Bitcoin developer Jimmy Song stated that Bitcoin needs a more "conservative" node client to preserve its monetary properties and strengthen network decentralization. He pointed out that the 83-byte data limit for OP_RETURN should be restored to reduce node storage and bandwidth costs, ensuring that ordinary users can still run nodes at low cost. Previously, Bitcoin Core 30 raised this limit to 100,000 bytes in 2025, which sparked controversy within the community and led to a significant increase in the number of alternative clients like Bitcoin Knots nodes, which now account for approximately 21.7% of all network nodes.