PANews|3月 03, 2026 00:56
[The First Bitcoin Network Block Supporting BIP-110 Emerges, Restrictions on On-Chain Data Usage Spark Controversy]
According to CoinDesk, the Bitcoin network this week saw the first block supporting the BIP-110 proposal, mined by the Ocean mining pool. The proposal aims to temporarily restrict arbitrary non-financial data in blockchain transactions through a soft fork for approximately one year. Supporters believe this could curb 'junk' data occupying block space, protect Bitcoin's role as a robust monetary infrastructure, and reduce the burden on node operators. However, the proposal has sparked intense debate within the community. Critics, including Blockstream CEO Adam Back, warn that intervention at the consensus layer could undermine Bitcoin's credibility, lead to discriminatory treatment of transactions, and violate the principle of transaction capacity neutrality. He also questioned the actual level of support for the proposal, suggesting it could increase the risk of blockchain splits.
The controversy escalated further when a developer embedded a 66KB image into a Bitcoin transaction to oppose the core premise of BIP-110, demonstrating that large amounts of data can still be encoded without relying on OP_RETURN. This debate highlights a long-standing ideological divide within the Bitcoin community: whether to steadfastly defend Bitcoin's pure positioning as a currency or to maintain maximum neutrality regarding arbitrary uses of the base layer.
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