Strategy founder Michael Saylor told BIP-110 supporters they are trying to fix a Bitcoin that is not broken, drawing an immediate rebuke from soft-fork backer Paul Sztorc. Miner signaling for the proposal has risen to 2.3%, far below the 55% needed to activate it before the August 9 deadline.
Strategy founder Michael Saylor slammed the supporters of the BIP-110 soft fork on the 27th of July as new to the Bitcoin ecosystem yet wanting to change something that works perfectly and does not need a fix. According to him, Bitcoin core protocol changes should be rare and conservative.
BIP-110 would restrict transaction data size
BIP-110 has emerged as the most controversial proposal in the Bitcoin community in 2026. Also called the 'Reduced Data Temporary Soft Fork,' it aims to restrict transaction data size as a temporary fix for so-called network bloat, or what supporters call 'spam.'
The end goal is to prevent Ordinals-like inscriptions from making Bitcoin a memecoin-heavy network like Solana. But the proposal has drawn opposition from Saylor and Blockstream's Adam Back, who hold that BTC should not be changed periodically, while others claim the changes would make some old BTC addresses vulnerable to theft.
Sztorc calls Saylor a hypocrite
Saylor's comment against BIP-110 supporters immediately sparked backlash. Paul Sztorc, one of the ardent believers in the soft fork, called Saylor a hypocrite, arguing that Saylor is himself new to Bitcoin and has injected his own terrible ideas, possibly ruining BTC.
In 2012, Saylor was not a firm believer in Bitcoin and, like Peter Schiff, dismissed it as gambling that would fade away, before pivoting. He has since moved to form a Bitcoin Security Consortium alongside Coinbase, BlackRock and others to ensure the network's long-term security and resilience.
Miner signaling sits far below the 55% threshold
Miner signaling support for BIP-110 has risen to 2.3%, still short of the 55% needed to activate the upgrade ahead of the August 9 deadline. If the current low support persists, there is a high risk of a temporary network split, which could also force exchanges accepting BTC to suspend transactions to readjust.
Pierre Rochard, a former VP of Research at Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms, pointed at the proposal itself. Rochard claimed BIP-110 was driving Bitcoin as the asset slipped below $64K: "BIP-110 FUD is causing Bitcoin to crash."
Source: AMBCrypto
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