Re: The Cat, BIP draft discussion.

The discussion focuses on the handling of provably unspendable outputs within the Bitcoin network, highlighting that the decision not to store such outputs does not necessitate a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) due to its nature as an implementation detail rather than a change in consensus. This practice is already established in Bitcoin Core, which excludes several categories of unspendable outputs from storage, including those exceeding 10kb in size and those beginning with OP_RETURN. This approach underscores the technical nuances in managing blockchain efficiency and storage without impacting the network's interoperability or consensus mechanisms. The information comes from an ongoing conversation among members of the Bitcoin Development Mailing List, a group dedicated to discussions around Bitcoin's technical development.