BIP-110 Fork Falls Behind, Minority Chain Faces Uphill Battle
Bitcoin's BIP-110 fork has fallen behind by 18 blocks after two years of bitter bickering. The BIP-110 supporters appear stunned by the outcome, while Luke Dashjr, creator of Bitcoin Knots, issued a notice to upgrade to version 29.3.knots20260508 or 29.4 to avoid double-spending attacks.
Roughnecks mining outfit went head-to-head with Antpool for block 961632 but lost the race on the dominant Bitcoin chain. The BIP-110 minority chain's difficulty adjustment at height 961632 made life brutal, especially after the blockchain split into competing versions.
Ocean-linked hashrate broke ranks by mining a block on the dominant chain, contradicting its earlier signaling with Ocean and DATUM miners. Roughnecks continues to mine blocks on the breakaway chain, likening it to 'wildcatting' in the oil patch.