Recently, Luke Dashjr, a Bitcoin Core contributor responsible for various BTC codes, has been vocal against Ordinals. Gaining public attention, his operated pool, Ocean Mining, confirmed filtering specific transactions, including Ordinals, BRC20 tokens, and coinjoin-related transfers. On December 17, during a conversation among Ordinals enthusiasts discussing the use of a .sats domain in an X-profile, Dashjr speculated about the possibility of halting certain illicit activities by 2026.

In response to questioning his actions, Dashjr emphatically stated that scams in the name of Bitcoin directly harm everyone on the planet. In another interaction, a heated dialogue with Adam Back unfolded after Back claimed that stopping Ordinals would be futile, comparing it to the impossibility of stopping JPEGs on BTC. Dashjr expanded his position on Back's topic, listing the necessary steps to address potential network attacks.

During a conversation with a user identified as Bobby.sats, Dashjr addressed the concern of miners being bribed to attack Bitcoin. He emphasized the importance of fixing vulnerabilities to ensure network integrity. Additionally, Dashjr theorized about the Antpool mining operation, speculating on the high rate of empty blocks and possible reasons related to the use of outdated technologies and incompatibilities with recent Bitcoin updates.

Dashjr's comments triggered varied reactions, with the founder of Taproot Wizard, Udi Wertheimer, sharing critical opinions on his statements. Wertheimer also criticized other developers and protocols, highlighting differences in treatment between similar cases.

Dashjr suggested that BTC should undergo a hard fork soon to change its consensus method to a more robust Proof-of-Work (PoW) without Ordinals. However, there is no indication that the suggestion will be adopted.

This debate on Ordinals in the Bitcoin network has divided the community, sparking intense discussions and diverse opinions. While some strongly oppose these developments, others defend their validity, underscoring a clear polarization of ideas in the crypto space.