Overview
- A pull request to remove long‑time editor Luke Dashjr was merged into the bitcoin/bips repository on Aug. 10, removing his name from BIP3 and leaving five listed editors.
- The removal motion was filed publicly by fellow editor Mark “Murch” Erhardt after BIP‑110 entered mandatory signaling and produced a short minority branch that stalled after two blocks.
- BIP‑110 had a 55% activation threshold but saw very low miner support—about 2.53%—and enforcing nodes created an alternative chain that failed to continue mining.
- Dashjr denies the allegations that he mishandled the editorial process, calling the accusations false and saying he followed BIP procedures, while several contributors publicly backed removal and others urged clearer rules.
- The episode exposed a procedural gap in BIP3 because the document does not specify how to remove an editor, and contributors now face choices about formally closing BIP‑110 and creating explicit rules for editor appointment and removal.