Adam Back Criticizes Proposals to Block Bitcoin Ordinals

With the deadline for the controversial BIP 110 proposal just three weeks away, tensions are rising. Adam Back recently spoke out against the idea of filtering specific types of data on the network. He argues that users pushing to ban Ordinals simply do not understand the core principles of Bitcoin.

The proposal aims to restrict how data is stored on the blockchain, effectively limiting the ability to create inscriptions. However, the movement is losing steam among those who actually secure the network. Recent data shows that support for these restrictive measures among miners has fallen below one percent.

This debate highlights a divide in the community between those who want to keep the network strictly for simple transactions and those who value its current permissionless nature. Most miners seem uninterested in enforcing such limits, suggesting that the protocol will likely remain unchanged for now.