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Saylor Rejects BIP 110, Warns Softfork Threatens Bitcoin’s Neutral Rules

Strategy founder Michael Saylor published a lengthy essay Saturday rejecting BIP 110, a proposed Bitcoin softfork that would temporarily restrict several types of transactions carrying non-payment data. Saylor’s essay lists…

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Bitcoin Chain Splits Explained: Why Every BTC Holder Gets a New 1:1 Asset

Bitcoin has two forks on the calendar for 2026. Developer Paul Sztorc plans a deliberate hard fork called eCash, activating at block height 964,000, expected around August 21. Separately, a…

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Michael Saylor Declares Bitcoin Has ‘No Spam Problem’ as BIP-110 Debate Escalates

This week, Strategy founder and bitcoin bull Michael Saylor turned to X to argue that Bitcoin has “no spam problem,” pointing to persistently low network fees as evidence for his…

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Developer Flags Major Risks in Proposed Bitcoin Reduced Data Soft Fork

Mempool.space developer and analyst Mononaut has published a detailed critique warning that the proposed “Reduced Data Temporary Softfork” could disable legitimate transaction types across the network. Review of Transaction Data…

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Controversial Bitcoin Proposal Targets Data Abuse Risks With Soft Fork Plan

Bitcoin developers are debating a new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) that would temporarily restrict the amount of arbitrary data attached to transactions—an effort aimed at curbing potential abuse following the…

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