Saylor Warns Bitcoin Risks Self-Inflicted Damage from Misguided Protocol Change
Bitcoin developer Michael Saylor has warned that misguided protocol changes could harm the network from within. In a recent post on X, Saylor declared that Bitcoin has secured its place as global digital capital but cautioned against development risks.
Saylor specifically targeted BIP-110, a proposal introduced by developer Dathon Ohm and supported by the Bitcoin Knots team. The proposal aims to restrict non-monetary data in Bitcoin transactions through a temporary one-year soft fork.
The first block signaling support for BIP-110 was mined by the Ocean pool in March 2026, with a 55% hash power activation threshold below the traditional 95% consensus standard used for Bitcoin upgrades.
However, Blockstream CEO Adam Back has taken a different view. He warned that consensus-level restrictions could damage Bitcoin's credibility as a store of value and set a precedent for future transaction censorship.