Miner Signaling

Bitcoin’s BIP-110 fork has produced only two blocks since splitting on Saturday, while the main Bitcoin network has continued advancing. With the breakaway chain inheriting Bitcoin’s mining difficulty but offering no established market value, its difficulty adjustment could be more than six years away.

Bitcoin has entered the mandatory signaling period for BIP-110, a controversial soft fork proposal aimed at limiting non-financial data on the network. Miner support remains far below the required threshold, while supporters are framing the effort as a user-activated push led by node operators.

A possible Bitcoin chain split tied to BIP-110 could leave holders with mirrored balances on two networks, but attempting to sell the forked coins may expose real BTC to replay attacks. Developers say users who do not know how to separate coins may be safer doing nothing until replay risk is reduced.

Michael Saylor is pushing back against Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110, arguing that a temporary clampdown on arbitrary data would undermine Bitcoin’s neutrality. The proposal’s lower miner-signaling threshold and consensus-level restrictions have intensified debate over censorship, fees and the network’s long-term identity.