比特币核心开发者：符文“利用了设计缺陷”

By: Oluwapelumi Adejumo, CryptoSlate; Translation: Deng Tong, Golden Finance

Bitcoin core developer Luke Dashjr criticized the Runes protocol, stating it exploits fundamental design flaws in the blockchain network.

In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on April 26, Dashjr described the differences in interaction between Ordinal Inscriptions and the Runes protocol. He clarified that, while Ordinals exploit vulnerabilities within the blockchain, the Runes protocol operates within the framework of design flaws.

He further explained:

"Ordinals are a 9-vector attack exploiting a Bitcoin core vulnerability, while Runes are 'just' a 5-vector attack that technically adheres to 'rules'."

Ordinals represent a novel form of digital asset, akin to NFTs, etched onto satoshis (the smallest unit of Bitcoin). Their emergence last year marked Bitcoin's foray into the NFT space, sparking significant interest within the crypto community.

On the other hand, Runes are alternative tokens launched on the day of Bitcoin's fourth halving. Upon release, these tokens severely congested the network, leading to skyrocketing transaction fees.

It's worth noting that, Dashjr has long been critical of both asset types, claiming they deviate from BTC's core principles and foster blockchain spam. Last year, he flagged Ordinals as erroneous and spearheaded efforts to address these issues through error correction.

Filtering Rune Transactions

In light of his opposition, Dashjr proposed a method to filter Rune transactions.

He said:

"To filter out Rune spam with Bitcoin Knots or Bitcoin Core, the only current method is to set datacarriersize=0 in your bitcoin.conf file (or only set the equivalent GUI option in Knots)."

However, early indications suggest miners have not heeded his advice. Ocean Mining, a decentralized mining pool where Dashjr serves as CTO, recently mined the first post-halving block, with over 75% of transactions coming from the Runes protocol.

In their defense, some miners are willing to process these transactions due to the lucrative income generated by Rune transactions.