Bitcoin Fork Watch: Where to Track BIP-110’s Showdown Live

BIP-110 mandatory signaling begins today, putting block 961632 under a microscope as the risk of a blockchain split moves from theory to a live test. At the time of writing, the decisive block is expected to arrive in less than eight hours. With the clock ticking, here’s how observers can track the action in real time using block explorers, monitoring sites and purpose-built dashboards.

BIP-110 proposes a change to Bitcoin’s rules that would restrict non-financial data, such as images or files, embedded in the blockchain. Supporters argue the restriction curbs what they call spam that consumes block space and steers the protocol back toward moving money. Signaling sits at just 2.6% at press time, with less than 50 blocks left before mandatory signaling begins.

Where to Watch the Action

Fork.observer watches Bitcoin’s blockchain in real time for chain splits and competing blocks, connected to 50+ nodes including Bitcoin Core, Knots, and BIP-110. It plots the main chain alongside side branches.

BIP110.org/monitor tracks miner signaling for version bit 4 in real time, showing signaling percentage, blocks remaining before mandatory signaling, and a visual grid of recent blocks.

Forkwatch.tv tracks Bitcoin’s current chain tip, signaling percentage, and countdown to mandatory signaling, flagging blocks that BIP-110 participants would reject.

Mempool.kilombino.com is a customized mempool.space clone spotlighting BIP-110 miner signaling and flagging transactions violating data limits.

Forkmonitor.info connects to many Bitcoin nodes with different software versions, tracking chain tips and potential forks in real time.

Miningpool.observer compares high-fee block templates from Bitcoin Core against blocks miners produce, exposing transaction selection policies.

Wickedsmartbitcoin.com/bip110_signaling (also bip110.rip) tracks signaling across difficulty periods with charts, signaling percentage, and a live legacy vs. BIP-110 chain comparison.

Whatever happens at block 961632, the value of these trackers goes beyond a single afternoon. Bitcoin’s governance runs on rough consensus and running code. If the chain splits, these dashboards become a record of exactly when and where. If it doesn’t, they show how close the network came to testing itself.

BIP-110 critic Michael Saylor stated: ‘With only 2.6% miner signaling, BIP-110 has failed to earn broad miner support. At block 961,632, its nodes will reject non-signaling blocks. BIP-110 will then stall or fork into irrelevance while Bitcoin continues normally. Bitcoin is working as designed.’

Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/featured/bitcoin-fork-watch-where-to-track-bip-110s-showdown-live/