Updated the GitHub gist https://gist.github.com/andy108369/dadc7d1f93edca5a775f29ca1bf12065

**Update (May 14, 2025):**

Incorporated several important new insights:

* 🛡 **New Argument Against OP_RETURN Removal:**

Added a section on how removing relay filters could weaken mempool-level spam resistance and empower mining pools with private submission APIs. Included a quote from Matt Hill (Start9) supporting configurable filters.

* 🧩 **Philosophical Insight:**

Quoted Matthew Kratter: *“It’s not that spam filters caused mining pool centralization — it’s the reverse. Centralized pools make spam profitable.”*

→ This reframes the problem as a mining incentive issue more than a relay policy one.