Bitcoin Core Developers Spark Global Debate on Network Spam

• Bitcoin Core devs support a neutral stance on non-financial uses, accepting inevitable data spam.
• The recent upgrade removed data size limits, raising spam and blockchain bloat concerns.
• Developers stress that users define BTC, not devs, to protect decentralization.

Bitcoin’s ongoing evolution sparked a fresh wave of debate following a joint statement by 31 Bitcoin Core developers on June 6, 2025. The statement emphasized a hands-off, neutral approach to how the BTC network is used, particularly amid growing controversy over non-monetary use cases such as data inscriptions and blockchain spam. This announcement has divided the BTC community, raising questions about the future of BTC as both a digital currency and a decentralized protocol.

The Bitcoin Core developers’ collective statement, published on the official Bitcoin Core website, clarified that they do not endorse or encourage the use of BTC for non-financial data storage. However, they acknowledged that Bitcoin’s censorship-resistant nature means it will inevitably be used for purposes beyond simple financial transactions. The statement read, “This is not endorsing or condoning non-financial data usage, but accepting that as a censorship-resistant system, BTC can and will be used for use cases not everyone agrees on.”