> its just relaxing the filters to what is actually reflected in the protocol rules. Which is the max block size. > the less accurate your node is when doing fee estimation. I never had a substantial discrepancy in fee estimates. I don't think there are many new attack vectors introduced by these changes but still, as good practice, no upgrading to newer versions before they have been out for a prolonged time. It surely will lead to a cleaner code, that I agree.

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jb55 _@jb55.com 3 months ago
yes max block size, something you can relay today on libre relay and get it in into a block with 0 issues. its not done because its undiscounted and non-economical. people would use witness space for this instead.
In essence, it's not done because the propagation path is scarce. The more widespread Libre Relay nodes are, the more reliable and censorship-resistant the OP_RETURN data storage becomes in the Bitcoin blockchain. At 1%, it's niche and fragile; at 20%, it starts to significantly improve reach.