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Aug 30, 2026

Luke Dashjr exits Ocean mining pool after equity buyback

Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr resigned as chairman and CTO of Ocean Mining Pool, with parent company Mummolin repurchasing his entire equity stake. The split was described as mutual, with both parties citing different visions for Bitcoin mining's future.

Aug 30, 2026·4 sources
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Luke Dashjr exits Ocean mining pool after dispute over Bitcoin upgrade proposal

Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr has resigned from Ocean mining pool, with parent company Mummolin repurchasing his entire equity stake. The split follows disagreement over BIP-110, a Bitcoin improvement proposal that failed to gain sufficient miner support, reaching only 2.6% hashrate backing versus a 55% target.

Aug 30, 2026·3 sources
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Aug 11, 2026

Luke Dashjr removed as Bitcoin BIP editor following BIP-110 fork failure

Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr was removed as an editor of Bitcoin Improvement Proposals days after the BIP-110 soft fork he helped write split off the main chain and stalled after mining only two blocks.

Aug 11, 2026·3 sources
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Luke Dashjr removed as Bitcoin BIP editor after BIP-110 fork fails

Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr has been removed as an editor of Bitcoin Improvement Proposals following a conflict of interest dispute over BIP-110, a controversial soft-fork proposal that stalled after gaining support from only two blocks and a fraction of mining power when it attempted to activate on Saturday.

Aug 11, 2026·6 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪OCEAN added dedicated BIP-110 and no-signal endpoints in July 2026, but returned its default endpoint to the non-BIP-110 chain on August 9, 2026
  • ▪A Bitcoin hard fork backed by Luke Dashjr is scheduled to split from the main chain on September 1, 2026
  • ▪Luke Dashjr argues that the legacy Bitcoin chain operates under centralized management and blocks miners from building their own templates

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