[News Brief] Apr 22, morning | Claim of a Bitcoin BIP 110 Consensus Vulnerability

Claim of a Bitcoin BIP 110 Consensus Vulnerability

According to Odaily, Bitcoin News reported via X that Dathon Pwn claimed to have discovered a consensus vulnerability related to the delayed upgrade of BIP 110.

The alleged issue is that nodes upgraded from older software may retain historical chain records, while newly deployed BIP 110 nodes may reject them.

In that case, it has been suggested that an undetected chain split could occur on the Bitcoin network without becoming immediately visible externally.

Attention Turns to the Next Step for the U.S. CLARITY Act

Bitcoin Magazine said on the 18th local time, marking one year since the passage of the GENIUS Act in the United States, that “the CLARITY Act is the next step.”

The GENIUS Act is regarded as a major federal regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States. The CLARITY Act is a bill intended to clarify digital asset market structure and supervisory authority, and the industry is watching closely to see whether it will reduce regulatory uncertainty.

DOG Mode Eases Default Relay Policy Affecting Ordinals and Runes Transactions

According to Odaily, alternative Bitcoin client DOG Mode has relaxed its default relay policy affecting Ordinals and Runes transactions.

DOG Mode explained that this change does not alter Bitcoin’s consensus rules. The proposal moves in the opposite direction of BIP-110, which had pushed for stricter Bitcoin rules to limit on-chain data.

Large Position in Polymarket’s France vs. England Prediction Event

According to Odaily, PPP prediction market tools revealed that in Polymarket’s World Cup France vs. England prediction event, the address ‘Allezpapa’ holds a $260,000 position on France to win in regulation time.

The address is estimated to have made $1.9 million in profit over the past week. The address is 0xe549581668a5751c1972d3ad2d1991d900bd2d54.