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Re: (Ordinals) BRC-20 needs to be removed
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larry_vw_1955
on 30/05/2024, 04:47:10 UTC
⭐ Merited by vjudeu (1) ,ABCbits (1)
That's a standard rule not a consensus rule. Technically your output script with or without OP_RETURN can be so big so that it fills the entire block. In other words there is no limit on its size other than block size.

why would a scriptpubkey need to be unlimited in size for what is supposed to be a "payment system"?

you have to define a strict format for a transaction call it a transaction template and anything that doesn't matchup to that template gets rejected. for a payment system, you only need a template like this:

sending address: receiving address: amount

bitcoin really made a mess of things with its utxo  model and using SCRIPT language and all these different address types. but we're stuck with it. no going back. the only question is "can bitcoin survive as a payment system?"

now, there is no such thing as utxos anymore. it will be account based. that way there's no extra overhead for people sending things to burn addresses other than adjusting its balance.  Shocked