{"id":76548,"date":"2026-08-08T21:37:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bip-110-splits-bitcoin-as-rival-miners-clash-at-block-961632\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:37:04","slug":"bip-110-splits-bitcoin-as-rival-miners-clash-at-block-961632","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bip-110-splits-bitcoin-as-rival-miners-clash-at-block-961632\/","title":{"rendered":"BIP-110 Splits Bitcoin as Rival Miners Clash at Block 961632"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Antpool and Roughnecks mined rival Bitcoin blocks at height 961632, splitting the chain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Bitcoin\u2019s main chain advanced past 961634 as BIP-110 remained stalled at 961632.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">BIP-110 could remain stuck for days unless supporters alter PoW after block 961632.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Rival Miners Split Bitcoin at Block 961632<\/h2>\n<p>Several monitoring sites,<a href=\"https:\/\/forkwatch.tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> including forkwatch.tv<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/fork.observer\/?network=mainnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">web portal fork.observer<\/a>, logged the chain split at block 961632 shortly after 4 p.m. EDT. On X, Mempool.space developer Mononaut wrote:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWE HAVE A BIP110 BLOCK. The race is on! Literally the entire rest of the network is still mining on the non-signaling chain tip though. Extremely divergent block templates, due to the differences in policy and the 40 minute wait between those blocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Difficulty Jumps as Competing Chains Collide<\/h2>\n<p>The split landed at the exact moment Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-difficulty-adjustment-explained\/\">underwent a difficulty adjustment<\/a>, with mining difficulty climbing 0.99% at block 961632.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_838003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-838003\" style=\"width:1384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-838003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source: X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mempool.space data shows Antpool mined block 961632, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/mempool.kilombino.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BIP-110 supporter-run clone mempool.kilombino.com<\/a> shows Roughnecks mining a competing version of the same block.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_837989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-837989\" style=\"width:2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-837989 size-full\" title=\"BIP-110 Splits Bitcoin as Rival Miners Clash at Block 961632\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-2026-08-08-at-4-43-47-pm-scaled.png\" alt=\"Chain split image\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-2026-08-08-at-4-43-47-pm-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-2026-08-08-at-4-43-47-pm-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-2026-08-08-at-4-43-47-pm-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-2026-08-08-at-4-43-47-pm-1536x643.png 1536w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-2026-08-08-at-4-43-47-pm-2048x858.png 2048w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/screenshot-2026-08-08-at-4-43-47-pm-scaled.png 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-837989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chain split image via fork.observer on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fork.observer dashboard shows Roughnecks connected with Ocean Pool. Since then, Bitcoin\u2019s main chain has kept chugging along, with blocks 961633 and 961634 subsequently mined by F2pool and Simple Mining. On social media, BIP-110 supporters LukeDashjr and Bitcoin Mechanic were none too pleased that Antpool won the race for block 961632.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAntpool appears to be attacking Bitcoin. Hold tight everyone,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LukeDashjr\/status\/2086177670195245217?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LukeDashjr wrote on X<\/a>, while Bitcoin Mechanic stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAntpool Official you just mined an invalid block. Hope everything\u2019s OK!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dathon Ohm, BIP-110\u2019s creator, congratulated Roughnecks for mining the first BIP-110-compliant block. \u201cCongratulations to Roughnecks for mining the first block of the mandatory signaling period! Now is where the game theory starts to kick in. BIP-110 is activating,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dathon_ohm\/status\/2086186699873193986?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dathon Ohm wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>BIP-110 Chain Stalls as Nuclear Option Looms<\/h2>\n<p>As of 4:35 p.m. EDT, the BIP-110 side of the split remains frozen at block 961632, and given the limited hashrate backing it, finding the next block could take considerably longer. Ultimately, it could take days depending on the hashrate dedicated to the fork and the difficulty it now faces. That is, of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/featured\/bip-110-supporters-prepare-pow-switch-if-miners-refuse-soft-fork-plan\/\">unless the chain\u2019s supporters decide to push the nuclear button<\/a>. This story is still developing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hero\/Feature image via forkwatch.tv<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/bip-110-splits-bitcoin-as-rival-miners-clash-at-block-961632\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Antpool and Roughnecks mined rival Bitcoin blocks at height 961632, splitting the chain. Bitcoin\u2019s main chain advanced past 961634 as BIP-110 remained stalled at 961632. BIP-110 could remain stuck for days unless supporters alter PoW after block 961632. 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