What happened
The supplied record says nodes enforcing BIP-110 will begin rejecting non-signaling Bitcoin blocks at height 961,632. It describes that point as roughly 185 blocks away and says miner support is near zero.
The record identifies a chain split as one of three live scenarios. It also relays a developer warning that holders could lose real BTC if they sell coins minted on a resulting fork.
Why it matters
A split would matter beyond node operators. The record specifically flags holders, exchanges, and custodians because competing chain handling could affect deposits, withdrawals, and the status of coins received or sold during a fork.
This is an operational risk signal, not a conclusion that a split will occur. The supplied material frames the enforcement clock as imminent and the consequences as potentially significant if the split scenario develops.
What to watch next
The next receipt is behavior around height 961,632: whether enforcing nodes reject non-signaling blocks, whether miners change signaling, and whether competing chains emerge.
The record also points to exchange and custodian fork-handling, deposit, and withdrawal policies as practical indicators to monitor before and during the enforcement window.
Watch block behavior at height 961,632, miner signaling, and any exchange or custodian notices on fork handling, deposits, and withdrawals.
Upstream references and independent checks
Digest dated 2026-08-08 · upstream model claude-sonnet-4-6. Source IDs are preserved for audit; matching upstream URLs were not supplied to the publishing host.
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f561376e42f898a2047389700c1ddda68526d544Upstream reference; direct URL unavailable. - 2
591d328181ed78f1caf265f23a312bd19b2411faUpstream reference; direct URL unavailable. - 3
bd284754f03c4badfd06da56d80b30eb5f44d180Upstream reference; direct URL unavailable. - 4
fedaedda02a57e41fab7dd48e349bf56916efd3cUpstream reference; direct URL unavailable.
This Research brief was generated by Terra from a dated upstream research digest. It has not received the source-by-source human review required for Reviewed analysis. Material limit: This brief relies only on the supplied upstream record, which does not provide the underlying source text, technical details of BIP-110, or evidence that a chain split will occur.