The number of Bitcoin (BTC) nodes signaling support for Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 (BIP-110), a short-lived supple fork that limits the amount of data contained in each transaction at the consensus level, has increased to 2.38%.
583 of 24,481 nodes operate BIP-110, and the primary node software implementation to run the supple fork proposal is Bitcoin Knots, According to to the Bitcoin portal.
BIP-110 limits the size of transaction results to 34 bytes and limits the OP_RETURN data limit to 83 bytes. According to the proposal, the short-lived supple fork will be implemented for a period of 1 year, with the possibility of extension or change after 1 year. GitHub side.
OP_RETURN is a script code that allows users to embed arbitrary data and has been the subject of intense debate in the Bitcoin community following the release of Bitcoin Core version 30, the latest update to the most widely used Bitcoin node software.
The OP_RETURN limit was capped at 83 bytes, which Bitcoin Core developers unilaterally removed in Bitcoin Core version 30 following a controversial pull request first proposed in April 2025. The proposal was generally opposed by the Bitcoin community.
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Arbitrary data problem is causing division in the Bitcoin community
The Bitcoin Core update that removed the data cap was released in October 2025, sparking a flurry of negative feedback from critics who claim that removing the arbitrary data cap encourages spamming on the Bitcoin ledger.
Arbitrary data increases the storage costs associated with running a Bitcoin node, and the prohibitive costs lead to increased centralization of the Bitcoin network.
Bitcoin nodes can be run on consumer-grade computers, unlike high-throughput blockchains that generate immense amounts of data and require specialized hardware.
According to critics, the increasing hardware requirements of nodes undermine the value of the Bitcoin protocol as a decentralized monetary network. Bitcoin supporter and educator Matthew Kratter he said: :
“It’s like one of these parasitic plants like ivy completely covers the tree, eats the tree, and then the internal scaffolding collapses and the ivy collapses because it basically destroys the structure. That’s what spam can do to Bitcoin.”
Others, like Bitcoin Core contributor Jameson Lopp, support an unlimited OP_Return limit, arguing that filters do little to stop spam on the Internet.
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