Bitcoin mining pool Foundry has launched a vote, with miners set to decide whether to support the BIP-110 proposal.

One of Bitcoin’s largest mining pools, Foundry USA, is inviting its miner clients to vote on whether the pool will support Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 110. BIP-110 is a hotly debated soft fork proposal aimed at reducing the volume of storable data in Bitcoin transactions, to limit non-monetary transaction types such as Ordinals from occupying Bitcoin network space. Foundry stated it has provided relevant proposal materials to its miner clients, with the voting window set to close at Bitcoin block height 961,632, expected in early August. Miners can participate in the vote via a link sent to their emails. BIP-110 is currently one of the most divisive proposals in the Bitcoin community. Supporters argue the proposal helps ease pressure on block space from non-financial transactions, while opponents worry it could harm the openness of the Bitcoin network. Blockstream CEO Adam Back has publicly opposed BIP-110, claiming it could be used to freeze user funds. Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor also criticized the proposal, saying it might disrupt some normal transactions. According to Hashrate Index, Foundry USA currently holds approximately 23.8% of Bitcoin’s total network hash rate, making it one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining pools. Its stance on BIP-110 could impact future community discussions and deployment of the proposal.