Bitcoin BIP-110 Split Widens as Enforcing Branch Struggles
The Bitcoin BIP-110 split has widened significantly as the enforcing branch struggles to produce new blocks. As of August 9, the minority chain remains frozen at block 961,633, while the main chain has advanced through block 961,744.
Despite mandatory signaling beginning hours ago, only two blocks have been produced on the BIP-110 branch, and it is already more than 80 blocks behind the dominant chain. The current-period signaling stands at zero among 113 main-chain blocks mined since Saturday.
Mining power remains a major issue for the minority fork, with Michael Saylor estimating that about 99.85% of Bitcoin's hashpower stayed with Bitcoin. This is in line with previous concerns that enforcing BIP-110 without broad support could divide the network.
While the BIP-110 branch has not technically ceased to exist, it will be difficult for miners to advance its chain without significant additional computing power. The minority fork's difficulty adjustment system and lack of mining power make it challenging to produce new blocks.