#BIP110SoftForkFails BIP-110 and the real power of Bitcoin consensus
Bitcoin has once again demonstrated something that is easy to overlook when the network is running normally:
Nobody gets to decide the future of Bitcoin alone.
The BIP-110 activation attempt failed to build the level of support required to change the network’s consensus rules. While a minority chain briefly produced blocks, it could not establish enough broader support to challenge Bitcoin’s established main chain.
The important part is not simply that BIP-110 failed.
The important part is why.
Bitcoin does not operate like