But in doing so, it seems to me to sacrifice the confidence a utxo-holder has that they will be able to use Bitcoin the way they thought they could when they first bought in.

Had to make a second response ... this is specifically addressed in the BIP, "UTXOs that were created before the activation height are exempt from the new rules. Once the softfork expires, UTXOs of all heights are once again unrestricted."

https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0110.mediawiki#specification

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BIP-110: adding a subjective content layer on top of objective consensus rules

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> But in doing so, it seems to me to sacrifice the confidence a utxo-holder has that they will be able to use Bitcoin the way they thought they could when they first bought in.

Had to make a second response ... this is specifically addressed in the BIP, "UTXOs that were created before the activation height are exempt from the new rules. Once the softfork expires, UTXOs of all heights are once again unrestricted."

![](https://m.stacker.news/129848)
[link](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0110.mediawiki#specification)