Bitcoin developer Peter Todd is developing a mechanism that recommends Bitcoin Core nodes automatically disconnect from nodes that launch "scavenger" attacks on his Libre Relay software. Previously, Todd advocated increasing the Bitcoin Core default OP_RETURN data limit to nearly 4 million bytes, sparking controversy. Opponents have used "scavenger" software to masquerade as nodes to interfere with broadcasts, preventing the propagation of large data transactions. The new rule is scheduled to be introduced in October with Core v30, and Todd is intensifying countermeasures to defend his on-chain data scaling solution. (Protos)

Bitcoin developer Peter Todd is developing a mechanism that recommends Bitcoin Core nodes automatically disconnect from nodes conducting "scavenger" attacks on his Libre Relay software. Previously, Todd advocated raising the default OP_RETURN data limit in Bitcoin Core to nearly 4 million bytes, sparking controversy. Opponents use "scavenger" software disguised as nodes to interfere with broadcasts, preventing the propagation of large data transactions. The new rule is scheduled to launch in October with Core v30, and Todd is accelerating countermeasures to defend his on-chain data expansion proposal. (Protos)

Bitcoin developers propose disconnecting "scavenger" nodes to counter the faction opposing OP_RETURN for large data storage.