Adam Back Rejects August 2026 Miner 'Firing' Claims Over BIP-110

The BIP-110 dispute has evolved from June 8-9 warnings by Adam Back and Michael Saylor about a potential minority fork into a governance stress test as the network sits less than 10,000 blocks from block 961,632. On June 11 analysts noted the 55% signaling threshold and enforcement failsafe but assessed a full chain split as unlikely. By June 12, Back addressed viral claims that Bitcoin would 'fire miners' in early August, dismissing the idea as a Bitcoin Gold-style spin-off with no impact on the main network. Back remains bullish, having bought the dip, while node support stays in low single digits.