Soft Fork

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.

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.