I think any individual or small group of individuals that believes they need to "fix" Bitcoin or "save" Bitcoin has been wrong in the past and will continue to be wrong in the future.
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Another thought, according to my memory and cursory research the US, EU states and other sizable jurisdictions have criminalized possessing files for 3D printing firearms, and they can get smaller than 256kb used as a frequent limit in BIP 110. So does this criminal data store issue have any sensible way out, other than recognizing criminalizing speech as absurdity?
