Developer embeds image on Bitcoin as a single transaction, challenging BIP-110’s core claims

Slovak Bitcoin developer Martin Habovštiak successfully embedded a 66-kilobyte TIFF image file directly onto the Bitcoin blockchain within a single, contiguous transaction, bypassing the restrictions targeted by the proposed BIP-110 soft fork. The image depicts Bitcoin Knots developer Lucas Dashjr crying. Habovštiak's demonstration is significant because the transaction uses neither OP_RETURN opcodes nor Taproot, which are primary vectors BIP-110 aims to restrict, suggesting the proposal's limitations can be circumvented. This proof-of-concept occurs amid a dispute between Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots camps over arbitrary data storage; BIP-110 proposes temporary restrictions on data pushes and OP_RETURN sizes following Bitcoin Core's effective uncapping of OP_RETURN limits. Dashjr, a vocal opponent of data inscriptions, contested the claim that the image was contiguous. Habovštiak also created a BIP-110 compliant version that was larger, arguing the restrictions could increase stored data. He stated the effort was a one-time act motivated by what he considered "untruths" from the Knots camp, and he will not release the code to prevent NFT spam.

(Source：The Block)