Bitcoin Blockchain Splits Amid BIP-110 Upgrade Conflicts

Bitcoin's blockchain has experienced a rare split at block 961632 due to conflicting mining efforts. Two rival groups, Antpool and Roughnecks, mined competing versions of the same block amid the activation of the BIP-110 upgrade.

The main Bitcoin chain continued advancing past block 961634, but the BIP-110-compliant chain stalled due to limited mining support.

This split highlights ongoing conflicts in Bitcoin's upgrade process and the challenges of consensus among miners. The activation of BIP-110 is a soft fork aimed at limiting non-financial data on the network.

The main Bitcoin chain has moved forward, but the fate of the BIP-110-compliant chain remains uncertain unless supporters adjust mining power or take drastic measures to revive it.