Bitcoin Miners Reject BIP-110; Minority Fork Falls Over 200 Blocks Behind

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Bitcoin news indicates that a minority fork supporting BIP-110 has stalled after blocks 961,632 and 961,633, while the main chain reached block 961,725 by Monday, leaving the fork more than 200 blocks behind. The Ocean mining pool has enabled BIP-110 support by default since July. The DATUM protocol allows miners to choose block content, enabling Simple Mining to oppose the change. Altcoins to watch may react to Bitcoin’s chain stability in the coming days.

The minority fork supporting BIP-110 stalled after mining blocks 961,632 and 961,633; as of Monday, the main chain had progressed to block 961,725, leaving the minority fork more than 200 blocks behind. Notably, Ocean Pool has enabled BIP-110 support signaling by default for miners since July, while the DATUM protocol allows individual miners to autonomously decide block content, enabling Simple Mining to make the opposite choice.

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