Bitcoin BIP-110 closes as Schwartz hits Knots warning

XRP Ledger architect and former Ripple chief technology officer David Schwartz criticized Bitcoin Knots on Aug. 11 after the project said the Bitcoin network was “under attack” and that block production had slowed. Summary David Schwartz criticized Bitcoin Knots after it described the Bitcoin network as being under attack. BIP-110 is officially marked Closed after its enforcing branch stalled at block 961,633 following activation. OCEAN data shows the BIP-110 branch remains stuck at block 961,633 roughly 59 hours later. Bitcoin Knots says a new proof-of-work algorithm will be selected Tuesday through deterministic random selection. Luke Dashjr lost BIP editor privileges Monday after developers raised concerns about his BIP-110 involvement. Schwartz responded in a post, asking whether the message was intended to mislead people who did not understand the context and saying the claim should be condemned. The dispute centers on BIP-110, whose enforcing nodes split from Bitcoin’s dominant chain when mandatory signaling began at block 961,632. The branch produced blocks 961,632 and 961,633 before stalling. The official BIP repository now marks the proposal Closed, citing the chain split ...