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The 55% Trap: How BIP-110 Threatens to Fracture Bitcoin.

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Jul 13, 2026 · 14:30

**🚨 Is Bitcoin about to tear itself apart over 83 bytes? 🚨**

A rogue update called BIP-110 is threatening a civil war on the blockchain. The goal? Kill Ordinals and Runes by strictly capping OP\_RETURN data.

The terrifying part? It uses a dangerous activation mechanism requiring only 55% of miner support. If triggered, it opens the door to a catastrophic "minority fork" that could literally split $BTC in two, echoing the dark days of 2017.

But here’s the reality check: Miners are flat-out refusing to sign their own financial death warrants. With the August 7 deadline looming, network support is sitting at a laughable 0.4% to 0.8%.

Even Bitcoin heavyweights Adam Back and Michael Saylor are sounding the alarm, slamming the fork as "technically flawed" and an "unnecessary risk" to the entire trillion-dollar ecosystem.

Will purists force a catastrophic chain split, or will the relentless gravity of the free market crush BIP-110 into dust? 💥

**Read my full deep-dive on The 55% Trap to see what happens next. 👇**

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