Adam Back Calls BIP-110 an "Intentional Literal Downgrade" as Bitcoin Faces Governance Rift

By March 2026, a major dispute has emerged in the Bitcoin community over BIP-110, a proposal introduced in December 2025 to curb arbitrary data such as images and videos on-chain via a 12‑month soft fork. Blockstream CEO Adam Back and other Bitcoin veterans oppose the plan, warning it could freeze some UTXOs, threaten neutrality, and risk a chain split by activating with only 55% support instead of the traditional 95%.