According to Bitcoin.com, the BIP-110 minority chain, which forked from the main Bitcoin blockchain at block 961632 on August 8, has stalled after only two blocks were mined by the pool Roughnecks. This occurred because the chain inherited Bitcoin’s approximately 127.48 trillion mining difficulty but attracted only minimal SHA-256d hashing power, causing block production to nearly cease. In response, BIP-110 author Dathon Ohm and Bitcoin developer and Bitcoin Knots maintainer Luke Dashjr are publicly discussing proposals to change the proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm on Discord’s #strategic channel, aiming to "fire miners" and break dependence on existing Bitcoin miners. Candidate algorithms under consideration include RandomX, BLAKE3, Scrypt, and Autolykos v2; Dashjr has also proposed a random algorithm selection mechanism to prevent miners from preparing in advance. No PoW change proposal has yet been formally activated or confirmed, and the minority chain remains stalled. Additionally, prominent Bitcoin developer Murch (Mark Erhardt) has proposed removing Dashjr from the BIP editor list via the mailing list; Dashjr has strongly denied these claims.
BIP-110 Minority Chain Halts After Fork; Developers Consider Changing PoW Algorithm
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On-chain news reveals that the BIP-110 minority chain, which forked from Bitcoin at block 961632 on August 8, has stalled after only two blocks were mined. The Roughnecks pool inherited Bitcoin’s 12.748 trillion difficulty but attracted minimal SHA-256d hash power. Hard fork developments show that developers Dathon Ohm and Luke Dashjr are now considering a new PoW algorithm, such as RandomX or BLAKE3. Dashjr proposed random algorithm selection to prevent miner preparations. No change is currently active. Murch suggested removing Dashjr from the BIP editor list, which he denied.
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