Key Takeaways
- • BIP-110 has secured only 0.31% of total network hashrate support (approximately 5 EH/s of 940 EH/s) as of late June 2026, falling drastically short of the 55% threshold required for early activation before the August 7-15 mandatory signaling period.
- • Node support for the proposal remains minimal at 2-3% (roughly 583 of 24,481 nodes in early 2026), with much of that attributed to Bitcoin Knots software rather than genuine ideological backing, signaling broad ecosystem rejection.
- • Only Ocean mining pool has signaled support for BIP-110 since March 2026; no major mining pools have followed, indicating institutional miners view the proposal as economically or strategically unviable.
- • The proposal would restrict transaction output data to 34 bytes and limit OP_RETURN usage to 83 bytes, effectively blocking embedded images, tokens, and non-monetary content on Bitcoin's base layer—a direct challenge to protocols like Ordinals and Runes.
- • BIP-110 faces near-certain defeat ahead of its August activation deadline, with Bitcoin community consensus overwhelmingly opposing the governance mechanism and the proposal's technical objectives.
Summary
Bitcoin's most contentious governance proposal of 2026 is heading toward defeat. BIP-110, designed to restrict non-financial data on the blockchain, has failed to gain meaningful support from either miners or node operators as it approaches its mandatory signaling phase in August.
The proposal currently commands only 0.31% of total network hashrate—approximately 5 exahashes per second out of the network's 940 EH/s—far below the 55% threshold needed for early activation. Node support is equally weak, hovering at 2-3% as of early 2026, representing roughly 583 nodes out of approximately 24,481 total. Most concerning for BIP-110 advocates is the conspicuous absence of major mining pools from the signaling effort. Since Ocean pool mined the first signaling block in March 2026, no other significant mining operation has followed suit, suggesting the ecosystem views the proposal as economically or ideologically untenable.
Technically, BIP-110 would cap transaction output data at 34 bytes and restrict OP_RETURN usage to 83 bytes, making it substantially more difficult to embed images, tokens, and other non-monetary content directly on Bitcoin's base layer. The proposal's author, Dathon Ohm, originally introduced it as BIP-444 in October 2025 before it was formally reassigned. Proponents argue that protocols like Ordinals and Runes have inflated transaction fees and burdened node operators; however, this rationale has failed to resonate with the mining community and broader network participants.
The mandatory signaling phase is projected to commence around block height 961,632, between August 7 and August 15, 2026. With support at 0.31% and declining momentum, BIP-110 appears positioned for a decisive rejection, reflecting deeper governance tensions within the Bitcoin community regarding data usage policies and the 55% activation threshold itself.
The proposal currently commands only 0.31% of total network hashrate—approximately 5 exahashes per second out of the network's 940 EH/s—far below the 55% threshold needed for early activation. Node support is equally weak, hovering at 2-3% as of early 2026, representing roughly 583 nodes out of approximately 24,481 total. Most concerning for BIP-110 advocates is the conspicuous absence of major mining pools from the signaling effort. Since Ocean pool mined the first signaling block in March 2026, no other significant mining operation has followed suit, suggesting the ecosystem views the proposal as economically or ideologically untenable.
Technically, BIP-110 would cap transaction output data at 34 bytes and restrict OP_RETURN usage to 83 bytes, making it substantially more difficult to embed images, tokens, and other non-monetary content directly on Bitcoin's base layer. The proposal's author, Dathon Ohm, originally introduced it as BIP-444 in October 2025 before it was formally reassigned. Proponents argue that protocols like Ordinals and Runes have inflated transaction fees and burdened node operators; however, this rationale has failed to resonate with the mining community and broader network participants.
The mandatory signaling phase is projected to commence around block height 961,632, between August 7 and August 15, 2026. With support at 0.31% and declining momentum, BIP-110 appears positioned for a decisive rejection, reflecting deeper governance tensions within the Bitcoin community regarding data usage policies and the 55% activation threshold itself.
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