Svmuu News Nasdaq Listing Bitcoin David Bailey, Chairman and CEO of Nakamoto, stated that the long-standing controversy surrounding BIP-110 and the “attempts at governance-level conflict” ultimately failed. Judging by the outcome, this has been “extremely beneficial” for Bitcoin and has further strengthened the stability of its network consensus.
David Bailey noted that this incident is viewed as a complex information battle that has spanned several years, involving multiple factors such as mining pool competition, alternative clients, UASF mobilization, disputes over node consensus manipulation, and widespread public opinion clashes on social media.Even in an environment of highly complex information dissemination and community mobilization, the opposing factions failed to secure significant hashrate support—accounting for “less than 1%”—indicating that miners and economic participants as a whole continue to adhere to mainstream social consensus.This outcome validates a core feature of the Bitcoin governance structure: network consensus is collectively formed by users, miners, developers, and industry participants, rather than being dominated by a single group. At the same time, he pointed out that historical cases have shown that miners find it difficult to deviate from social consensus, and this incident further reinforces that conclusion.
However, he also emphasized that the incident exposed vulnerabilities in information coordination within the Bitcoin core developer collaboration layer. The current overreliance on public social media platforms for communication makes the community more susceptible to information manipulation and content amplification, thereby significantly increasing the cost of community coordination.This controversy has consumed a significant amount of the community’s time and attention, and he believes the industry should participate more actively in the Bitcoin Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) governance process in the future to enhance collaboration efficiency and reduce unnecessary internal friction.
David Bailey concluded that Bitcoin demonstrated strong resistance to fragmentation during this incident and emphasized that “technical rationality and economic consensus will ultimately continue to dictate the direction of the network’s development.”