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Bitcoin fork attempt under BIP-110 stalls after two blocks
After the BIP-110 fork began at block 961,632, miners moved to the original chain, leaving the new chain with only two blocks before stopping.
Bitcoin’s BIP-110 fork attempt effectively stalled after producing just two blocks, according to CoinDesk’s Aug. 10, 2026 edition of its Daybook newsletter. The proposal had aimed to limit certain non-financial data, including Ordinals inscriptions, to free up blockchain space, but it failed to secure broad support during open community debate and was ultimately denied by distributed consensus.
CoinDesk said the key feature of the episode was that no regulator or central committee banned BIP-110. Supporters exercised permissionless participation by forking at block 961,632 to implement their preferred rules voluntarily, but miners quickly selected the more profitable version, the original Bitcoin network.
The newsletter reported that the new chain inherited Bitcoin’s massive mining difficulty yet attracted only a small fraction of hashpower. It generated two blocks before grinding to a halt, while the original Bitcoin network continued uninterrupted, retaining virtually all activity, liquidity, and security.
CoinDesk also noted that bitcoin spot prices were trading near $65,000 and that demand for downside protection continued. The piece added commentary from Michael Saylor of Strategy, who said on X that Bitcoin worked as designed.
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