The Genesis block is a very singular example.
Spam isn't that hard to define.
Spam is not that hard to define or discern.
Would you empty your spam folder into your inbox and philosophize ove hundreds of Viagra adds pondering if each is spam or not?
Using an exploit to upload JPEGs or minting shitcoins inside bitcoin is spam.
Spam filters have already been in Bitcoin since Satoshi was still around.
There already has been a small place for arbitrary data (between of 80 bytes for responsible and reasonable use of arbitrary data . Now Bitcoin Core wants to make it unlimited, with no ability to configure
somedude / some_dude
npub1ug…h9egy
2025-05-05 18:47:12
in reply to nevent1q…jpcu
Author Public Key
npub1ugaq7ffx7ttfyp9nvt4e0hlpqa5mk528s9sffghcf2772kdd4gys6h9egyPublished at
2025-05-05 18:47:12Event JSON
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