We have clear, verifiable evidence confirming that v30 was a response to network changes, not the cause of them.

You can clearly see that op returns and spam were spiking well before v30 shipped from this on-chain data.







Sources linked in reply below.

https://x.com/BitMEXResearch/status/2022069199036690815
https://x.com/murchandamus/status/2022930707820269670
https://x.com/OrangeSurfBTC/status/2023094761310302514