DEFENDING BITCOIN

db:threat/utxo-bloat

Threat

Verifying Bitcoin yourself becomes too expensive for regular people.

UTXO Set Bloat

Token protocols create tiny dust-value UTXOs that sit in the set forever because nobody bothers to spend them, permanently raising the storage and memory cost of running a full node.

The full threat page — recommended controls, incident references, and citations — lands when Defending Bitcoin ships on June 15, 2026.

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