A fight over Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 is exposing a deeper divide across the Bitcoin ecosystem, with developers, miners, companies, and users arguing over how far the network should go in limiting non-payment data. The proposal would temporarily tighten consensus rules around several methods used to embed arbitrary data in Bitcoin transactions, including output sizes, OP_RETURN usage, witness elements, and some Taproot-related techniques tied to inscriptions. Supporters frame BIP-110 as an attempt to curb blockchain spam and refocus Bitcoin on monetary use. Critics say it would invalidate some transactions that are currently valid under existing consensus rules, opening the door to future changes that could weaken Bitcoin’s censorship resistance and predictability. Jameson Lopp, Michael Saylor, Adam Back, Luke Dashjr, and Samson Mow have all weighed in publicly. The dispute also traces back to the rise of Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens in early 2023, which increased demand for block space and pushed fees higher. According to the proposal’s dashboard, only 1% of miners have signaled support so far, with the mandatory signaling period set to begin in August.

This article details the upcoming Bitcoin Gold and Segwit2x hard forks, offering step-by-step advice for holders: safeguard private keys, avoid transactions during forks, guard against replay attacks, choose appropriate wallets, and wait for splitting tools.

Unchained Capital’s research uses Bitcoin UTXO data to visualize how coins move and age across market cycles, arguing that every major rally is followed by a new wave of long-term holders.

Bitpay has released a preview of Bitcore 5.0, a modular full node that allows users to run any Bitcoin protocol implementation, including forks like Bitcoin Cash, and seamlessly switch between clients without forking the Bitcore codebase.

A Bitcoin wallet created in 2013 moved 500 BTC for the first time after roughly 12.5 years of inactivity. In total, 11 dormant wallets transferred 859.13 BTC, drawing attention to possible asset restructuring and security-driven wallet migration.

Jeff Berwick, founder of The Dollar Vigilante, gave an exclusive interview claiming COVID-19 is a planned false flag event. He predicts hyperinflation of all fiat currencies, a surge in Bitcoin and gold, and urges people to abandon state control for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies like Monero.

Bitcoin's Taproot upgrade activated at block height 709,632, marking the biggest change since SegWit in 2017. Combining Schnorr signatures, MAST, and Tapscript, it enhances privacy, scalability, and security, drawing widespread praise from the community.

Bitcoin’s largest upgrade since SegWit, Taproot, activated at block height 709,632, bringing Schnorr signatures, MAST, and Tapscript to enhance privacy, scalability, and multi-signature flexibility. Community celebrates first script-spends seen on-chain.