This website uses cookies
We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.
Consent Selection
Details
  • Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
  • Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.

    • We do not use cookies of this type.

  • Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

    • We do not use cookies of this type.

  • Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.

    • We do not use cookies of this type.

  • Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
    • __emg_sidPending
      Maximum Storage Duration: 1 dayType: HTTP Cookie
      __emg_vidPending
      Maximum Storage Duration: 1 yearType: HTTP Cookie
      nl-read-countPending
      Maximum Storage Duration: PersistentType: HTML Local Storage
Cookie declaration last updated on 8/12/26 by Cookiebot
[#IABV2_TITLE#]
[#IABV2_BODY_INTRO#]
[#IABV2_BODY_LEGITIMATE_INTEREST_INTRO#]
[#IABV2_BODY_PREFERENCE_INTRO#]
[#IABV2_BODY_PURPOSES_INTRO#]
[#IABV2_BODY_PURPOSES#]
[#IABV2_BODY_FEATURES_INTRO#]
[#IABV2_BODY_FEATURES#]
[#IABV2_BODY_PARTNERS_INTRO#]
[#IABV2_BODY_PARTNERS#]
About
Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user's experience more efficient.

The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission.

This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages.

You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.

Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.

Please state your consent ID and date when you contact us regarding your consent.
NewsLayer

Install NewsLayer

Get the app experience — one tap from your home screen, instant loads and breaking-news alerts.

NewsLayer.com
NewsLayer PulseLIVEBTC$62,796-0.99%ETH$1,875-0.53%SOL$75.36-1.12%XRP$1-0.72%DOGE$0.0694-1.03%ADA$0.1797-1.41%Total Cap$2.26T-0.70%Layer Index43 Neutral
External ReportingPublicado hace 6 días

Bitcoin holders risk losing real BTC if they sell coins from BIP-110 fork, says developer

A developer warned that Bitcoin holders could inadvertently lose their original BTC if they trade coins created by a proposed BIP-110 fork without adequate replay protection. The warning highlights technical and custody risks around…

Bitcoin holders risk losing real BTC if they sell coins from BIP-110 fork, says developer
Publisher CoinDesk 1 min de lectura
Image via CoinDesk

Puntos Clave

  • The developer says selling forked BIP-110 coins could expose holders to losing BTC on the main Bitcoin chain.
  • Replay protection is central to preventing transactions on one chain from being duplicated on another after a fork.
  • Users and exchanges may need to wait for clear technical guidance before moving or trading assets tied to a fork.

Market Context

Bitcoin

BTC

$62,796

-0.99% 24h

Layer Index

43

Neutral

Layer Index

↓ 1 pts in 24h

Bitcoin developer Kevin Loaec, who flagged the risk on X this week, said large holders could be targeted first. Doing nothing will be a safer option, he stated, as coins that never move cannot be replayed because there is no signed transaction to copy.

How BIP-110 makes this possible

The reason any of this is happening is a proposal called BIP-110, which would keep pictures, text and other non-payment data out of bitcoin transactions for a year.

Changing bitcoin's rules requires miners to agree, and they register that agreement by marking the blocks they produce. BIP-110 needs 1,109 marked blocks out of a 2,016-block stretch, or 55%. (A block is the batch of transactions miners add to the ledger roughly every ten minutes.)

That route is closed but the proposal has a second one written into it. From block 961,632, expected this weekend, computers running BIP-110 software will reject any block that does not carry the mark, whether miners agreed or not.

Almost every block being mined right now does not carry it. So those computers will start rejecting the chain that nearly all of bitcoin's mining power is building.

If some miners continue building a BIP-110-compatible branch while the rest keep mining bitcoin as usual, two competing versions of the transaction history could emerge. It stalls if nobody keeps extending the minority branch, it stalls.

Follow the Story

  1. Aug 8Bitcoin holders risk losing real BTC if they sell coins from BIP-110 fork, says developer
  2. Aug 14Cryptocurrencies Price Prediction: PI, Bitcoin & Crypto – European Wrap 14 August
  3. Aug 14Circle Challenges WBTC and Coinbase’s cbBTC With ‘Neutral’ Bitcoin Collateral
  4. Aug 14WuBlockchain Weekly: Li Lin Launches Crypto‑Friendly Broker, Bitcoin Miners Shift Fast to AI and Russia Opens Crypto for Retail Investors, etc

Última Hora

No te pierdas ninguna noticia de última hora

Seguir en X Unirse a Telegram

Advertisement

House — Advertise on NewsLayer
NewsLayerAd

Related Intelligence

External ReportingAnalysis: Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Activity Picks Up, but It’s No Clear Sell SignalExternal ReportingMichael Saylor's Strategy Is Selling Bitcoin Again. Here's Why I'm Still Bullish on Bitcoin.External ReportingMichael Saylor’s ‘Never Sell’ Era Ends? MSTR Stock Slides Despite Bullish Wall Street Calls Amid Bitcoin Slump
View More
#bitcoin#crypto

Sourced by

Originally reported by CoinDesk

NewsLayer coverage based on externally reported material.

The Daily Brief

The onchain economy, before your day starts.

Curated markets, onchain insights, and key headlines — delivered every weekday morning.

Weekdays · Free · ~5 minute read

Noticias Relacionadas