<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>epsql wrote</title><author_name>epsql (npub1zh…vs67x)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.now/npub1zhmsa0fs76dctwag0slvg4j9xqxu9q66dkkzxh7ls9pu4d0f9qkqgvs67x</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.now</provider_url><html>Core uncapping the OP_RETURN size was certainly something I did not like, but that is not a *consensus* change, only a relay policy one though. This has to be specifically stated otherwise our conversation does not make much sense.&#xA;&#xA;&gt; So if the changes in consensus are dependent on centralised miners permission then Bitcoin is not really permissionless or decentralised.&#xA;&#xA;I am not sure I agree with this since we&#39;re dealing with a proof-of-work network.&#xA;&#xA;&gt; the hashsers are happy to have high op_return which is causing problems for nodes&#xA;&#xA;What problems is uncapping OP_RETURN causing? Don&#39;t get me wrong, I&#39;d prefer to see only financial transactions on my node since this is why Bitcoin exists, but I would not say that large OP_RETURNs are causing issues per se, since the block size is capped anyway (I&#39;d like not to have the segwit discount though)&#xA;&#xA;&gt; nodes have the right to find new hashers which align with the wishes of these nodes. And that&#39;s what is happening&#xA;&#xA;This is surely something that nodes can do, although it remains to be seen whether the Blake hard fork will gain any value. I honestly prefer the ecash fork since it also reduces the block size and implements drivechains via BIP300/BIP301, which is much more compelling IMO when compared to simply having less spam </html></oembed>