It’s bad because it incentivizes spam and leads to a more general type of blockchain. It’s literally like building the foundation for ethereum on bitcoin.
In fact Vitalik Buterin decided not to build ethereum on bitcoin because of the mere existence of the OP_RETURN He said that a limit or ban on the OP_RETURN could render his project obsolete.
Puzzl35 /
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2025-05-07 15:51:25
in reply to nevent1q…6mvy
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