Michael Saylor, the founder of the world's largest Bitcoin holding company, disappointed many by failing to provide a clear answer regarding the debate between Bitcoin Core and Knots related to changes in OP_RETURN. This has led many in the community to doubt his true understanding of the deep technical issues surrounding Bitcoin.
Ambiguous response and lack of knowledge
When asked about the increase of the OP_RETURN data storage limit from 90 to 100,000 bytes, Saylor gave a vague response. He referred to this as a "second or third tier" change and avoided going into technical details. He emphasized that any changes to the protocol could lead to unforeseen consequences, and the community's dismissive reaction was a "healthy" thing.
However, this answer has been criticized by many experts as lacking practical knowledge. Paul Sztorc called it a "nonsense" and "gibberish" response. #Saylor did not address core issues such as the impact of this change on the operational costs of a node, the difference between the default mempool settings, and the consensus of the base layer.
Deep conflict between the two factions
The debate between Bitcoin Core and Knots has lasted nearly a year. Knots opposes increasing the OP_RETURN limit due to concerns that it will encourage arbitrary data storage, increasing the size of the blockchain and the costs of operating a node. In contrast, Bitcoin Core, the software used by the majority of nodes, has made this change. Saylor's lack of understanding of such an important issue has caused him to lose some credibility in the eyes of the community. #anh_ba_cong
