Latest News and Articles about OP_RETURN

The Great OP_RETURN Liberation: Bitcoin Core Finally Breaks Free from Its Own Artificial Shackles

9 June 2025 Columns Bitcoin, Bitcoin Core, Block Size Wars, OP_RETURN

After more than a decade of self-imposed restrictions and political theater, Bitcoin Core is finally preparing to remove one of its most counterproductive policy limitations. Pull Request #32406, which removes the default 80-byte OP_RETURN size limit, represents far more than a technical adjustment—it’s a symbolic victory over the ideological purists who have spent years strangling […]

Bitcoin Core Removes OP_RETURN Limit: Network Efficiency or Protocol Risk?

8 May 2025 Daily Feed Bitcoin Core, Gregory Sanders, Luke Dashjr, OP_RETURN

Bitcoin Core to Remove OP_RETURN Limit: A Step Forward or a Misstep? Bitcoin Core developers have announced a significant change in the upcoming software release: the removal of the 80-byte limit on OP_RETURN transaction outputs. This decision, made public by Bitcoin developer Gregory Sanders on May 5, has sparked a heated debate within the crypto […]