Luke Dashjr, one of Bitcoin’s longest-serving developers, has been formally removed from the Bitcoin Improvement Proposal editorial team after a failed soft-fork attempt and allegations of procedural misconduct. The decision, executed on August 10, marks one of the most dramatic governance actions in Bitcoin Core’s history.
The removal caps a turbulent week that began when BIP-110, Dashjr’s controversial proposal to limit non-financial data storage on the Bitcoin network, started mandatory signaling on August 8 at block 961,632. The proposal attracted just 2.53% of miner support. Its minority chain produced exactly two blocks before stalling entirely.
How the removal unfolded
Mark Erhardt, known in the Bitcoin community as Murch, formally recommended Dashjr’s removal on August 9, one day after BIP-110’s signaling began its rapid collapse. Erhardt is himself a BIP editor, making this an internal action rather than an outside intervention.
Erhardt’s case rested on three pillars: irregularities in how BIP-110 was handled through the editorial process, Dashjr’s near-total absence from regular editorial duties, and conflicts of interest related to his dual role as both a BIP editor and the author of a contentious proposal moving through that same editorial pipeline.
