BitMEX Research Report Flags BRC-20 as the Real Strain on Bitcoin Nodes
September 10, 2025
In a newly published report, BitMEX Research and its analysts say BRC-20 activity, not image inscriptions, is the greater strain on many Bitcoin node operators.
UTXO Explosion Traced to BRC-20 Transfers, BitMEX Research Finds
In the report, the researchers argue that small BRC-20 transfers expand the UTXO set and raise validation load more than large image data does. BitMEX Research frames the…