Saylor turns up heat with ‘110 reasons’ why BIP-110 is a bad ideaThe man in control of the biggest Bitcoin corporate treasury said he shares the objectives but disagrees about the remedy detailed in the proposed temporary fork.

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy and controller of the largest Bitcoin corporate treasury, publicly outlined 110 reasons why he believes Bitcoin Improvement Proposal-110 (BIP-110) is a misguided approach. BIP-110, introduced in December 2025, aims to temporarily fork the Bitcoin network to limit non-monetary transactions such as Ordinals inscriptions, which are similar to nonfungible tokens (NFTs). The proposal intends to prevent the Bitcoin network from being overwhelmed by arbitrary data and keep Bitcoin’s primary function as a peer-to-peer cash system. Saylor’s 3,700-word social media post emphasized his support for maintaining “neutral rules, hard consensus, open markets, and permissionless innovation,” while acknowledging that he shares the goals of proponents but disagrees on the solution.

BIP-110 is a significant contention point within the Bitcoin development community, reminiscent of the Blocksize Wars in 2015-2017 over block size limits. The proposal, created by pseudonymous developer “Dathon Ohm” with support from Ocean protocol founder Luke Dashjr, has attracted both support and opposition. Among opponents is Blockstream CEO Adam Back, who criticizes BIP-110 as an attempt to control and police others, conflicting with Bitcoin’s decentralized, permissionless, censorship-resistant principles. Supporters argue that Ordinals-related network bloat poses a “serious threat” and that BIP-110 would not cause a chain split due to its temporary nature and the one-year cap on the new rules.

As of the latest data, BIP-110 has little node-level support: only 1% of blocks validated during the most recent signaling period (period 475, blocks 955,584 to 957,599) indicated support. To activate, the proposal requires at least 55% backing across a block period. Meanwhile, activity involving Ordinals inscriptions has sharply declined, dropping to under 10,000 inscriptions per day in recent weeks from a peak of over 400,000 daily inscriptions in August 2023. The low current activity contrasts with the initial concerns that prompted BIP-110’s creation.

This debate underscores broader tensions about Bitcoin’s future direction and the balance between restricting non-cash uses of the network and preserving its open, permissionless ethos. Saylor’s detailed public critique highlights the importance of open disagreement within the community, stressing that opposing views can coexist without becoming adversarial. The outcome of this dispute may influence similar protocol-level decisions about Bitcoin’s use cases and governance.