{
  "id": 349568,
  "title": "Controversial Bitcoin fork BIP-110 mines two blocks, then stops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/controversial-bitcoin-fork-bip-110-mines-two-blocks-then-stops",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-09T05:08:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/09/controversial-bitcoin-fork-bip-110-mines-two-blocks-then-stops"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The breakaway chain inherited bitcoin’s mining difficulty with only a tiny share of hashpower, leaving blocks hours apart while both chains still accept the same transactions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Bitcoin holders risk losing real BTC if they sell coins from BIP-110 fork, says developer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/bitcoin-holders-risk-losing-real-btc-if-they-sell-coins-from-bip-110",
        "published": "2026-08-08T02:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}