BIP-110 Fork Attracts Only 0.15% of Bitcoin Hashpower
The latest attempt to fork Bitcoin’s blockchain over the embedment of non-financial data has failed to gain meaningful traction. According to a market update from WuBlockchain, the BIP-110 mi
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Two Blocks and Out: How Bitcoin’s BIP-110 Fork Lost Momentum
BIP 110, a temporary soft fork designed to limit non-financial data recorded on Bitcoin, indeed caused a split at block 961,632. But its branch produced only two blocks in eight hours. The ne
Bitcoin BIP-110 enters mandatory phase at 2.53% support
Bitcoin’s contentious BIP-110 test has moved from signaling into an actual chain split, and the first hours show miners overwhelmingly continuing to build on the existing Bitcoin chain. Summa
Firmus Shifts From Bitcoin Mining to AI Infrastructure
Firmus is repositioning itself from Bitcoin mining toward AI infrastructure, a pivot the company frames as backed by a reported $2 billion capital raise as demand for high-performance compute
BIP-110 Enforcement Stalls: Two Blocks Mined as Miner Support Lags
Bitcoin’s contentious BIP-110 upgrade track is showing tangible friction in the form of a widening chain split. According to the BIP-110 monitor, the enforcing (BIP-110 validating) branch has
Supporters of the BIP-110 Fork on Bitcoin Have Mined Their Own Blocks: But There’s a Problem
The minority chain created by BIP-110 supporters on the Bitcoin network has lagged significantly behind the main BTC chain. In the divergence that occurred after Bitcoin block 961,632, the Ro
Bybit Wins U.S. Court Orders to Trace, Freeze Assets in $1.5B Hack
Bybit has secured U.S. court orders to trace and freeze assets tied to the roughly $1.5 billion hack of its exchange in 2025, escalating a landmark civil recovery effort against North Korea a
BIP-110 Enforcing Chain Stalls At Two Blocks As Miner Gap Widens
Bitcoin's BIP-110-enforcing branch produced just two blocks before stalling at block 961,633 on Sunday. The non-enforcing chain kept moving and reached block 961,721, pushing the gap to 88 bl
BIP-110 Branch Hesitates: Two-Block Stall Widens Bitcoin Gap
Bitcoin’s BIP-110-enforcing branch has stalled after mining just two blocks, widening the separation from the non-enforcing chain to 88 blocks. The latest update from a BIP-110 monitoring das
BIP-110 Split Tested Bitcoin’s Rules and Lost
BIP-110 nodes rejected Antpool’s block at height 961,632 and forked onto a rival chain mined by Roughnecks. The minority chain produced one more block and then stalled. The main network never
Crypto News Today: Bitcoin ETF Inflows Meet Fresh CLARITY Act Setback
Bitcoin is getting two very different signals from the U.S. market. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $853.5 million in weekly net inflows, marking their strongest week since April and giving the Bi
Bitcoin Faces Major Rift with Diverging Blockchains
You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Bitcoin Faces Major Rift with Diverging Blockchains A significant event unfolded within the Bitcoin network as a notable division appeared, when the BI