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Bitcoin Great Divide: The OP_RETURN War

NM Team January 19, 2026

A silent civil war is raging inside the Bitcoin network, pitting developer against developer and node against node. At stake is Bitcoin's very soul: is it digital gold, or a global data ledger? The battlefield is a single line of code called OP_RETURN, and the fallout could reshape the network forever. Read on for latest developments!

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