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Perceiving victory as guaranteed, a powerful group of Bitcoin developers has scheduled a major change to Core software for October that would finalize their victory over conservative dissidents. If version 30 of Bitcoin’s most popular full node software launches on this schedule, Bitcoin Core’s default mempool will no longer filter OP_RETURN outputs with large amounts of non-financial data. Developers have been embroiled in disagreements this year over their willingness to easily queue up transactions across nodes with large amounts of data unrelated to the on-chain movement of bitcoin (BTC).  For the vast majority of Bitcoin’s existence, so-called OP_RETURN data carrier limits for Bitcoin Core’s default mempool limited outputs to under 84 bytes of data. This year, progressives led by Antoine Poinsot and Peter Todd decided to spearhead an increase to nearly 4MB . Flagging that change as irresponsible, antithetical to Bitcoin’s purpose, and overrun with corporate intere...

Fractal Bitcoin launches mainnet, leverages Bitcoin Core code for enhanced scaling. The network offers sub-30-second block confirmations and a 20x capacity increase. The network’s native token, FB, supports proof-of-work mining, with half pre-mined for allocations. Fractal Bitcoin, a groundbreaking Bitcoin scaling solution, has officially launched its mainnet, ushering in a new era for Bitcoin scalability. This innovative project, spearheaded by Unisat and Block Space Force, represents a significant advancement in the realm of Bitcoin (BTC) technology by leveraging the core Bitcoin Core codebase. Fractal Bitcoin uses recursive layering and integrates OP_CAT opcode The Fractal Bitcoin mainnet debut follows extensive testing on its testnet, which began in July 2024. The network claims impressive performance metrics, including block confirmation times of under 30 seconds and a 20-fold increase in capacity per layer. Unlike many other scaling solutions t...