BIP 110 Fails: Bitcoin Miners Crush Anti Spam Fork Attempt

The controversial BIP 110 update, known as the Reduced Data Temporary Softfork, has effectively died on arrival. It tried to create a new path for Bitcoin but hit a brick wall almost immediately. The minority chain only managed to mine two blocks over eight hours before completely freezing up, leaving its supporters with nowhere to go.

The numbers behind this failure are staggering. About 99.85% of the network hashpower stayed on the original Bitcoin chain, making this the most decisive rejection of a governance change since the SegWit2x drama years ago. It proves that even with a vocal group of supporters, moving the Bitcoin needle requires almost total agreement from the people running the hardware.

This update was originally pitched as a way to handle spam on the network, but the community clearly felt the trade offs were not worth it. The total lack of miner support shows that pushing major protocol changes without broad consensus remains nearly impossible. It is a win for those who value Bitcoin's stability above all else.

While the backers of the failed fork are already talking about their next moves, including trying to replace certain development roles, the market seems unmoved. For now, Bitcoin continues on its original path, and the governance model that has kept it running for years appears stronger than ever.