@zkat U could create a system 2 make it easier 4 creators 2 accept #Monero (XMR) a truly private cryptocurrency, #bitcoin & #ethereum r talked about by the media as if theyre private but theyre actually pseudonymous, if u have the persons address u have their entire transaction history, but not with monero. Using it there would be no higher authority (except the state) that could enforce regulations on ur sales, & even then it would have to b serious surveillance bc the network itself is opaque

"Bitcoin Core development and transaction relay policy"
https://bitcoincore.org/en/2025/06/06/relay-statement/

I don't necessarily disagree, but I feel that this long argument deliberately omits to mention the context which motivated this decision.

Has the #Bitcoin network been experiencing a flood of transactions which (ab)use the blockchain as an immutable storage system for messages and data?

And if so, why wouldn't they rather do it with #Ethereum, which has lower per-byte fees and also lets them run small programs?