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Lyn Alden · 92w
Bitcoin fees are currently only a dollar, but niche programmers are suggesting to change the fundamental nature of bitcoin and increase its attack surface to make it more scalable… for people who do...
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"Niche programmers" sounds a bit ad hominem.

Not sure what you mean by changing the fundamental nature of Bitcoin; adding opcodes uses a foundational principle of the protocol to extend its functionality.

Normal users can't be expected to understand the intricacies of protocol development; if that was a requirement then the protocol would have ossified long ago.
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jgbtc · 92w
Feel free to make whatever intricate changes you want, just keep in mind us normal users decide whether to run the code or not.
mukona · 92w
From what I understand, smooth L2 (as in 1 tx to start, stop, revert vs several tx) can happen with one opcode. Optional. Without it, bitcoin l2 is very limited. My nodes will likely run new opcode,.assume futures are in favor.
Lyn Alden · 92w
A lot of people who propose changes to bitcoin script 1) disagree with each other on which changes to do and 2) have a different view than what they had a year ago. To me, this is indicative of a design space and risk/reward analysis that is not fully mapped out yet. As discussion and development c...