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BIP-110 Bitcoin fork battle
BIP-110, a controversial Bitcoin soft fork targeting non-financial data embedding, is collapsing under near-zero miner support while community opposition, led by Saylor and Back, intensifies.
Timeline
- Fri, Jul 24Latest
BIP-110 Soft Fork Splits Bitcoin Community as 15,000 Nodes Activate Amid Fierce Opposition
Over 15,000 Bitcoin nodes are now running BIP-110, a soft fork that limits data field sizes to curb on-chain data insertion, with supporters citing sovereignty and network verification. Critics including Adam Back label the effort 'idiocracy,' and longtime node operators argue BIP-110 fails to stop data insertion and amounts to virtue signaling. The dispute reflects deep disagreement over contentious consensus changes in Bitcoin.
- Mon, Jul 20
Saylor Publishes 110-Point Essay Against BIP-110 as Miner Signaling Stays Below 1% and Soft Fork Nears Failure
Michael Saylor published a 110-point essay formally opposing BIP-110, the proposed Bitcoin soft fork that would enable transaction filtering, arguing it is a bad idea for the base layer. Miner signaling for BIP-110 remains below 1% of hash rate, and the proposal is tracking toward failure ahead of its August deadline. Saylor's opposition runs alongside his broader argument for preserving Bitcoin's peer-to-peer base layer without protocol-level filtering.
- Thu, Jul 16
BIP-110 Bitcoin Protocol Proposal Faces Community Division Ahead of Activation Deadline
The Bitcoin community remained divided over the BIP-110 'Filtered Fork' proposal as its activation deadline approached. The proposal continued to face near-zero miner backing, extending the governance controversy documented in prior reporting where Michael Saylor and Adam Back both publicly opposed the measure.
- Wed, Jul 15
Bitcoin Softfork Debate Over 'Junk Data' Policy Emerges in Protocol Governance Discussion
A new Bitcoin softfork proposal targeting what proponents describe as junk data in the blockchain has emerged in the protocol governance debate, with reporting indicating it is already facing resistance. The episode extends the active period of Bitcoin codebase governance controversy alongside the separately documented BIP-110 filtered fork dispute.
- Mon, Jul 13
BIP-110 Bitcoin Fork Loses Community Support as Saylor and Back Oppose With Near-Zero Miner Backing
The BIP-110 'Filtered Fork' Bitcoin upgrade proposal is losing community support, with miner backing described as near-zero as a deadline approaches. Michael Saylor and Adam Back both publicly opposed the proposal, with Back separately quoted on defending Bitcoin's existing design. The episode surfaces broader questions about Bitcoin codebase governance.
- Sun, Jul 12
Adam Back and Michael Saylor Jointly Oppose BIP110 Filtered Fork Proposal
Adam Back and Michael Saylor each published articles opposing the BIP110 'Filtered Fork' proposal for the Bitcoin codebase. The joint opposition from two prominent Bitcoin figures raises governance questions around the proposed protocol change.
- Thu, Jul 9
Michael Saylor Comments on Bitcoin Block Space and Low Transfer Fees
Michael Saylor stated publicly that the free market has resolved Bitcoin block space concerns and that transfer fees remain low. No specific fee data or on-chain metrics were cited alongside the statement.
- Sun, Jul 5
BIP-110 Miner Signaling Collapses Below 10%; Bitcoin Fork Fight Gives Exchanges August Deadline
Support for Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 fell below 10% and was effectively cancelled, with exchanges given an August deadline before miner lock-in signaling would have activated. The governance outcome was characterized by some observers, including the Nakamoto Chairman, as validating Bitcoin's decentralized decision-making structure.