Bitcoin Base-Layer Change Fights Recur as Flashpoints
Contested changes to Bitcoin's base layer keep surfacing as consensus flashpoints, and the recurring pattern is that fork-level disputes over arbitrary on-chain data stall against a strong status-quo bias rather than activating.
forming · confidence 33 · Emerging (watchlist) · tracking since July 13, 2026 · updated July 13, 2026
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Bitcoin's BIP 110 anti-spam fork nears its activation deadline with zero miner support, and figures including Michael Saylor and Adam Back warn that forcing a dispute over arbitrary on-chain data into a consensus fork is riskier than the data it targets (CoinDesk).
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Supporting · July 13, 2026
Bitcoin's BIP 110 Anti-Spam Fork Nears Its Deadline With Zero Miner Support
Bitcoin's BIP 110 anti-spam fork nears its activation deadline with zero miner support, and figures including Michael Saylor and Adam Back warn that forcing a dispute over arbitrary on-chain data into a consensus fork is riskier than the data it targets (CoinDesk).
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