Strategy execution chair Michael Saylor and Blockstream CEO Adam Back oppose the BIP-110 proposal. Saylor said that, compared with Bitcoin, there are 110 things more dangerous than spam, and claimed that BIP-110 could render network transactions invalid. Back described BIP-110 as an attempt to “regulate other people.”

BIP-110 Background: Aimed at stopping the “spam” of Ordinals inscriptions on the Bitcoin network

According to reports, BIP-110 (Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110) was introduced in December 2025 by a Bitcoin developer using the pseudonym “Dathon Ohm.” Ocean Protocol founder Luke Dashjr expressed support. The proposal aims to prevent NFT-like Ordinals inscriptions and other arbitrary data from being sent as spam to the Bitcoin network through a temporary fork, in order to preserve Bitcoin’s main purpose as a peer-to-peer cash system.

BIP-110 is considered one of the most closely watched protocol-level disputes in the Bitcoin developer community since the block size debate from 2015 to 2017. Dashjr and BIP-110 supporters say that data bloat driven by Ordinals poses a “serious threat” to the network, and that BIP-110 is only a temporary one-year restriction, which will not invalidate long-term paid transactions and will not lead to a chain split.

BIP-110 activation prospects look bleak: only 1% of blocks support in Period 475

According to reports, BIP-110’s activation condition is that, within a Bitcoin block period, 55% of Bitcoin nodes must verify blocks and support the proposal. In the last period—Period 475 (between blocks 955,584 and 957,599)—only 1% of blocks showed support for BIP-110, far short of the 55% threshold, making activation prospects bleak.

Ordinals activity near historic lows: fewer than 10,000 per day over the past month

(Source: Dune)

Based on Dune Analytics data, Ordinals activity is currently nearing historic lows. In the past month, fewer than 10,000 Ordinals per day were written to the Bitcoin blockchain, while the peak in August 2023 was over 400,000.

Despite Ordinals activity falling sharply, Saylor and Back still worry that BIP-110 could cause more harm than good to Bitcoin’s network reputation, and believe that even in a period of low activity, introducing such a fork proposal still carries potential risks.

FAQ

Why do Michael Saylor and Adam Back oppose BIP-110?

According to reports, Saylor said on X that “there are 110 things more dangerous than spam,” and is concerned that BIP-110 could make ordinary transactions on the network invalid. Adam Back described BIP-110 as “an attempt to regulate other people,” saying it is incompatible with Bitcoin’s permissionless, anti-censorship cypherpunk spirit.

What is BIP-110’s current activation progress?

According to reports, BIP-110 activation requires 55% of Bitcoin nodes to support the proposal within a period, but in Period 475 (between blocks 955,584 and 957,599), only 1% of blocks showed support, making activation prospects bleak.

What is BIP-110, and what problem is it meant to solve?

According to reports, BIP-110 is a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal introduced in December 2025. It aims to prevent Ordinals inscriptions and other arbitrary data from being sent to the Bitcoin network as spam through a temporary fork, in order to preserve Bitcoin’s main purpose as a peer-to-peer cash system. It is pushed forward by a developer using the pseudonym “Dathon Ohm” and Luke Dashjr.