It will be the birth of a ethereumized version of Bitcoin. This will ultimately lead to centr...
My understanding is removing the limit incentivizes storing non-transactional data where it is unspendable (OP_RETURN which can be deleted) rather than within transactions (witness data which can be done either way and needs to remain forever).
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