BIP-110 Advocates Revive Fork with Blake2b Consensus and 300 KB Blocks
BIP-110 developers restarted their minority fork, switching the hashing algorithm to Blake2b and reducing block sizes to 300 KB.
Advocates of BIP-110 have reactivated their minority hard fork, mining more than 800 blocks following an earlier stall in August. The updated client implements a proof-of-work consensus shift from SHA-256d to Blake2b while reducing the maximum block size down to 300 KB.
The project, championed by developer Luke Dashjr, aims to enforce aggressive data minimalism and prevent non-financial transactions from bloating node storage. However, minority forks typically face low network security and limited developer support.
The release remains an isolated experimental chain with negligible impact on mainnet Bitcoin hash rate, market liquidity, or broader network consensus.
Key takeaways
- The BIP-110 minority fork resumed operations, mining over 800 blocks.
- Consensus shifted from SHA-256d to Blake2b, alongside a 300 KB block limit.
- The fork operates independently without affecting Bitcoin mainnet consensus.