Nostr Web Client

Anything up to the 1mb limit. OP_RETURN doesn't give you the discount that inscriptions love to use, but it can still use up the whole block making no room for standard transactions.

So two benefits:

1. Initial block download isn't slow because of it (inscriptions made it so slow)

2. Blocks don't get filled upto 4mb because of it.

But that's IF people choose to use it instead of the signature based inscriptions.

micahcmiracle 8mo ago

Thanks. This is interesting to me, but still a bit over my head. What incentive is there to use op_return at a higher cost ?

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Big Barry Bitcoin 8mo ago

I think it is for the "good actors" who would rather build a protocol that is sustainable and uses something fit for purpose than to hack a solution with negative effects for users.

And to be clear, I am not pro or against this change, since it is not a consensus change, if I see negative externalities that don't look to disappear naturally, then I will switch to a client that adopts filters and encourage others to do so also. It'll certainly be an easier sell at that point in time.

micahcmiracle 8mo ago

What should we expect to fill the available space in op_return when the limit is removed? Will this be used for new tokens and NFTs? Or is just for large messages?

Big Barry Bitcoin 8mo ago

Unfortunately, I don't know. Twitter is probably a better place to learn, since if there are some taproot wizards and other malicious actors out there excited about this, then you'll learn quickly what they want to use it for.