Bitcoin : What is the rationale for enabling the “CoinGeek/nChain” opcodes (OP_MUL, OP_LSHIFT, OP_RSHIFT and OP_INVERT)?
No rationale can be found in the specification document, nor in the [CoinGeek blog post](https://coingeek.com/statement-calvin-ayre-coingeek-bitcoin-protocol/) or Dan Connolly’s Reddit [discussion post](https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/980d0s/specification_for_reenabling_old_opcodes_november/).
I would expect that each change to the script language is carefully motivated in public, that means a rationale for each opcode that is added, removed or changed.
Could we get that from someone in nChain?
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Since ‘rationale’ is apparently an unfamiliar concept to some, here is a link which well explains it:
http://www.chambers.com.au/glossary/rationale.php
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