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Yes, only up to about 157 bytes (up from the current 80 bytes standard) will OP_RETURN be cheaper than using witness data to store data. And with OP_RETURN you can only make 1mb blocks. With inscriptions you can make 4mb. So if data enjoyers want to use OP_RETURN instead of inscriptions it will be less storage and bandwidth for nodes.

sudocarlos 8mo ago

Thanks for answering my questions. There should be a FAQ or chatbot to answer these because i doubt im the only one a bit confused. And things got dramatic so quickly.

Anyway, if you still dont mind 😬... does most of today's spam fit in the 157 bytes? The op_return i quoted, for example, is how large?

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andrewtoth 8mo ago

I'm not sure of the stats, but a lot of spam are large jpegs, which would always be cheaper as inscriptions.

The one you quoted I calculate as 139 bytes.