- Bitcoin’s main chain retained about 99.85% of network hashpower, while the BIP-110 branch controlled only 0.15% after the fork.
- The BIP-110 chain mined only two blocks and fell more than 80 blocks behind, highlighting its limited miner support and computing power.
- The dispute expanded beyond mining as BIP Editor Murch called for Luke Dashjr’s removal over concerns about the proposal process.
Bitcoin’s main chain has kept nearly all mining power after the BIP-110 fork began on Aug. 8. Strategy chairman Michael Saylor said about 99.85% of Bitcoin’s hashpower remained on the main network. The BIP-110 branch mined only two blocks and had fallen more than 80 blocks behind, according to Saylor.
BIP-110 Struggles To Gain Mining Support
Saylor said BIP-110 now controls about 0.15% of Bitcoin’s hashpower. At that rate, he estimated the minority branch would need about 25 years to reach its next difficulty adjustment.
The proposal sought temporary limits on non-monetary data added to Bitcoin transactions. According to Tangem, the debate grew around Ordinals, BRC-20 tokens, Runes and other large data inscriptions.
Supporters argued that such data increases blockchain size and costs for full-node operators. They also said it can compete with regular payments for block space.
However, major mining pools did not support the fork. Nodes running BIP-110 software instead continued on a separate minority chain.
BIP Editor Calls for Dashjr Removal
Bitcoin BIP Editor Murch also raised concerns about the proposal’s development process. Wu Blockchain reported that Murch recommended removing Luke Dashjr from the BIP Editors.
Murch alleged that Dashjr helped create and implement BIP-110 before the proposal gained broad mailing-list discussion. He also cited a related pull request merged shortly after it opened.
Additionally, Murch said communication between Dashjr and other BIP Editors had broken down. The dispute therefore extended beyond mining support into Bitcoin’s proposal process.
Dan Held Criticizes BIP-110 Supporters
Kraken marketing head Dan Held called BIP-110 a waste of developer time. He also criticized supporters over their approach to miners, businesses and other Bitcoin participants.
Held compared the dispute with the Bitcoin Cash split from a decade ago. He said BIP-110 supporters had failed to gain acceptance across the Bitcoin community.
Meanwhile, Tangem said regular Bitcoin holders experienced no change from the fork. The main Bitcoin chain continued operating normally after the BIP-110 activation window began.
The proposal used a 55% mining threshold, below the 95% level typically associated with Bitcoin upgrades. The mandatory enforcement window began at block 961,632 on Aug. 8.
