Tagged: bip-110

September 1, 2026 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Supporters of Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 or BIP-110 have revived a breakaway chain that had gone quiet after an early August split, pairing a new mining algorithm with a much smaller block limit. The minority network forked from Bitcoin at block 961,632 when nodes enforcing… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A planned revival of the stalled Bitcoin (BTC) network focused BIP-110 minority chain is once again drawing attention to longstanding risks tied to contentious Bitcoin forks, including chain splits and the absence of replay protection. BIP-110, known formally as the Reduced Data Temporary Softfork, aimed… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 8:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The recent failure of Bitcoin Improvement Proposal or BIP-110 has prompted reflection on the singular circumstances surrounding the cryptocurrency’s origins. Giacomo Zucco, director of Plan B Network, argued that the chaotic outcome of the attempt demonstrates why fairly recreating Bitcoin from scratch in the present… Read More

August 11, 2026 @ 12:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On Saturday, nodes enforcing the BIP-110 rules diverged from Bitcoin’s primary blockchain at height 961,632. Those nodes began treating any block that failed to include the required version-bit signaling as invalid. When a non-signaling block was produced and accepted by the rest of the network,… Read More