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Michael Saylor is urging Bitcoin developers to reject BIP 110, a plan he says treats a real problem with something more dangerous. The MicroStrategy chairman posted his critique on X, arguing that Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 (BIP 110), nicknamed the “Reduced Data Temporary Softfork,” trades away protocol neutrality for a temporary, mostly symbolic win. A BIP is simply a formal proposal to change Bitcoin’s core rules, and this one would briefly restrict how certain transactions are built to curb data storage on the blockchain. Bitcoin’s Shared Goal, a Different Remedy Saylor says he shares the authors’ goals. He wants to protect node operators from unnecessary costs, keep payments affordable, and push Bitcoin toward being a sound money rather than a general-purpose storage system. Still, he insists the seven consensus restrictions punish valid, fee-paying transactions for one reason: unpopular content. The proposal would cap script sizes, restrict Taproot control blocks, and bar spending of undefined witness versions. Many Bitcoiners I respect support BIP 110. I understand and share their desire to protect Bitcoin, but believe the proposed cure is more dangerous than the condition. Here are 110 reasons why Bitcoin needs guardians of neutrality. https://t.co/hOAqfAgC58 — Michael Saylor (@saylor) July 19, 2026 Saylor calls these changes a blunt proxy for a cost nobody has actually measured. The plan reached “Complete” status under BIP 3 in June, a label that signals author readiness rather than community agreement. It grandfathers unspent outputs created before activation, a safeguard Saylor calls important but incomplete. His stance echoes Adam Back’s blunt takedown of BIP 110, which predicts the push stalls within weeks of mandatory signaling. Bitcoin’s Upgrade Paths at Risk Saylor’s sharpest warning targets Bitcoin’s future optionality. Bitcoin’s code reserves certain unused technical options so future upgrades can expand without breaking anything already running. BIP 110…