I got into Bitcoin relatively late. I wasn’t in Bitcoin around for the 2015–2017 era, I completely missed the blocksize wars, segwit drama, and all the historical battles people like to reference today.

So for me, this BIP-110 situation is the first time I’m watching a real Bitcoin conflict unfold in real time action. And honestly, I’m not even sure I “support” either side yet, but what fascinates me is the process itself.

According to this BIP 110 monitor, there are currently no miner signals. I’m not entirely sure if that’s accurate, but I’ve been also checking recent blocks in mempool.space manually and haven’t seen any BIP 9 following blocks with the nVersion 0x10 bit set.

That said, if not enough miners signal support before Block 965664, RDTS will automatically activate on September 1, 2026.

Here are a few possible scenarios I’ve been thinking about regarding miners’ decisions:

1. If BIP-110 nodes stay marginal in number, miners will simply ignore them and keep maximizing revenue from data‑heavy transactions. The network continues as usual with little to no pressure for change.
2. If economically significant participants major exchanges, payment processors, or infrastructure providers start enforcing BIP‑110, miners face a real economic incentive to adapt. At that point, their rational move is to produce blocks that comply with both rule sets, the common intersection, minimizing risk while maintaining revenue.
3. In a worst-case scenario, if BIP-110 nodes grow to represent a large share of the network alongside a meaningful portion of miners, the network could experience a period of chain split. Some miners might continue producing data-heavy blocks while RDTS nodes reject them, potentially leading to a temporary fork until the network eventually re-aligns based on economic weight.
4. Or, if miners sense that such a split is approaching, they may preemptively adjust before the flag day by voluntarily excluding spam or data‑heavy transactions to avoid conflict. In that case, the network converges early.

And of course, it’s also possible that none of this happens and BIP-110 simply remains just as an interesting experiment that never affects the chain.

With all that said, isn’t it fascinating to watch this alignment happen in slow motion?

No voting. No leaders. No one in charge.

Just nodes choosing rules, miners optimizing incentives.

Whatever happens with BIP-110, this process alone has been incredibly educational.

And for reference, here’s the current node readiness it has increased slightly, though I’m not sure if it’s enough yet. Screenshot taken at chaintip: 00000000000000000001246d7cb300352f1d69214d61e4600f5db24f12bd5685