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jb55 | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 thats just your opinion? I’m talking about how it currently works. Are you saying standardness rules should be removed? Because until then bitcoin core is filtering plenty of valid transactions.
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matt | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 No I’m saying your comment implied bitcoin core (developers) made some decision about prioritizing transactions which transfer value. No such decision was made.
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jb55 | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I didn’t mean to make the claim that it was an explicit design decision, it seems implied from the design of many relay/standardness rules. “Normal” transactions seem be prioritized so I assumed that was the reason. This always annoyed me as being a bitcoin script enthusiast who liked the idea of hiding puzzles in bitcoin that could be claimed, even if it’s insecure
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matt | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 You should read the linked post on why standard transactions exist, it’s not around normal transactions at all, really. Also, any script (in segwit) is standard! You can use any opcode freely.