ViaBTC founder Wang Chun said on X that he personally does not support Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 54 (BIP-54). However, if the proposal is advanced strictly through the BIP-9 activation mechanism and secures the required absolute majority of miner signal support, ViaBTC will update its mining nodes to support the upgrade. Until that happens, ViaBTC will not participate in BIP-54 signaling. BIP-54 is a protocol improvement proposal recently discussed in the Bitcoin community, aimed at increasing network capacity by adjusting consensus-related rules, though its activation method and necessity have sparked some controversy. BIP-9 is a soft-fork activation mechanism based on miner signaling, requiring miners to signal support through block headers and triggering an upgrade once a preset threshold is met. Wang's statement indicates that although ViaBTC holds reservations about BIP-54 itself, it is willing to follow Bitcoin's established consensus upgrade process. The key point is that activation must receive sufficiently broad network consensus rather than being pushed through unilaterally.
ViaBTC founder Wang Chun took to X to clarify his stance on BIP-54, a bitcoin protocol improvement proposal that has been generating discussion within the community. Wang said he personally does not support the proposal as it stands. That reservation, however, does not close the door entirely: if BIP-54 were to move forward strictly under the BIP-9 activation mechanism, and if it secured the required absolute majority of miner signal support, ViaBTC would update its mining nodes to back the upgrade. Until that signal threshold is actually met, ViaBTC will not take part in BIP-54 signaling.
BIP-54 is a recent protocol improvement proposal in the bitcoin community that seeks to increase network capacity by adjusting rules tied to the consensus mechanism. Its activation path and the necessity of the change have both become points of debate. BIP-9, by contrast, is a soft-fork activation framework that relies on miner signaling: miners express support by including specific signals in blocks, and an upgrade is triggered once enough signals are collected to reach a preset threshold.
Wang's comments show that while ViaBTC retains reservations about BIP-54 itself, it is willing to follow bitcoin's established consensus upgrade process. The emphasis is on activation achieving sufficiently broad network consensus, rather than a unilateral push to complete the protocol change.
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