Bitcoin BIP-110 Soft Fork Faces Backlash from Saylor, Back, Mow
A contentious Bitcoin proposal to limit non-financial data in blocks draws criticism from Michael Saylor, Adam Back, and Samson Mow, despite minimal miner support. Activation is set for early August via a mechanism that bypasses miner signaling.
A debate around BIP-110 is intensifying within the crypto community. The proposal aims to ban the inscription of arbitrary data—images, texts, and other non-payment content—in the Bitcoin blockchain for one year, framing it as an anti-spam measure. According to data from BIP-110 Monitor, support signals have not exceeded 1.5% of new blocks over eight months.
Despite this low backing, the soft fork is designed to activate without miner consent. Restrictions are set to take effect in early August, though not across the entire network. The mechanism has raised concerns over a potential chain split.
Opposition has come from prominent figures including MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor, Blockstream’s Adam Back, and JAN3 CEO Samson Mow. Critics note that the activation method may contain a flaw leading to a divergence of chains. Others have demonstrated that the proposed limits can be circumvented: a Slovak developer successfully embedded an image in a block despite the outlined prohibitions.
- BIP-110 support below 1.5% of blocks.
- Activation bypasses miner signaling.
- Michael Saylor, Adam Back, Samson Mow speak out against.
- Activation error could fork the chain.
- Researchers bypassed restrictions in test.
Source: ForkLog