DATUM

Michael Saylo

2026-08-01 13:29:00

Michael Saylor says BIP-110 has only 2.54% support and cannot reach consensus

Strategy founder Michael Saylor said in a post on X that BIP-110 had support from just 2.54% of blocks at height 960,561, with only 24 signaling blocks out of 946. He said every one of those signals came from DATUM miners sharing rewards through OCEAN, while support outside OCEAN was zero. On that basis, Saylor argued that the 55% voluntary threshold can no longer be met and that the result does not represent miner consensus. Saylor also criticized how the proposal is being promoted, saying OCEAN has made BIP-110 signaling the default option and that BIP-110 guidance directs node operators to Bitcoin Knots and miners to DATUM. In his view, that setup effectively serves as a vertically integrated marketing campaign for Knots and OCEAN. He added that any “100% signaling” shown in the block window from 961,632 to 963,647 would reflect rule enforcement rather than voluntary support. Saylor had previously stated his opposition to the BIP-110 proposal.

2020

Bitcoin

2026-07-14 01:20:54

OCEAN to upgrade backend so it can track multiple chains in a BIP 110 split

Bitcoin mining pool OCEAN said on X that it will upgrade its backend so it can independently follow multiple chains if a BIP 110 chain split occurs. The pool said DATUM miners would automatically keep running on whatever chain their node is executing if such a split happens. OCEAN added that it would credit rewards from that chain to a fork share log, based on the chain’s continued operation and its terms of service. The company also said it would effectively operate as two mining pools from the point of the fork, and that updated terms of service would be released before block 961,632. The statement outlines how OCEAN plans to handle miner activity, reward accounting, and pool operations in the event of a chain split.

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Bitcoin minin

2026-07-09 06:36:59

Tiny 5 TH/s Bitcoin Miner Defies the Odds to Find a Block Through Ocean Mining

A $500 ASIC miner running at roughly 5 TH/s found a Bitcoin block through Ocean Mining’s solo setup and DATUM, despite odds implying a wait measured in thousands of years on average.

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