Miners supporting BIP-110, a contentious Bitcoin protocol change proposal, managed to mine two blocks on the new chain. However, the breakaway chain's mining difficulty remained tied to Bitcoin's, while its share of hash power was minuscule. As a result, block times diverged by several hours, with both chains still accepting the same transactions.
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"BIP-110 Fork Miners Reach Two Blocks Before Halted" — CoinDesk
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A significant disparity in hashpower has long been cited as a major obstacle for any would-be Bitcoin fork or alternative chain.
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