ZmnSCPxj [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2022-02-24 📝 Original message:Good morning Zac, > ...
📅 Original date posted:2022-02-24
📝 Original message:Good morning Zac,
> Reducing the footprint of storing data on-chain might better be achieved by *supporting* it.
>
> Currently storing data is wasteful because it is embedded inside an OP_RETURN within a transaction structure. As an alternative, by supporting storing of raw data without creating a transaction, waste can be reduced.
If the data is not embedded inside a transaction, how would I be able to pay a miner to include the data on the blockchain?
I need a transaction in order to pay a miner anyway, so why not just embed it into the same transaction I am using to pay the miner?
(i.e. the current design)
Regards,
ZmnSCPxj
📝 Original message:Good morning Zac,
> Reducing the footprint of storing data on-chain might better be achieved by *supporting* it.
>
> Currently storing data is wasteful because it is embedded inside an OP_RETURN within a transaction structure. As an alternative, by supporting storing of raw data without creating a transaction, waste can be reduced.
If the data is not embedded inside a transaction, how would I be able to pay a miner to include the data on the blockchain?
I need a transaction in order to pay a miner anyway, so why not just embed it into the same transaction I am using to pay the miner?
(i.e. the current design)
Regards,
ZmnSCPxj