Bitcoin Blockchain Splits Amid BIP-110 Fork Controversy
The Bitcoin blockchain has split at block 961632 due to a fork in support for BIP-110. The Roughnecks, who back BIP-110, are mining two blocks on a minority chain that is now 18 blocks behind the main chain, which has reached block 961651. The high mining difficulty of 127.48 trillion is slowing down block production on the minority chain due to limited hashrate.
Some Ocean-linked miners are divided in their support for BIP-110, with Simple Mining producing blocks on the main chain. This indicates that there is no full consensus among BIP-110 proponents, leading to discussions about possibly changing the minority chain's mining algorithm to stay viable.
The situation has raised warnings about double-spending risks and may impact the viability of the minority chain.