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Op_return allows embedding non -monetary data in operations, such as texts and images.
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Who executed that transaction, spent more than $ 300 on commissions.
A new transaction in the Bitcoin network surprised the ecosystem by using more than 10.000 Salidas op_return To embed an animation that will be permanently recorded in the network file created by Satoshi Nakamoto.
It was an image that represented a character similar to a rabbit, called «Labitbu»:
This transaction, included in block 909042, combined at least two entries, suggesting that funds from different sources covered their costs.
The hash F08FD61D48F79EEB0C4BC9E58F2D7ECAD0E20E5D6411B588590CB0480C8E7FBE groups the more than 10,000 OP_RETURN outputs, all with a null cost. The size of the operation was 268,690 vbytes and The rate of 296,020 satoshis (Minimum BTC unit), equivalent to $ 345.19.
OP_RETURN is a opcodeor instruction, within the bitcoin protocol that allows to include data, such as text or images, in transactions without assigning value in Bitcoin.
This practice, similar to cases previously reported by cryptootics, evidences an alternative use of the protocol, diverting from its original design as a system to transfer monetary value.
Instead, some users are using Bitcoin for registrations for artistic, recreational or recreational purposes (or others), reaching up to 40% of total Bitcoin operations, which raises debates about its efficiency, purpose and even triggering in recent months a customer war.