Bitcoin's BIP-110 proposal to restrict arbitrary data in transactions failed with under 1% miner support, sparking a fierce debate over protocol governance.

The BIP 110 proposal would cap arbitrary data on Bitcoin for a year, but Saylor, Adam Back and others say turning a spam dispute into a consensus fight could create a bigger risk…

BIP-110 sought to limit non-financial data on Bitcoin's blockchain but instead reignited debates over censorship and decentralization.