Bitcoin entered BIP-110's final ordinary 2,016-block signaling window on July 25 with miner support at 0.89%, well short of the 1,109 blocks, or 55%, required for ordinary lock-in.
If support remains below that threshold, the proposal's mandatory version-bit phase can begin in August. The low signaling level underscores a wider standoff among Bitcoin's stakeholder groups as several governance debates converge.
Developer Jameson Lopp has framed Consensus Cleanup, covenants, and quantum preparation as the next items on Bitcoin's agenda. Lopp holds a position on both sides of the current transition: he opposes BIP-110 while co-authoring BIP-361, a draft plan for post-quantum migration.
Multiple Fronts of Consensus
BIP-110 has become a live reference point for these debates because different participants in the Bitcoin ecosystem express consent in different ways, including:
