A serious attempt to bring Ethereum-like smart contract functionality to Bitcoin called OP_CAT has finally been granted a "BIP number:" 347. This is the first step towards actually launching the ...

The Cat BIP proposes freezing certain non-monetary UTXOs to curb blockchain bloat. Developers are split on whether Bitcoin should prioritize money over data use cases. Ordinals could lose ...

Taproot Wizards has raised $30 million with which it plans to build an ecosystem of applications using the OP_CAT Bitcoin improvement proposal. OP_CAT is a feature that could bring Ethereum-like smart ...

OP_CAT has the goal of restoring functionality that was available in early versions of the network software but was removed by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2010. The BIP's developers see OP_CAT as a simple ...

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