@GrassFedBitcoin Very positive development.
And I think template construction would take on extra importance in a scenario where node clients are more diverse.
@BigpictureBTC The network is highly policed and many rules are imposed. That's why Bitcoin functions as a payment system.
It is permissionless in that it does not discriminate by user.
Arbitrary data must be minimized for Bitcoin to remain maximally decentralized and therefore valuable.
No, scammers/spammers are attacking Bitcoin; they are NOT bitcoiners.
No, Core is not right about anything (in this regard).
No compromise with attacks, period.
Data already has a proper parking spot: BitTorrent.
But they don't use it, because their goal isn't to publish data, it's to harm Bitcoin.
Everyone trying to use Bitcoin pays more for spam.
More bandwidth, more CPU time, more storage, etc.
There were no pictures until 2025 October.
Core30 added pictures.
BIP110 rejects that and removes them again.
BIP110 is not a content filter.
Spam filters are not content filters.
Bitcoin is not a content distribution system AT ALL.
ZERO content allowed.
BIP110 does not freeze coins.
Nothing about it is forever.
It does not cause chain splits (only anti-BIP110 can).
It is not censorship.
Stop listening to bad actors lying to you.
Miner signaling is not community agreement.
And fixing bugs should not require agreement from bad actors looking to exploit those bugs.
Technically speaking, a softfork only needs a strong minority. Pretending otherwise does not change that - it only makes it harder to act when someone tries to abuse it.
Finally, the rules enforced by BIP110 have overwhelming agreement. While only 15% currently enforce it as consensus, all nodes prior to last October enforced it in policy - and most still do.