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Controversial Bitcoin fork BIP-110 mines two blocks, then stops

CoinDesk·August 9, 2026·1 min read
Controversial Bitcoin fork BIP-110 mines two blocks, then stops

Bitcoin fork BIP-110 mined two blocks then stopped. The breakaway chain inherited Bitcoin's mining difficulty with only a tiny share of hashpower, leaving blocks hours apart while both chains still accept the same transactions. The fork's brief existence highlights the challenges of sustaining a minority chain.

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