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PSA: “Inscriptions” are exploiting a vulnerability in #Bitcoin Core to spam the blockchain. Bitcoin Core has, since 2013, allowed users to set a limit on the size of extra data in transactions they relay or mine (`-datacarriersize`). By obfuscating their data as program code, Inscriptions bypass this limit.

This bug was recently fixed in Bitcoin Knots v25.1. It took longer than usual due to my workflow being severely disrupted at the end of last year (v24 was skipped entirely).

Bitcoin Core is still vulnerable in the upcoming v26 release. I can only hope it will finally get fixed before v27 next year.
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Protect Your Keys 2y ago

Ocean's use of Knots will exclude all Samourai Whirlpool Tx0's (in their current form) due to the OP_RETURN restrictions.

Tx0 OP_RETURN = 46 bytes

Knots OP_RETURN relay max = 42 bytes

Gtfo

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shinohai 2y ago

Your username is "Protect Your Keys" so likely he won't notice this, since he'd rather leave his keys on an internet-connected machine so a "hacker" "steals" them and get boatloads of fiat and donations.