BIP-110 Bitcoin Fork Falls 300 Blocks Behind BTC After Weekend Split

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A breakaway Bitcoin chain created via the BIP-110 fork split from the main network on Saturday. Since the separation, the fork has managed to produce only two blocks, while the main Bitcoin chain has generated more than 300 in the same period. The significant block production gap highlights the fork's severely limited mining support. At its current pace, analysts suggest the divergent chain could take approximately six years to resolve the deficit on its own.

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