{"id":87954,"date":"2023-12-07T12:22:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T10:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=87954"},"modified":"2025-09-13T15:02:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T12:02:27","slug":"bitcoin-core-developer-luke-dashjr-the-younger-criticised-ordinals-for-network-spam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bitcoin-core-developer-luke-dashjr-the-younger-criticised-ordinals-for-network-spam\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr, the younger, criticised Ordinals for network spam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-text-wrappers-keypoints article_keypoints\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr, the younger, criticised Ordinals for spreading spam.<\/li>\n<li>The community accused him of censoring the protocol.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Inscriptions&#8221; remain popular, as do their counterparts on other blockchains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr, the younger, said that &#8220;Inscriptions&#8221;, which underpin the Ordinals protocol, contribute to spam in the network and predicted their imminent end.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PSA: \u201cInscriptions\u201d are exploiting a vulnerability in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> Core to spam the blockchain. Bitcoin Core has, since 2013, allowed users to set a limit on the size of extra data in transactions they relay or mine (`-datacarriersize`). By obfuscating their data as program code,\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luke Dashjr (@LukeDashjr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeDashjr\/status\/1732204937466032285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Inscriptions exploit a vulnerability in Bitcoin Core to spam the blockchain. The software, since 2013, allows setting a limit on the size of extra data in transactions they relay or mine, but &#8216;inscriptions&#8217; bypass that limit with code,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the developer, his team began addressing the bug in Bitcoin Knots v25.1, and plans to fully fix it by v27.<\/p>\n<p>Dash&#8217;s post was a likely driver of ORDI&#8217;s plunge of almost 50%\u2014from $65 to $42. But later the asset&#8217;s quotes recovered to around $55.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-eu.googleusercontent.com\/NsImHkr3FWSK7g4osrRcIZqNUpoacMZaAZ-OWF1aNKlA-tCWpu3eAVmSYE5wRfrJS4pxuUwRSEFLVec8oqo6OOQJsG34TZhAjcsm5SjVTg7FRttlIcuc3i-Z0rlvqT1nOM3Q4UbdKNuFogX-K2nuVTA\" alt=\"\u0411\u0438\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0438\u043d-\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438\u043a \u0440\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b Ordinals \u0437\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u0435\u0442\u0438\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">15-\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0443\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0438\u043a ORDI\/USDT \u0431\u0438\u0440\u0436\u0438 Binance. \u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/ORDIUSDT\/?exchange=BINANCE\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The developer&#8217;s remarks drew criticism and questions from the community about the usefulness of such censorship methods for the blockchain. One user noted that most miners would prefer to mine transactions with &#8220;Inscriptions&#8221;, as they make more economic sense.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> network can\u2019t withstand a puny spam from \u201cinscriptions\u201d how can we feel safe from a nation attack on its network? <\/p>\n<p>You people call yourselves BTC promoters but spend your time with these llame examples.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin is 4 everyone, you are dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MisterSpread (@MisterSpread) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MisterSpread\/status\/1732252678703505827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;If the Bitcoin network cannot withstand a trivial Inscriptions spam, how can we feel safe from a coordinated attack? You people call yourselves BTC promoters, but you spend your time on these dull examples. Bitcoin is for everyone; you are fired,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When the discussion subsided, Samourai Wallet representatives noted that Ocean, the mining pool owned by Dash and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, had adopted a policy censoring Whirlpool coinjoin transactions and BIP47 notification transactions, which are part of the CoinJoin anonymity solution.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We can confirm that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ocean_mining?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ocean_mining<\/a> has enacted a policy of censoring Whirlpool coinjoin transactions and BIP47 notification transactions as of Dec 6, 2023<\/p>\n<p>This is a regrettable action by the operators <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jack<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeDashjr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LukeDashjr<\/a> and far surpasses any hostile action we have seen before<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samourai Wallet (@SamouraiWallet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamouraiWallet\/status\/1732584009442443336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Dash, Whirlpool transactions contain errors and create non-standard transactions due to the 46-byte OP_RETURN function present in Whirlpool. However Samourai Wallet says he is deliberately deceiving users.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;People have had no problems creating and relaying standard Bitcoin transactions since Whirlpool was released in late 2018. Miners also pass on and mine these transactions with ease,&#8221; the wallet&#8217;s representatives said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They acknowledge the legitimacy of Dash&#8217;s actions, but do not share his desire to censor transactions that do not align with his values, another example of &#8220;weakening the cypherpunk roots of the project&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-text-wrappers-update-2 article_update\"><time class=\"gtb_text-wrappers_update_time\">7 December 2023 | 17:31<\/time><span class=\"gtb_text-wrappers_update_head\">Update: <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin developer and Nostr founder Damus William Kazarin, in response to the lively discussion <a href=\"https:\/\/habla.news\/jb55\/1701876273423\">stated<\/a>, that &#8220;&#8216;inscriptions&#8217; mask data as a Bitcoin Script cache, which is technically an exploit, since the network is not used to store such information.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I will participate in the Inscriptions commission as one of those who oppose the claim that they are good for Bitcoin. I decided to refresh my memory of how inscriptions work. I am beginning to understand Dash&#8217;s point of view on why he uses a loophole in the protocol mechanisms to defend against spam,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spread of \u201cInscriptions\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Ordinals have again gained popularity after a downturn in autumn, but the early days of December have not been productive for Bitcoin NFTs either.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Dune dashboard, the number of daily inscriptions created in the last week did not exceed 70,000.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-eu.googleusercontent.com\/p4Fbl4y_fOGs99l_eA_LEQaa7RQQSXDVed6kOGZwCsmM9qQk0Uu6OaTFEd5QUPquozCxhxyYuZ-EISQPrBw6L3_x9ID5ytwhCnC1JSN2yAtN6JOpJooXjqeeSpBUNjmJiCnkcLWr63klJ0LmPbfFa1w\" alt=\"\u0411\u0438\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0438\u043d-\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438\u043a \u0440\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b Ordinals \u0437\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u0435\u0442\u0438\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Daily inscriptions pace. Data: Dune.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The decline in activity on the Bitcoin network may be linked to the emergence of <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/an-ordinals-like-protocol-emerges-on-ethereum\">Ethscriptions<\/a> on Ethereum, Doginals on Dogecoin and Solana Inscriptions on Solana.<\/p>\n<p>The Polygon network has more than 109 million &#8220;Inscriptions&#8221;. On blockchains Celo, Avalanche and Fantom together more than 20 million such assets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-eu.googleusercontent.com\/016QcCo_NLk_TF8u7-KzswS7OWyLniIwFYt_obQnWY-owxT7SM5Ow9sN0E0WUeOXQDg1x9gD8J0Cus2WxPJPzAOIDqDi7GJ92sPoxJvUvnMk_z1ZM1SIN2rNKXTtfZFdvmCS-JtvVAQ4Z7xU1SZF-3A\" alt=\"\u0411\u0438\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0438\u043d-\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438\u043a \u0440\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b Ordinals \u0437\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u0435\u0442\u0438\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inscriptions pace across protocols. Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/dune.com\/hildobby\/inscriptions\">Dune<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This activity also contributes to higher numbers of transactions in the protocols and, as a result, higher fees.<\/p>\n<p>On the hype around Ordinals, Tron co-founder Justin Sun drew attention. He asked the community for opinions on integrating Tron with BRC-20 and creating its own inscriptions format.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;d like to hear your thoughts on four key initiatives: firstly, enhancing the inscription support for Tron; secondly, integrating Tron with BRC20; thirdly, launching a $100 million Tron developer fund; and fourthly, reducing energy costs to attract more developers and users to\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 H.E. Justin Sun \u5b59\u5b87\u6668 (@justinsuntron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1732259173109567805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Luminex <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/developers-unveil-a-new-standard-for-bitcoin-ordinals\">\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430<\/a> the BRC-69 standard, which simplifies and lowers the cost of issuing NFT collections on the Bitcoin blockchain.<\/p>\n<p>As reported in November, the daily transaction volume on the Fantom network reached record levels, presumably due to the growing popularity of the Ordinals analogue in the form of FRC-20 tokens.<\/p>\n<p>In the same month, for a similar reason, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/avalanche-transaction-volume-hits-record-as-ordinals-analogue-launches\">\u0440\u0435\u0437\u043a\u043e \u0432\u044b\u0440\u043e\u0441<\/a> the transaction volume on Avalanche&#8217;s C-Chain jumped sharply. 22 November the metric <a href=\"https:\/\/snowtrace.io\/chart\/tx\">surpassed 6.3 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr, the younger, said that &#8216;Inscriptions&#8217;, underlying the Ordinals protocol, contribute to spam in the network and predicted their imminent end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":87955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1192,1150,1176],"class_list":["post-87954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-developers","tag-news-plus","tag-ordinals"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"41","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87954"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87956,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87954\/revisions\/87956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}