[Mempool spam] Should we as developers reject non-standard Taproot transactions from full nodes?

Posted by Ali Sherief

May 7, 2023/17:22 UTC

The Bitcoin network is experiencing massive congestion due to high volumes of side projects such as BRC-20, which are pricing out real bitcoin transactions. This threatens the smooth and normal use of Bitcoin as a peer-to-peer digital currency. If the volume does not die down over the next few weeks, some suggest taking action, such as implementing BIPs and/or commits into the Bitcoin Core codebase to curtail the loophole in BIP 342 that has allowed these unintended consequences. Alternatively, enforcing "censorship" at the node level by introducing a run-time option to instantly prune all non-standard Taproot transactions could be implemented. Critics argue against limiting maximum freedom, but solutions must be found to ensure this kind of congestion never happens again using Taproot.

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