Bitcoin Ordinals developer Leonidas proposed a new open-source Bitcoin client on Friday, aimed at removing restrictions affecting Runes and Ordinals transactions. The proposed client, called 'Bitcoin $DOG Mode,' would lift the maximum individual transaction size to 3.9 million weight units (WU) from Bitcoin Core's 400,000 WU and lower the dust limit to 1 satoshi (sats) from 294-546 sats. Leonidas stated the changes address years of Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots enforcing rules that Bitcoin itself does not have. Ordinals and Runes, described as Bitcoin's take on fungible and non-fungible tokens, have been controversial within the Bitcoin community, with critics arguing they amount to 'spam' on the Bitcoin network.
Leonidas Proposes Technical Specifications for Bitcoin $DOG Mode
Leonidas called the proposed client 'Bitcoin $DOG Mode' in a post to X on Friday. The client would lift the maximum individual transaction size to 3.9 million weight units (WU), compared to Bitcoin Core's 400,000 WU. The proposal would also lower the dust limit to 1 satoshi (sats) from 294-546 sats.
'Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots have spent years enforcing rules that Bitcoin itself does not have,' Leonidas said in a statement. 'The $DOG Army is done asking for permission. It is time to remove even more of these frivolous restrictions.'
Bitcoin $DOG Mode would be an alternative to Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots, the two most widely used Bitcoin clients.
Transaction Changes Impact Ordinals and Runes Users
Increasing the maximum transaction size would make it easier for Ordinals users to place much larger files or collections into one transaction, even ones that take up nearly an entire block.
The dust limit is a rule on the Bitcoin network defining the smallest transaction amount, or UTXO, that can be economically sent. Lowering the dust limit would stop users from having to 'pad' outputs to get their transaction broadcast on default Bitcoin Core nodes.
The changes would make it easier to send Ordinals inscriptions and Runes, which have been described as Bitcoin's take on fungible and non-fungible tokens.
Leonidas States Goal to Influence Bitcoin Core Policy
Leonidas said the goal is to attract enough users to the new client that Bitcoin Core would eventually have to loosen its own policy restrictions.
FAQ
What did Leonidas propose on Friday?
Leonidas proposed a new open-source Bitcoin client called 'Bitcoin $DOG Mode' that would lift the maximum individual transaction size to 3.9 million weight units from Bitcoin Core's 400,000 WU and lower the dust limit to 1 satoshi from 294-546 sats.
Why did Leonidas propose Bitcoin $DOG Mode?
Leonidas stated the proposal aims to remove restrictions affecting Runes and Ordinals transactions, arguing that Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots have spent years enforcing rules that Bitcoin itself does not have.
How does lowering the dust limit affect Bitcoin users?
Lowering the dust limit to 1 satoshi would stop users from having to 'pad' outputs to get their transaction broadcast on default Bitcoin Core nodes, making it easier to send Ordinals inscriptions and Runes.
