‘Bitcoin Standard’ author backs funding dev to make spamming Bitcoin costly
Saifedean Ammous proposes funding a full-time developer to combat spam inscriptions on the Bitcoin network. This suggestion follows a call from GrassFedBitcoin for Bitcoin Core to implement pull request #28408, which would allow easier filtering of inscriptions. GrassFedBitcoin argues that the absence of filtering tools leads to blockchain bloat and detracts from Bitcoin's monetary function. Blockstream CEO Adam Back warns that inscription filtering is an ongoing challenge, as spam can be modified continuously. Ammous likens Bitcoin spam to email spam, advocating for efforts to reduce it without censorship. He suggests deprecating spam tool development and hiring external coders to counteract spam systems. The discussion highlights tensions within the Bitcoin community regarding network usage, with increasing calls for technical solutions as inscriptions congest the network. Mempool Research indicates that the adoption of inscriptions could raise Bitcoin's average block size to 4 MB, significantly above the current 1.5 MB.
