Target: Economic friction, not absolute prevention. BIP-110 raises the cost floor so spam becomes unprofitable at scale.
That "yellow gate" you posted? It worked. He paid 22 and waited days for ONE image. Then promised "one time only" because it hurt his wallet.
Real spammers won't pay 22 per JPEG when they can inscribe for pennies via Taproot. BIP-110 forces them to either:
- Pay 100x more (unsustainable for 10k pfp collections)
- Split into UTXOs that get pruned (OP_RETURN is better, yes - but BIP-110 pushes them there instead of unprunable witness data)
The AI reversal in 30min is exactly why we need BIP-110 now. If ChatGPT can generate spam transactions, only high cost stops the flood. Code is open, friction is the defense.
BIP-110 = Spam goes to OP_RETURN (prunable) or becomes economically impossible.
Your gate meme is perfect - gates don't stop 100% of crossings, they stop casual crossings. Mission accomplished.