Relax OP_RETURN standardness restrictions
6 repliesBy Antoine Poinsot
bitcoin-dev
Involving Antoine Riard, Greg Sanders+3 others
Original post on April 17, 2025 18:52 UTC
Last reply on April 20, 2025 08:43 UTC
bitcoin-dev
Standardness rules in Bitcoin Core aim to prevent DoS attacks, ensure future upgradeability, and discourage misuse.
The Citrea bridge uses Taproot to circumvent data storage limits, showcasing creative responses to OP_RETURN restrictions.
Proposals suggest removing OP_RETURN limits to avoid promoting undesirable practices, starting with scriptPubKey size constraints.