2026-01-06 01:23:32

Bitcoin's development momentum hits new heights in 2025, with 135 core contributors pushing approximately 285,000 lines of code into the ecosystem. The release of v30.0 brings a significant upgrade to OP_RETURN functionality, expanding the limit to 100,000 bytes and enabling multiple instances per transaction—a long-debated enhancement that opens new possibilities for on-chain data layers.

The first public security audit cleared the release without identifying any critical vulnerabilities, marking a milestone for protocol transparency. Yet the upgrade hasn't gone without friction. Bitcoin Knots adoption surged to roughly 28% of nodes as some community members opt for the alternative implementation, signaling divergent preferences around this directional change.

This clash between innovation and conservatism mirrors Bitcoin's perpetual tension between evolution and immutability—a reminder that even consensus-driven upgrades can reshape node distribution and community sentiment.

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GateUser-2fce706c

· 01-08 17:37

I've always said that the OP_RETURN issue would eventually be fixed, and now it finally has. Don't miss this opportunity, brothers. The data layer track is about to take off. Bitcoin Knots surged to 28%, what does that mean? It means someone understands it and is seizing the high ground. Meanwhile, we're still debating minor issues. 135 contributors, 285,000 lines of code. Do you understand the scale? The big picture is already clear. Don't wait until you're cut out and regret it. One sentence: Those who start now to lay out the data layer will thank their past selves three years from now.

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ChainSauceMaster

· 01-08 12:49

135 contributors, 280,000 lines of code, but Bitcoin Knots jumps directly to 28%... Is this still called consensus? Haha

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ShortingEnthusiast

· 01-06 01:53

Wait, Bitcoin Knots is up 28%? Is this really still called an "alternative"? It feels like it's splitting apart.

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RugResistant

· 01-06 01:51

NGL, this 28% investment in Bitcoin Knots is quite interesting. It seems like the conservatives are secretly opposing it.

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SatoshiHeir

· 01-06 01:49

It should be pointed out that the 28% of nodes in Bitcoin Knots cannot prove what is called "community split"—this is precisely how a healthy consensus mechanism operates.

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HashRatePhilosopher

· 01-06 01:48

The BTC community is still in that cycle, with 135 contributors and 285k lines of code. It sounds like a lot, but how many are actually thinking? ... Expanding op_return to 100k bytes? It should have been like this a long time ago. The data layer issues have been dragging on for so long.

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ForkMonger

· 01-06 01:34

ngl, 28% Bitcoin Knots adoption is basically a governance attack vector wearing a friendly face. devs think they're innovating but they're actually fragmenting consensus—watch the margin of disruption widen.

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