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Making OP_TRUE standard?

Making OP_TRUE standard?

Original Postby Jim Posen

Posted on: May 17, 2018 20:06 UTC

The writer is discussing the theoretical problem of being unable to use OP_TRUE to CPFP a tx if someone spends it with a low-fee non-RBF transaction.

They acknowledge that it would be difficult, but possible. Despite this risk, the writer believes that the benefits of using OP_TRUE outweigh the potential downside. They suggest that using OP_CSV with a relative locktime of 0 could be a solution to enforce RBF on spending transactions.