Bitcoin’s BIP-110 fork fight gives exchanges an August deadline before miners signal support

Here is the latest from the digital-asset markets: Farside Investors' new BIP-110 signaling alerts have put Bitcoin's arbitrary-data dispute on a live deadline, giving exchanges, wallets, miners, pools, and node operators a concrete August window to plan around even while miner signaling remains low. A July 3 Farside post reported a new BIP-110 signaling block and listed 7 signaling blocks in the current period. Farside's Q&A says its X account will post automatically each time a BIP-110 signaling block is produced.

Miner support remains minimal. BGeometrics' daily API, retrieved July 3 and current through July 2, shows 38 BIP-110 signaling blocks out of 9,066 total blocks since May 1, or 0. Over the latest seven-day window in the API, June 26 through July 2, the count was 8 out of 1,000 blocks, or 0.

Market Dynamics

The activation design creates the deadline even while current miner support remains low. BIP-110 has a miner threshold, a mandatory-signaling fallback, and a defined activation path. The public feed moves those mechanics from forum argument into infrastructure planning before the August window arrives.

Related Reading Bitcoin is less than 10,000 blocks away from its most contentious fork fight in years BIP-110 supporters want to keep the blockchain focused on money, while critics say filtering valid transactions could weaken Bitcoin’s neutrality. Jun 11, 2026 Oluwapelumi Adejumo Public alerts put tiny support into view BIP-110 remains far from miner-driven lock-in while producing enough signals to create a public record. Current signaling data puts the campaign far below lock-in: 38 of 9,066 blocks since May 1 through July 2, or 0.

42%; 8 of 1,000 blocks in the latest seven-day API window, or 0. 8%; 1 of 143 blocks on July 1, or 0. 70%; and 2 of 131 blocks on July 2, or 1.

Market Impact

Miner lock-in requires 1,109 of 2,016 blocks, or 55%, in a difficulty adjustment period. The July 3 Farside alert's 7-block period count is best treated as a snapshot unless paired with the number of blocks already elapsed in that retarget period. At the 1,109-block lock-in threshold, 7 signals would still require 1,102 additional signaling blocks before the period closes.

The gap keeps near-term miner activation remote. It also gives the alerts a practical role: every new signal can now be compared with the 55% threshold and with the mandatory-signaling calendar. Related Reading Bitcoin network activity has a dramatic rebound – hits highest since 2024 even as price struggles Network activity has broken above trend for the first time since mid-2024, but muted fees and weak prices show the market has yet to reward the surge.

Jun 19, 2026 Oluwapelumi Adejumo BGeometrics said in its June 10 background note that its daily dataset showed zero signaling blocks from May 1 through about May 20, followed by low activity around May 21. It said observed volumes looked consistent with individual miners or smaller operations, with no visible commitment by major pools, and noted that Bitcoin Core had not endorsed BIP-110. A large-pool move would change the data quickly.

Crypto markets are watching this development closely as investors weigh its potential impact on prices.