Adam Back counters the "Bitcoin supports spam data" argument: Limiting spam cannot rely on a soft fork lacking consensus

Odaily News: BIP-110 has sparked community controversy due to its attempt to limit non-financial data storage in the Bitcoin blockchain. Proponents of the proposal plan to push for the rule change through a User-Activated Soft Fork (UASF), but current miner support is far from meeting the activation threshold. The market is watching whether this controversy will further evolve into a governance split within the Bitcoin network.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back has criticized the arguments made by BIP-110 supporters in a post on X, stating that the claim "Bitcoin supports spam data" is incorrect and adding that all Bitcoin participants are opposed to network spam. Adam Back pointed out that Bitcoin mathematically cannot achieve absolute censorship, and the BIP-110 proposal itself has numerous flaws that prevent it from functioning effectively, which is why it has not gained network consensus. He emphasized that forcibly pushing through rule changes without consensus could ultimately lead to a fork outcome similar to Bitcoin SV (BSV).