Yigit Taha OZTURK 
As the Bitcoin network expands, new challenges inevitably surface. One of the latest points of contention—spam inscriptions—is not only bloating the blockchain but also threatening the network’s monetary utility. This time, a prominent voice in the Bitcoin community is offering more than just words: he’s ready to fund the solution.
Saifedean Ammous Throws Support Behind Spam-Fighting Developer
Economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, weighed in on the ongoing spam debate by offering to fund a developer dedicated to making Bitcoin spamming more difficult and expensive. “I’d throw in a few sats,” he wrote, signaling his willingness to contribute financially to efforts aimed at maintaining the network’s integrity.
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The comment came in response to a proposal by pseudonymous developer GrassFedBitcoin, who called for Bitcoin Core to adopt pull request #28408. This would allow node operators to filter out inscription-based spam more efficiently. According to GrassFedBitcoin, the lack of filtering tools contributes to unnecessary blockchain bloat and weakens Bitcoin’s function as a monetary protocol.
“Fighting Spam Is Not Censorship”
Ammous compared the issue to email spam—an arms race societies continue to fight without abandoning email altogether. He emphasized that rejecting spam transactions isn’t censorship, since node operators already reject invalid ones. His stance was clear: filtering inscriptions is not about control, it’s about protecting the network.
However, Blockstream CEO Adam Back pushed back, describing spam filtering as an endless technical war. He noted that spam data structures can be modified infinitely, requiring ever-evolving countermeasures. Yet even Back didn’t dispute the need to address the issue at some level.
Is Bitcoin’s Future at Risk?
The debate comes amid growing concerns that Bitcoin’s average block size could soar. A report by Mempool Research suggests inscription usage could push the average block to 4 MB—far above the current 1.5 MB—potentially leading to congestion and skyrocketing fees.
Ammous’s solution goes beyond policy: he suggests deprecating spam tools and even hiring outside coders to overwhelm systems designed to abuse the network. This marks a shift from ideological debate to direct action.
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