Bitcoin Soft Fork Stalls as Miner Support Falters

A proposed Bitcoin soft fork, known as BIP-110, has stalled just two blocks after activation due to insufficient miner support. The fork aimed to limit non-payment data in transactions and reduce the burden on full nodes.

The fork occurred at block height 961,632 when a minority of miners began producing blocks under the new rules. However, only 2.53% of miners supported the fork, far below the 55% activation threshold required for it to take effect.

The proposal faced significant opposition from within the Bitcoin community, with many viewing it as an attempt at censorship. The stall highlights the decentralized nature of Bitcoin governance, where protocol changes require broad consensus among miners, node operators, and users.