BIP-110: Temporarily Limit Arbitrary Data in Bitcoin

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svg]:pointer-events-none [&>svg]:size-3! border-border text-foreground [a]:hover:bg-muted [a]:hover:text-muted-foreground mb-6 text-sm px-4 py-1.5">Consensus (soft fork)BIP-110:<br>Protecting Bitcoin's Purpose<br>Temporarily limit the size of data fields at the consensus level, in order to correct distorted incentives caused by standardizing support for arbitrary data, and to refocus priorities on improving Bitcoin as money.<br>Read the Full BIP<br>By Dathon Ohm•Created 2025-12-03•BSD-3-Clause<br>BIP-110: Also referred to as RDTS (BIP-444)

Key Points<br>A temporary, focused intervention to protect Bitcoin's core mission<br>img:first-child]:pt-0 data-[size=sm]:[--card-spacing:--spacing(3)] data-[size=sm]:has-data-[slot=card-footer]:pb-0 *:[img:first-child]:rounded-t-xl *:[img:last-child]:rounded-b-xl h-full border-border/50 bg-card/50 backdrop-blur hover:border-primary/30 transition-colors">

Temporary Protection

A one-year deployment that can be refined or extended based on community feedback.

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Limits Data Storage

Restricts arbitrary data embedding that burdens node operators and diverts resources.

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Preserves Monetary Use

All known monetary use cases remain fully functional and unaffected.

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Refocuses Bitcoin

Signals that Bitcoin's priority is being the world's best money, not data storage.

Run BIP-110<br>Support BIP-110 by running a node that signals for activation

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Bitcoin Knots

Official Bitcoin Knots release with BIP-110/RDTS support

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Start9

Official Start9 package with an RDTS activation task

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Umbrel

One-click install from the Umbrel app store

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myNode

Custom Bitcoin Version option with RDTS confirmation

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Parmanode

Simple one-click style install for Parmanode users

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Docker

For advanced users running their own Docker infrastructure

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