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Bitcoin BIP-110 enters a mandatory signal period, and miners 'support rate is still less than 3%

2026-08-09 12:13:44
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Bitcoin BIP-110 enters mandatory signaling stage, but miners 'support remains below 3%

Bitcoin's BIP-110 has entered mandatory signaling stage, although miners' support for the proposal is still below 3%. This highlights the huge gap between the upgrade's procedural progress and the active support it actually receives from network block producers.

What the mandatory signaling phase of BIP-110 currently means

The proposal has entered the mandatory signaling phase, where miners should indicate through the blocks they produce whether they are ready to implement the change. Signaling is different from adoption in that it is a coordination mechanism used to convey readiness. Therefore, reaching this stage means that observers know that a milestone has been crossed, rather than that the upgrade has been widely accepted. The current support rate among miners is below 3%, which clearly shows that BIP-110 has not yet formed a broad consensus. This is a bitcoin-specific governance and activation progress and has nothing to do with price movements or market sentiment.

Why miners 'support rate is still below 3%

A figure below 3% is the central contradiction in the story: entering the mandatory phase with only a very small number of block producers signaling, indicating extremely limited early participation. A low signal rate does not necessarily equate to a rejection. It may reflect caution, wait-and-see attitude, or a reluctance to commit too early until stronger coordination is established between miners and developers. In addition, it is necessary to distinguish between different levels: miners 'signals, developer discussions, and broader community sentiment are independent, and low signal rates do not automatically describe the other two. Bitcoin's mining economics (reflected in indicators such as changes in Bitcoin futures and spot positions) provide miners with a number of competing considerations when measuring whether to advance signals.

What will miners, developers and market observers face next

The mandatory signal phase creates a clear monitoring point even when support ratings are extremely low. The most noteworthy thing is whether the basic support rate below 3% will increase significantly in the next block. Other short-term signals include the tone of developer and community response to the milestone, as well as any operational steps miners take in terms of implementation. Each stakeholder interprets the same event in a different way: miners from the operational level, developers from the procedural level, and market observers from the narrative level. This stage is important for miners, even if most support has not yet emerged, because it establishes a reference point at which future engagement will be measured. As a network that anchors a broader ecosystem (from consumer BTC payment use cases to institutional capital flows), changes in the governance of Bitcoin will attract far more attention than those directly involved in mining pool operators. This development is noteworthy, but it is not proof of activation momentum. Whether BIP-110 can gain momentum will depend on rising support from current levels, not on the procedural milestone itself.

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