Critics warn Bitcoin BIP110 soft fork could trap funds in certain wallets and undermine self-custody
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Debate over Bitcoin's proposed BIP110 soft fork highlights potential consensus-rule changes that could invalidate certain Taproot scripting features (e.g., OP_IF/Miniscript) and prohibit new P2PK outputs. Critics argue users could still send BTC to now-incompatible addresses, rendering funds permanently unspendable, undermining self-custody reliability. With thin miner/node support and a forced-activation path targeted for Aug 2026, the proposal adds medium-term governance and operational risk to BTC.
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● Medium
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Bitcoin Improvement Proposal BIP-110 would use a soft fork to invalidate large arbitrary data associated with protocols such as Ordinals and Runes, and would also disable some Taproot scripting features including OP_IF, affecting Miniscript wallets and certain legacy script types. Critics say that after activation, some wallets could still generate and receive to addresses based on now-banned scripts, even though the resulting BTC could become permanently unspendable. They also point to more than 1.7 million BTC held in pay-to-public-key (P2PK) outputs, arguing the proposal could introduce temporary freezes or theft risks under some conditions. The proposal is expected to force activation starting at block 961,632, projected for August 2026, while current miner and node support is described as thin.
