Overview
- Nodes enforcing BIP-110 split from Bitcoin at block 961,632 and the enforcing chain mined only two blocks before stopping and falling dozens to over 100 blocks behind the main chain.
- Prior miner signaling was tiny, with 51 of 2,016 blocks (about 2.53%) showing support, and Michael Saylor estimated roughly 99.85% of hashpower stayed with the main Bitcoin chain.
- Because the minority fork inherited Bitcoin’s current mining difficulty, it must mine a full 2,016‑block period to get easier targets and could take many years to reach that first adjustment at its current hashpower share.
- A pseudonymous group called Roughnecks produced the two enforcing blocks using Ocean’s DATUM service and says it will resume mining while backers discuss a disruptive proof‑of‑work change to bypass dominant miners.
- The minority fork lacks built‑in replay protection, leaving pre‑fork coin holders, exchanges, wallets, and custodians exposed to duplicated transactions and forcing operators to choose which chain to support.