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Bitcoin
2026-08-05 01:03:00

BIP-110 nears activation window as miners and exchanges watch for fork risk

BIP-110 is approaching a key activation phase, according to Bitcoin Magazine, with the proposal expected to enter its mandatory signaling period around Aug. 9 at block height 961,632. Lock-in is projected for late August at block 963,648, followed by activation of new transaction rules in early September at block 965,664. The proposal uses a 55% signaling threshold, and its restrictions would remain in force for 52,416 blocks, or about one year. Those restrictions target transaction features including large data pushes, oversized output scripts, undefined witness versions and the Taproot annex, while exempting UTXOs created before activation and keeping standard monetary use compatible. The report says most businesses are unlikely to need any changes, especially firms that hold bitcoin as a store of value or rely on third-party payment providers. The main operational concern is a potential chain split. In that case, miners may need to back the branch they expect to win or pause operations, while exchanges and custodians should raise confirmation thresholds, monitor both chains and delay final settlement to reduce the risk of double spends and false confirmations.

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BIP-110 nears activation window as miners and exchanges watch for fork risk
Bitcoin
2026-08-04 20:41:18

BIP-110 Nears Activation Window as Corporate Bitcoin Users Focus on Chain Split Risk

Bitcoin Magazine outlined how corporations may need to prepare as BIP-110 approaches its first major activation checkpoints on the Bitcoin network. The proposal is set to enter mandatory signaling at block 961,632, currently projected around Aug. 9, 2026, lock in no later than block 963,648 in late August, and activate new transaction rules at block 965,664 in early September. BIP-110 uses a 55% signaling threshold and would apply its restrictions for 52,416 blocks, or about one year. The article argues that most corporations are unlikely to face meaningful operational changes. Companies that mainly hold bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset are described as largely unaffected, while standard on-chain payments remain compatible and ordinary Lightning payments continue to occur off-chain. The bigger concern is a possible chain split. In that case, node operators, miners, exchanges, and institutional custodians could face different choices and added settlement risk. According to the piece, miners would need to monitor chainwork, signaling, validity under both rule sets, pool policy, and the market value assigned to each branch. Exchanges and custodians may need to raise confirmation thresholds, pause large deposits or withdrawals, and delay final settlement until one branch clearly accumulates more work or transactions reach sufficient depth across viable branches. The article was published by Bitcoin Magazine and written by Allard Peng.

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BIP-110 Nears Activation Window as Corporate Bitcoin Users Focus on Chain Split Risk
BIP-110
2026-08-04 16:09:32

BIP-110 Backers Prepare Contingency: Miner Replacement if Support Falters

Bitcoin developer Chris Guida has re-based Luke Dashjr's 2017 proof-of-work change code onto the latest Bitcoin Knots as a contingency if miners refuse to signal support for BIP-110. The proposal is positioned as a last resort to replace the existing mining network should major mining pools fail to back the soft fork. Dashjr said he hopes it won't be needed but that it's better to be prepared just in case. Supporter Mechanic and others backed preparing the code, arguing the threat of a PoW change helps hold miners accountable to node operators rather than letting them dictate Bitcoin's rules.

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BIP-110 Backers Prepare Contingency: Miner Replacement if Support Falters
Bitcoin
2026-07-25 13:50:02

PlanB opposes Bitcoin BIP-110, says fork backers misunderstand decentralization

PlanB said on July 25 that he opposes Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110, or BIP-110, arguing that supporters of the fork do not fully understand three issues: Bitcoin is a decentralized bearer asset, Bitcoin enthusiasts dislike spam even more than they do, and the reasons the earlier Bitcoin Cash split failed. The proposal is framed as a temporary soft fork that would add seven consensus restrictions for roughly one year, including limits on new script public key length, parts of pushed data and witness item sizes, and the disabling of some Taproot extension paths. Its stated aim is to sharply reduce arbitrary non-payment data embedded in Bitcoin transactions, such as inscriptions and runes, cut node burden, curb spam data, and keep Bitcoin focused on monetary use. Miner support is currently about 1%, far below the 55% threshold required for passage, leaving its chances of becoming a formal Bitcoin main-chain rule very slim. A final outcome is expected around August 7 to 8, when the mandatory signaling window opens.

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PlanB opposes Bitcoin BIP-110, says fork backers misunderstand decentralization