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Rdts

On the Lack of Replay Protection

What is happening?

Around August 8th, 2026 at block height 961,632, BIP110: Reduced Data Temporary Softfork (RDTS) nodes are going to start enforcing mandatory signaling for their unpopular softfork. As RDTS is supported by less than one percent of the hashrate, Bitcoin miners will likely find dozens of blocks before an RDTS miner finds the first signaling block. RDTS nodes will reject the first non-signaling block which will cause a blockchain fork as they relegate themselves to a stunted chaintip extending about one block per day.