In recent days, discussions have intensified around the emerging bitcoin mining pool Ocean and its decision to exclude certain transactions, specifically those linked to Ordinal inscriptions and coinjoin activities. Luke Dashjr, a key figure in Ocean’s operations and a prominent Bitcoin Core developer, clarified to the public that the roots of this debate stretch back to 2014. He emphasized that the release of Bitcoin Core 0.90 was a pivotal moment, introducing measures aimed at curbing blockchain data storage to mitigate spam.