The signaling window for Bitcoin's BIP-110 soft fork opens in less than two weeks, but miner support for the proposal currently sits at just 2.64%. That's a notable jump from below 1% over the past several weeks, though still far from the threshold needed to activate the change.
What BIP-110 would do
BIP-110 proposes to increase the block weight limit, effectively raising the network's transaction capacity. It's a soft fork, meaning it would be backward-compatible — old nodes could still validate new blocks, but they wouldn't see the full benefits. The change requires a supermajority of miners to signal readiness before activation.
Why the low number matters
At 2.64%, miner support is still in the single digits. That's not unusual this early — signaling windows often start with minimal backing as miners wait to see which pools commit first. But the clock is ticking. Once the window opens, miners have a set period to signal via their coinbase transactions. If support doesn't climb significantly, the fork won't activate.
The next two weeks will be telling. Mining pools and large node operators will likely announce their positions. Some may wait until the last minute. Others could flip their stance based on economic incentives or community pressure. For now, the network is watching — and waiting.
