Ce s-a întâmplat
Bitcoin’s network has split into two chains after nodes supporting the BIP-110 proposal began rejecting blocks that did not carry the required support signal, starting at block height 961,632. The main chain has since advanced to block 961,651, while the BIP-110 fork chain is at 961,633, leaving it 18 blocks behind.
De ce contează pentru piață
BIP-110 is a one-year rule-change proposal designed to limit non-financial data embedded in Bitcoin transactions, including uses such as Ordinals inscriptions. Under its activation conditions, at least 1,109 blocks, or 55% of a 2,016-block cycle, need to signal support. In the previous cycle, only 51 blocks did so, roughly 2.53%.
For the fork chain to continue moving forward, it still needs broader miner participation. According to the proposal’s timeline, the BIP-110 chain would need to reach block 963,648 to lock in the rule change, with enforcement scheduled to start at block 965,664 and remain in effect for around one year.
Ce trebuie să urmărească traderii
At 18 blocks behind, the minority chain appears far from gaining enough traction to challenge the main network. Still, the split highlights how contentious the debate over Ordinals-related data and block space usage has become, and market participants are likely to keep watching miner support and network stability for signs of further volatility.
