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Great Consensus Cleanup Revival

Great Consensus Cleanup Revival

Original Postby evoskuil

Posted on: August 25, 2024 15:19 UTC

The ongoing discussion in the bitcoin-dev forum highlights a critical perspective on block hash malleability and its implications for bitcoin transactions.

The core of this debate revolves around the proposal to invalidate 64-byte transactions as a method to address the issue at hand. Critics argue that this approach is unjustified given the existence of simpler, more efficient, and equally effective solutions that do not necessitate the introduction of new consensus rules. This discourse underscores a significant divergence in opinions on how best to tackle the challenges posed by block hash malleability without complicating the existing framework or imposing unnecessary restrictions on transaction sizes.