Bitcoin BIP editor seeks Luke Dashjr’s removal

Bitcoin BIP Editor Mark “Murch” Erhardt called for Luke Dashjr’s removal from the editorial team on Aug. 9, escalating a dispute over Dashjr’s handling of BIP110 and the proposal’s recent chain split. Summary Murch proposed removing Luke Dashjr as BIP Editor, alleging procedural favoritism involving the contentious BIP110. Dashjr rejected the allegations, calling them false and arguing he consistently followed established BIP procedures. Several Bitcoin contributors backed removal, while others urged clearer procedures before changing Dashjr’s editorial access. BIP110’s enforcing branch stalled after two blocks while Bitcoin’s dominant chain continued advancing without support. BIP3 still lists Dashjr among six editors and provides no explicit procedure for removing one. Murch posted the motion to the Bitcoin Development Mailing List and then opened GitHub pull request 2248 as a proposed implementation. Dashjr rejected the allegations less than an hour after Murch’s mailing list post. As of Aug. 10, the removal PR remained open, while the current BIP3 document continued to list Dashjr alongside five other BIP Editors. No removal has taken place. Murch ties the removal motion to BIP...