Bitcoin’s 1-MB OP_RETURN Block Breaks Records as Blockchain Becomes a Message Board
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 05/17/2025 - 02:40
In recent weeks, a proposal aiming to eliminate Bitcoin’s 80-byte limitation on script opcodes has stirred spirited debate, culminating in what some are calling the OP_RETURN War of 2025. On Thursday, block 896,696 featured an unusually large non-standard OP_RETURN—so expansive it occupied the entire block with a solitary transfer. OP_RETURN ‘Rickrolling’ Discussion around the Bitcoin […]