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From: Andrew Poelstra <apoelstra@wpsoftware.net>
To: Russell O'Connor <roconnor@blockstream.com>,
	Bitcoin Protocol Discussion
	<bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Debate: 64 bytes in OP_RETURN VS taproot OP_FALSE OP_IF OP_PUSH
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2023 18:06:18 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Y9/wGqljA/R8a+fU@camus> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMZUoKkAdQ9TSMm4vPJOrThu_h6VbqwPhOQQR7-Yr+WZ0DMBYw@mail.gmail.com>

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On Sat, Feb 04, 2023 at 07:11:35PM -0500, Russell O'Connor via bitcoin-dev wrote:
> Since bytes in the witness are cheaper than bytes in the script pubkey,
> there is a crossover point in data size where it will simply be cheaper to
> use witness data.  Where that crossover point is depends on the finer
> details of the overhead of the two methods, but you could make some
> reasonable assumptions.  Such a calculation could form the basis of a
> reasonable OP_RETURN proposal.  I don't know if it would be persuasive, but
> it would at least be coherent.
>

I agree with Peter that, given that users have found ways to store arbitrary
amounts of data on-chain if they really want, we might as well just make
OP_RETURN a free-for-all.

-- 
Andrew Poelstra
Director of Research, Blockstream
Email: apoelstra at wpsoftware.net
Web:   https://www.wpsoftware.net/andrew

The sun is always shining in space
    -Justin Lewis-Webster


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2023-02-05 18:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-02-01  0:46 [bitcoin-dev] Debate: 64 bytes in OP_RETURN VS taproot OP_FALSE OP_IF OP_PUSH Christopher Allen
2023-02-01  2:07 ` Peter Todd
2023-02-01  2:22   ` Christopher Allen
2023-02-01  8:36     ` Kostas Karasavvas
2023-02-01 12:51       ` Peter Todd
2023-02-01 14:02   ` Andrew Poelstra
2023-02-02 11:22     ` Peter Todd
2023-02-02 11:45       ` Aymeric Vitte
2023-02-02 11:49         ` Peter Todd
2023-02-02 12:24           ` Aymeric Vitte
2023-02-01 12:59 ` Aymeric Vitte
2023-02-02 13:25 ` Rijndael
2023-02-03 11:15   ` Aymeric Vitte
2023-02-03 18:47     ` Christopher Allen
2023-02-04 14:11       ` Kostas Karasavvas
2023-02-04 17:01         ` Aymeric Vitte
2023-02-04 18:54           ` Christopher Allen
2023-02-04 20:55             ` Aymeric Vitte
2023-02-04 22:18               ` Christopher Allen
2023-02-04 23:09                 ` Aymeric Vitte
2023-02-05  0:04                   ` Peter Todd
2023-02-05 11:40                     ` Aymeric Vitte
2023-02-05 12:06                       ` Peter Todd
2023-02-05 12:47                         ` Aymeric Vitte
2023-02-05  0:11                   ` Russell O'Connor
2023-02-05  2:01                     ` Peter Todd
2023-02-05 18:12                       ` Russell O'Connor
2023-02-12 16:23                         ` Aymeric Vitte
2023-02-16 18:23                           ` Aymeric Vitte
2023-02-16 19:59                             ` Claus Ehrenberg
2023-02-17 10:56                               ` Aymeric Vitte
2023-02-05 18:06                     ` Andrew Poelstra [this message]
2023-02-17 12:49                     ` Anthony Towns
2023-02-18 18:38                       ` Aymeric Vitte

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